Funded by a multinational partnership led by UMass Amherst and including the Himalayan region's Intergovernmental Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies in Potsdam, Germany, the investigation will
follow a cohort of 32 traffic control officers in Kathmandu
during two
seasons:
Cold, dry winter from this month into March, with a second study in the hot, rainy monsoon
season from June to August, when air pollution levels are lower.
Over the years, I've learned that staying healthy
during cold and flu
season is easier when I
follow some simple, holistic health hacks focused on boosting everyone's energy and keeping stress and germs at bay — especially when traveling, which I often need to do for work.