Meijer Steam Distilled Water one-gallon jugs have been recalled by the FDA for containing a “floating black foreign substance ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Almost everyone knows someone who has sleep apnea and has to use a CPAP machine to help them breathe at night. But did you know CPAP machines require distilled water to operate. This ...

People who suffer from sleep apnea must depend on CPAP machines (continuous positive airway pressure) to avoid death. They have to sleep with a CPAP machine and a mask designed for this purpose.

The next time you go to fill up your neti pot, humidifier or CPAP you may want to use cleaner water. A new study from the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that while regular tap ...

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Tap water is not sterile, and using it in home medical devices can result in serious and even deadly infections. But in a study published Wednesday in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, ...