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 ...

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 ...

Some level of the odourless, colourless radioactive gas is in every home — but long-term overexposure is considered a Class 1 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly 64% of pre-mitigation home radon tests performed on Pueblo County homes between 2005 and 2023 tested above the action limit ...

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 ...

Radon is one of the leading causes of lung cancer in the U.S., but it is something that is entirely avoidable if you know to ...

Exposure to radon and its progeny in buildings represents one of the largest sources of natural ionising radiation for the population and is a ...

MINNEAPOLIS – Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer. Now a new study has found exposure to this invisible, odorless gas is also linked to an increased risk of stroke. The study, which ...

Radon is a natural gas that is odorless, invisible, and radioactive. It's generated by the breakdown of metals like uranium or radium in rocks and soil. While very low levels of the gas are thought to ...

The IEC-Harkin report looks at pesticides and other environmental factors in Iowa that may be linked to high cancer rates.

Yes, it was unseasonably warm in Central Oregon for parts of the early winter. No, that doesn’t mean the heating season has ...

A forthcoming bill in the Ohio House could lead to more radon testing in schools and offer homeowners a tax credit.