Action recommended for indoor radon below current guidelines
With radon-caused lung cancer deaths averaging 20,000 per year, the Health Physics Society asks the public to consider taking action even at measured levels below current guidelines.
Science Daily,
Mon Nov 30 19:28:08 PST 2009
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Health Physics Society Recommends Considering Action For Indoor Radon Below Curren...
Radon is a colorless and odorless radioactive gas that is produced by the radioactive decay of radium.
redOrbit,
Mon Nov 30 12:18:33 PST 2009
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Northern Health launches radon testing program
The second most common cause of lung cancer worldwide is the focus of a new campaign launched by Northern Health.
Caledonia Courier,
Wed Dec 02 11:44:59 PST 2009
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Health Physics Society Recommends Considering Action For Indoor Radon Below Curren...
Radon is a colorless and odorless radioactive gas that is produced by the radioactive decay of radium. Radium is a product of uranium decay and is found in trace amounts naturally in nearly...
Medical News Today,
Mon Nov 30 04:43:17 PST 2009
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Health Physics Society recommends considering action for indoor radon below curren...
Radon is a colorless and odorless radioactive gas that is produced by the radioactive decay of radium. Radium is a product of uranium decay and is found in trace amounts naturally in nearly...
PhysOrg,
Mon Nov 30 04:42:12 PST 2009
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New Atlas liaison compiles report on uranium mill site cleanup Presentation will b...
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The Moab Times-Independent,
Thu Dec 03 09:17:15 PST 2009
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A week later, and Thanksgiving dinner still isn't quite over
It's been a week and many of us are thankful that Thanksgiving is over.
Asheville Citizen-Times,
Thu Dec 03 04:36:57 PST 2009
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A week later, and Thanksgiving dinner still isn't quite over
It's been a week and many of us are thankful that Thanksgiving is over. Not that we didn't fully stuff ourselves with gravy and gratitude. It's just the meal itself doesn't seem to go away....
Asheville Citizen-Times,
Wed Dec 02 21:38:31 PST 2009
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Environmental causes of cancer
As great as our advancement in successfully treating cancer has been, our ultimate goal is to prevent cancer from starting at all. One key to the story is the role of carcinogens. Carcinoge...
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza,
Wed Dec 02 18:11:32 PST 2009
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11:57 (BST), 30/11/2009 Future Wars Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS PRESS IN...
Düren/Berlin, November 30th 2009
gamesindustry.biz,
Mon Nov 30 04:22:36 PST 2009
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Abdominal CT scans overused: study
More than half of patients receiving abdominal CT scans, an advanced type of X-ray, got them for tests they did not need, exposing them to excess radiation that could raise the long-term ri...
Reuters via Yahoo! News,
Mon Nov 30 15:32:13 PST 2009
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RadonAway and AccuStar Labs Receive ALA Awards
Two Spruce Environmental Technologies companies, RadonAway and AccuStar Labs, were recognized as
PRWeb via Yahoo! News,
Sun Nov 29 23:01:00 PST 2009
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Abdominal CT scans overused according to US study
More than half of patients receiving abdominal CT scans, an advanced type of X-ray, got them for tests they did not need, exposing them to excess radiation
TVNZ,
Tue Dec 01 01:12:34 PST 2009
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School safety measure quietly repealed
LEBANON -- Jarod's Law was meant to protect Ohio's children from accidental death in their schools -- and to atone for the tragic death of Jarod Bennett, a 6-year-old Lebanon first-grader w...
Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum,
Tue Dec 01 04:44:59 PST 2009
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Cutting global warming could reduce diseases
WASHINGTON, USA (AP) -- Cutting global warming pollution would not only make the planet healthier, it would make people healthier too, said US and world officials, as they released studies ...
The Jamaica Observer,
Tue Dec 01 01:34:07 PST 2009
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Abdominal CT scans overused - U.S. study
* Study latest example of overuse of CT scans
Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News,
Mon Nov 30 15:28:43 PST 2009
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Abdominal scans overused
CHICAGO - MORE than half of patients receiving abdominal CT scans, an advanced type of X-ray, got them for tests they did not need, exposing them to excess radiation that could raise the lo...
Straits Times,
Mon Nov 30 17:52:52 PST 2009
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Abdominal CT scans overused - U.S. study
Source: Reuters * Study latest example of overuse of CT scans * Half of radiation delivered was for unnecessary studies By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, Nov 30 (Reuters) - More than half of pa...
AlertNet,
Mon Nov 30 15:38:49 PST 2009
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Sunscreen makes good economic sense
(PhysOrg.com) -- Applying sunscreen on a regular basis not only prevents cancer, but will save the government money.
PhysOrg,
Mon Nov 30 04:57:16 PST 2009
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