“Central heating dries up the air in the room. This can exacerbate certain lung conditions like asthma and chronic ...

The widespread use of central heating and air conditioning means that most homes and offices are now kept at a relatively constant temperature year-round. Allison’s group found evidence that this ...

IT’S that time of the year again… the clocks have gone back, you’ve enjoyed that extra hour in bed and now winter is looming ...

freezing air cascades down the walls. But in offices, the order of the day is shirtsleeves, and even those are rolled up. All the more difficult, then, to move from office to houses where people have ...

If you have central heating and some spots in your home get chilly, or you just want a blast of warm air in a given area, space heaters are a great option, he adds. Instead of paying to heat up an ...

Corrosion in a central heating system begins from the time of installation and commissioning. Water in the system reacts with ...

As winter’s icy grip tightens and energy bills soar, homeowners are increasingly seeking efficient, cost-effective heating ...

No matter the time of the year, your energy consumption will fluctuate based off of the temperature. Very hot and very cool ...

The GP says that central heating can trigger conditions such as asthma because it can make the air inside our homes very dry and this "can cause lung conditions like asthma to flare up".

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But turning your heating on can also have a negative effect on your health. Dr Babak Ashrafi, Superdrug Online Doctor, said heated indoor air often becomes dry, which can lead to colds and infections.