NEW YORK, Mar 16: In a review of existing evidence on the health value of fixes to housing, researchers say that improving buildings to enhance ‘thermal comfort’ – with central heating or insulation, for instance – pays off in both physical and mental wellbeing. ‘I think the main message is that housing improvement can improve health, especially if it’s warmth and energy improvements targeting people with respiratory illnesses,’ said Hilary Thomson, the study’s lead author from the Medical Research Council in Glasgow, UK. (AGENCIES)
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