THURSDAY, Feb. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A radioactive gas could be contributing to asthma among schoolkids, researchers have found. Children exposed to elevated levels of radon gas tended to have ...

You can’t see it or smell it. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that emits from the ground. You’ve likely heard of it, but what doctors want you to hear are the health risks that rise ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) -It’s the second leading cause of lung cancer, and since radon has no smell or taste, it likely isn’t a danger you think about, but experts say the levels can be the highest during ...

Radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas, may be lurking in Ohio classrooms. But not every district tests for it.

Kerri Robbins loves her home, so it was terrible to find out it made her sick. Robbins is one of thousands of Utahns who have developed lung cancer after radon exposure. Utah has the lowest rate of ...

Radon is a naturally occurring, invisible and odorless gas released from the decay of radioactive metals like uranium found in soil, rocks and groundwater. According to the Environmental Protection ...

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 ...

The IAEA has recently released a safety guide on how to protect workers from the potential harmful effects of radon exposure in workplaces, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization.

This story is sponsored by UtahRadon.org. Dr. Wallace Akerley, a medical oncologist at the University of Utah's Huntsman Cancer Institute, wants all Utahns to test for radon, a gas prevalent in Utah ...

Preventing Attack. Black woman giving blue asthma inhaler to her sick breathless child at home, free space Radon could be contributing to school-age asthma Kids exposed to radon had more asthma ...