AirManager – Filtration System Could Stop Spread of Germs on Planes
September 21, 2009 by national
Filed under Emergency Preparedness
A revolutionary new air filter could help reduce the spread of the H1N1 virus and other illnesses among passengers on board commercial airline flights, British researchers say. The aerospace giant BAE Systems has joined forces with Quest International, a small company based in Cheadle, near Manchester, England, to develop a machine that destroys up to 99.9 percent of infectious viruses and bacteria as well as pollutants that can circulate in the confines of an aircraft, especially on long-haul flights.
The device, called AirManager, uses a controlled electric field to filter out and destroy any airborne particles or germs as they pass through an aircraft’s air conditioning system, emitting only clean, sterilized air.
1 Dead, Dozens Sick After Eating at Oklahoma Restaurant
August 25, 2008 by national
Filed under Stories of Interest
State health officials say one person is dead and dozens of others are sick with an illness that may be related to E. coli bacteria.
State Health Department spokeswoman Leslea Bennett-Webb says at least 10 people were taken to a Tulsa hospital after eating at a restaurant in Locust Grove.
A spokeswoman at St. Francis Hospital confirms one person has died. That person’s name hasn’t been released.
Bennett-Webb says 12 to 20 other people in Beggs, Pryor and Bixby were treated at various other hospitals. She says there have been discussions the illnesses are related to E. coli but it hasn’t been confirmed.
She says the illnesses are a very severe and bloody form of diarrhea.
