7 ways your car is making you sick

Is your car safe?

Car travel is in equal parts fun and stressful! While a card ride helps people relax and destress, the long commute hours and the traffic jams can take a toll on you. Traveling in a car may seem convenient but at the same time, it can also be the reason for you to catch germs and illnesses. We list down some sneaky ways your car is proving to be a health hazard:

It is an access point for germs

Think about the number of times you touch the car which has been parked in a dusty, polluted environment and the number of times your hands come in contact with the surface. A car, much like a public bathroom or toilet (or the phone screen) is an access point for germs, fecal residue and small viruses to settle in and manifest problems. It is just so gross!

To stay safe and clean from the germs, it is very important to sanitize and deep clean your car after long rides and regular trips, much like you would do with your home. If you are ignoring this crucial step, you are putting yourself at a big risk!

Increases the risk for depression

I s your everyday commute and route making you feel dull and gloomy? Pay attention. According to newer studies, the longer your route is, lesser is your happiness score. Research has found that people who drive for a minimum of 50-90 minutes on a daily basis are at the highest risk of developing a negative attitude and go through anxious and depressive episodes. Confined to a closed environment on a long route has been linked to symptoms of chronic unhappiness, which has been further linked to bad sleeping patterns, weight fluctuations, eating disorders and mood fluctuations.

Can't travel without the AC on? Think again!

If you can't survive without the AC running in the car, we hate to break it to you but you are attracting a lot many diseases spreading and breeding bacteria and viruses towards you. The closed AC vents are a good hiding place for germs to lurk in and spread infections like cough, cold and wheezing. Even when the AC blows out hot air, it just increases the risk for germs to survive in the moldy environment.

You are breathing in toxic chemicals!

Considering the dust and pollution which you travel in every day, chemicals and soot find a way to settle in your passageways and end up harming you. In fact, what most of us do not realize is that fresheners in the vehicle which give out the 'new car smell' are actually just masking the toxic chemicals. So the next time you brag about that musky fragrance in your car, think again.

Makes you more prone to adopting unhealthy eating habits

What is a car trip without some snacks or drinks opened along the way? While this feels like a part of the necessary road trip checklist, this habit is actually costing you. When you are sitting idle or facing stressful traffic situations, you are bound to reach out for carbs and comfort foods, even when you are not really hungry, contributing to unhealthy cravings.
In fact, according to studies conducted across Canada, those who consumed sugary sodas and salty snacks were at a higher risk for developing cardiac problems and obesity than those who didn't. Considering all the time you end up sitting for long hours without stretching, coupled with bad eating habits, you are making yourself sick.
The best option remains to keep yourself hydrated en route. This will also cut down on the hunger pangs and the cravings which develop out of stress.readmore

Raises the risk of anxiety

Driving is not an easy job and there's always the fear of something going wrong, car horns beeping at you or not being in control of the wheel. In such panicky situations, when you have to make decisions in a split second, driving anxiety can be experienced. Sweating, racing heart rate, shaking, confusion, shortness of breath can make the journey difficult and further lead to a host of health problems.
A good way to deal with this is to cut out foods or triggers that can increase the risk of anxiety before you get behind the wheel. When you are more in control of your route and plan, driving gets a little easier.

Road rage

Now this one needs no introduction. Getting stuck in never-ending traffic jams or a tiff with another driver can test your patience levels. The way you react to them can shoot up your blood pressure, test your nerves and even put you in a bad mood. If not controlled in time, road rage can drive you to take extreme steps as well.

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World’s first baby born via womb transplant from dead donor

A woman in Brazil who received a womb, transplanted from a deceased donor, has given birth to a baby girl in the first successful case of its kind, doctors reported. The case,  involved connecting veins from the donor uterus with the recipient’s veins, as well as linking arteries, ligaments and vaginal canals.

It comes after 10 previously known cases of uterus transplants from deceased donors — in the United States, the Czech Republic and Turkey — failed to produce a live birth.

The girl born in the Brazilian case was delivered via caesarean section at 35 weeks and three days, and weighed 2,550 grams (nearly 6 lbs), the case study said.


A doctor who led the research, said the transplant – carried out in September 2016 when the recipient was 32 – shows the technique is feasible and could offer women with uterine infertility access to a larger pool of potential donors.

The current norm for receiving a womb transplant is that the organ would come from a live family member willing to donate it.

“The numbers of people willing and committed to donate organs upon their own deaths are far larger than those of live donors, offering a much wider potential donor population,” the Dr. said in a statement about the results.

She added, however, that the outcomes and effects of womb donations from live and deceased donors have yet to be compared, and said the technique could still be refined and optimised.

The first baby born after a live donor womb transplant was in Sweden in 2013. Scientists have so far reported a total of 39 procedures of this kind, resulting in 11 live births.

Experts estimate that infertility affects around 10 to 15 percent of couples of reproductive age worldwide. Of this group, around one in 500 women have uterine problems.

Before uterus transplants became possible, the only options to have a child were adoption or surrogacy.

In the Brazilian case, the recipient had been born without a uterus due to a condition called Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome. The donor was 45 and died of a stroke.

Five months after the transplant, the team wrote, the uterus showed no signs of rejection, ultrasound scans were normal, and the recipient was having regular menstruation. The woman’s previously fertilised and frozen eggs were implanted after seven months and 10 days later she was confirmed pregnant.

At seven months and 20 days – when the case study report was submitted – the baby girl was continuing to breastfeed and weighed 7.2 kg (16 lb).

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