This month marks the first in our campaign to Give Back to the community by offering oxygen therapy to those who serve and those who are in need. We are personally connected to those who were affected by wildfires this year and therefore wish to give back to our brave firefighters who face some of the most polluted air to save lives and homes. If you know a firefighter, tell them to come by Pro Oxygen all this month for a free Oxygen Bar session. #Airpollution #RespiratoryI

The Dog Head Wildfire in New Mexico and its associated health effects, including carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, reminds us of this article in the Neurological Review written by our chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth Stoller. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas that mixes with air and can be found wherever organic material is burned in incomplete combustion, including concentrations of 30% in automobile exhaust gas. CO is the most common cause of poisoning in th

In the southwest, it's that dreaded time of year again. Wildfire season. This year, protect your health from symptoms of smoke exposure by following the New Mexico Department of Health's 5-3-1 visibility method. Less than 5 If you can see less than five miles, air quality is poor for children, seniors, pregnant women and people with respiratory illnesses. Less than 3 If you can see less than three miles, those at risk should remain indoors and others should avoid outdoor act

Where is some of the cleanest air you could ever breathe? Svalbard. It's a Norwegian island archipelago in the Arctic complete with polar bears and frozen tundra. Last October, Anna Filipova, an environmental photographer who resides in Paris, explored Svalbard— one of the northernmost inhabited regions in the world, where atmospheric research is conducted. According to her interview with CNN, sensors are so sensitive that breathing near them will actually alter their read

The BBC reports this week that the World Health Organization has estimated around 7 million people acquired fatal diseases in 2012 due to bad indoor and outdoor air quality. Their study found that a majority of air pollution deaths were cardiovascular in nature and included heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and lung cancer. The WHO called air pollution "the world's largest single environmental health risk", which means that treating your body to ox