essential2health
Americans are living longer, healthier lives than at any point in history, thanks, in part, to the advances of chemistry. Chemistry helps to ensure an abundance of fresh food and clean drinking water. Chemistry has made breakthroughs possible in medical technology, new disease-fighting agents, and research that monitors trends in health.
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Winter Health: Fighting the Flu
With cold and flu season around the corner, it is important to understand how viruses spread and to know some simple ways to reduce the risk of infection. American Chemistry provides strategies for prevention, including cleaning surfaces with the common household product chlorine bleach. » learn more
disease prevention
Chlorine Chemistry: essential2health in the Developing World
Obtaining water is a high priority for many poor, rural families in developing countries. Fortunately, chlorine chemistry is helping to address the need for safer water with “do-it-yourself” household drinking water disinfection and safer storage systems. » learn more
disease prevention
Preventing Diseases with Medical Breakthroughs
Medical breakthroughs and innovative technologies are being developed by the chemistry industry every day. These innovations are providing the tools and information doctors need to diagnose and treat patients more efficiently than ever. » learn more
disease prevention
Chlorine Chemistry: essential2safer water for 100 years, and running...
100 years after its first use in Jersey City, New Jersey, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) calls drinking water chlorination one of the most significant public health advances in U.S. history. » learn more
allergies
Chemistry Inventions Help Allergy Sufferers
While allergies will still pester millions of Americans throughout the year, innovations in chemistry at least offer ways to reduce exposure and alleviate suffering. Researchers are continuing to study the ways to go beyond treatment of today, and hopefully one day in the future life without the misery of allergies will indeed exist. » learn more
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Long Range Research
Chemistry sponsors independent research designed to protect children by applying new scientific methods that guard against potential risks » learn more