Radon gas, an invisible health threat that can build up in your home, is putting more Canadians at risk of deadly lung cancer. A national research team is using throwaway toenail clippings to find ...

Eleanor Hubley Manor, a subsidized apartment building near Halifax, exemplifies the dangers of radon exposure. Testing conducted in 2008 revealed that all ten units had radon levels exceeding safety ...

The assessment of radon (222Rn) and thoron (220Rn) exposure continues to evolve as a critical component of environmental radiation research. Both gases originate from the natural decay of uranium and ...

At 47 years of age, Emi Bossio was feeling good about where she was. She had a successful law practice, two growing children and good health. Then she developed a nagging cough. The diagnosis to come ...

Exposure to radon was linked to an increased risk for gestational diabetes, a population-based cohort study suggested. Among 9,107 mothers-to-be, those living in U.S. counties with the highest radon ...

BOISE, Idaho — Radon, a colorless, odorless, and invisible radioactive gas, is present in homes across Idaho, and experts say its levels are high in a big portion of the state. According to the Idaho ...

Today, the American Lung Association, in collaboration with the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD), announced the winners of the 2026 National Radon Poster and Video Contests.

LOMBARD, IL, UNITED STATES, January 2, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The EPA designates January as National Radon Action Month with the goal of increasing public ...

Experts believe Pennsylvania has some of the highest radon levels in the country, and state officials are urging residents to test their homes for the odorless, invisible gas.

DHSWI urges residents to test homes for radon, a gas that increases lung cancer risk but is often unnoticed in energy-efficient homes.

New data link higher county-level radon exposure to gestational diabetes (GD) in women who haven’t previously given birth, emphasizing the need to consider environmental risks in maternal and fetal ...