Admissions have remained constant, in part, because lung cancer patients are surviving longer and undergoing more hospital-related treatments such as chemotherapy and tumor-removal surgery, according to AHRQ experts. Smoking is considered a main ...
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Consumer Center - Consumer Reports' Mark Connelly has a radon problem in his home. He used a digital home test kit to check the radon levels. "The first readings that came back were quite a bit higher than the action level of four that the EPA had ...
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SEABROOK — The Budget Committee on Tuesday voted to recommend the $12 million bond to build a water treatment plant after questioning the price and a section of the article that earmarks money for new water sources. The article will fund removal of ...
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Friday, October 17, 2008 Everything from the furniture we buy, to the fragranced products we use, to the dry-cleaned clothes, to the soil our homes are built upon may contain toxic and cancer-causing pollutants. If you find yourself coughing from the ...
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During the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's third five-year review of the Raymark Superfund site at 220 Jacksonville Road, the organization found that residents living down gradient - west and southwest - of the site, particularly those living ...
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Hospital admissions in 2006 for lung cancer – 150,000 – about the same as 1995 Nov. 13, 2008 - Hospital admissions for lung cancer remained relatively stable – at roughly 150,000 a year between 1995 and 2006 – despite a steady decline in the ...
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NEWMARKET — Municipal water issues took center stage at the Town Council meeting on Oct. 29 as town employees and consultants discussed how the sewage treatment infrastructure could be upgraded and improved and how freshwater sources could be found ...
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