ST. PAUL, Minn. — A potentially life-threatening gas enters Minnesota homes at higher rates than other states. During Lung Cancer Awareness Month, we wanted to better understand: What is radon? How ...

This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. About 5 billion years ago, stars merged and exploded, creating uranium that eventually became ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

When it is very cold outside, many people keep their windows shut - but the risk of deadly radon gas rises if you don't air ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The City of Gresham shut down Fire Station 75 on Thursday because of elevated levels of radon — raising concerns about the risk of exposure to the gas in Oregon. According to ...

It’s odorless. It’s colorless. And it’s tasteless. But that doesn’t mean it’s harmless. And no, we are not talking about carbon monoxide — that was part of the last Scrub Hub. During the most recent ...

Radon is a radioactive gas that forms when uranium in the soil breaks down. It can enter homes and buildings, but you can’t see, taste, or smell it. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer, ...

Unsafe levels of cancer-causing radon gas detected at 16 UK prisons - High levels of radon gas, which can increase the risk ...

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