Secondhand Smoke at Home Presents Greater Threat to Teen Girls than Boys (#2422)
2013-05-15
When teenage girls are exposed to secondhand smoke at home, they tend to have lower levels of the “good” form of ... read more
Mold
Family who allegedly experienced respiratory problems due to mold sues landlord (#2417)
2013-05-14
A Jefferson Parish woman whose apartment was allegedly unsafe to live in due to toxic mold is suing her landlord for ... read more
Asthma
EPA: Nearly 26M Americans continue to live with asthma (#2418)
2013-05-13
Throughout May, as part of Asthma Awareness Month, EPA is encouraging Americans to take simple steps to prevent asthma ... read more
Chemical Exposure
Arkansas Releases Air Quality Findings, Starts Hotline for Oil Spill Concerns (#2421)
2013-05-10
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel released air quality findings and announced the creation of a toll-free hotline for ... read more
Asthma
Study finds nearly 5 million asthmatics worldwide could benefit from antifungal therapy (#2416)
2013-05-09
An estimated 4,837,000 asthmatics with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) could benefit substantially from ... read more
Respiratory Diseases
Lung Cancer Asbestos Victims Center Urges US Navy Veterans Who Have Mesothelioma Or Asbestos Exposure Lung Cancer To Call Them (#2420)
2013-05-08
The Lung Cancer Asbestos Victims Center wants to hear from all US Navy Veterans, or their family members, if the ... read more
Respiratory Diseases
More non-smoking, young women developing lung cancer (#2419)
2013-05-07
Samantha Mixon looks and feels great, but she is fighting stage four lung cancer and all the assumptions that people ... read more
Chemical Exposure
Lawsuit claims benzene leak caused woman’s cancer (#2414)
2013-05-06
A Bethalto woman who formerly lived in Wood River has filed suit in Madison County Circuit Court, claiming leaked ... read more
Chemical Exposure
Exposure to flame retardant chemicals means firefighters face higher cancer risk than previously thought (#2415)
2013-05-04
New research by a Blue Hill scientist shows that during a fire, firefighters are exposed to dangerous levels of toxic, ... read more
Air Pollution
UK failing legal duty on air pollution - Supreme Court (#2413)
2013-05-02
The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the government has failed to meet European pollution limits. Britain will ... read more
