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What can you do to avoid exposure to Radon in your house?
HealthRadon, an invisible and odorless gas that can enter homes through cracks in the basement floor or from well water, is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking.... -
How clean is the air you breathe in the Lehigh Valley?
HealthAccording to a report released Wednesday by the PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center, Pennsylvania ranks sixth in the list of states with high levels of smog pollution. Allentown ranked 13th among the top smoggiest mid-sized metropolitan areas in... -
Wednesday Morning Coffee: With State Takeover Looming, Harrisburg Mayor Tries to Hold Onto Power.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. It's another dreary day as we close out the end of another session week. But Manchester's legendary Stone Roses have announced that they've buried the hatchet and will embark on a series of reunion gigs...... -
Lung cancer patients, families unite
TribLocal - Glen Ellyn » NewsAfter several days of a nagging illness and failed antibiotics, Brian Eisenmenger went back to his doctor after he fell apart on a normally-routine, 4-mile …... -
What color is November?
HealthNow that the pink-ified breast cancer awareness month of October has passed, it is intriguing to note which awareness month follows. (There's more than one, and we'll get to others later.) November is lung cancer awareness month. Although breast cancer... -
Elmhurst Woman Cycles 150 Miles for Stepdaughter, Lung Association
TribLocal - ElmhurstOn June 10, 11 & 12, Lin Myers of Elmhurst will cycle 50 miles a day, 150 miles total, for the American Lung Association’s Fight …... -
New state law aims to help smokers to quit
TribLocal - Gurnee » NewsA new Illinois law requires insurance companies to offer coverage for services meant to get smokers to kick the habit. The American Lung Association in …... -
Wednesday Morning Coffee: In Washington, Corbett Talks Electoral College Changes.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Gov. Tom Corbett was in Our Nation's Capital on Tuesday, where he talked about proposed changes to Pennsylvania's Electoral College system with some very jumpy members of the state's GOP Congressional delegation.... -
Can I work out when I’m sick?
The Fitness Center - Orlando SentinelThe beautiful, fall weather in Florida has finally arrived — and so has flu season. Up to 20 percent of the U.S. population on average gets the flu each year, and even more are likely to get a common cold — adults average between 2 to 4... -
Proposition 23: Backers were outspent, out-organized (UPDATED)
GreenspaceThe fight over Proposition 23, the ballot initiative to suspend California's global warming law, "will definitely be a David versus Goliath battle," Steve Maviglio, spokesman for the opponents told a reporter in September. "Our slingshot versus their oily... -
Flash mob at UCF protests tobacco use
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelIf you were hanging out at UCF's Student Union at noon today, you probably saw the dozens of people in grey T-shirts who crowded into the atrium and then, suddenly, fell down “dead.” A group of 88 students and others orchestrated the flash mob... -
Air quality here is nothing to brag about
HealthThe Lehigh Valley's air quality gets some failing grades in the American Lung Association's annual report card. Lehigh and Northampton counties both got an "F" grade for smog in the association's report, State of the Air 2011. Northampton also failed on...
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