In today’s Health Alert, an invisible gas in your home could be raising cancer risk in women.  New research links radon ...

Women living in homes with elevated radon levels have higher odds of developing ovarian cancer, researchers reported April 10 in JAMA Network Open. “The risks of ovarian cancer, particularly serous ...

Radon poisoning occurs when you become exposed to dangerously high levels of radon, a naturally occurring, odorless, and colorless radioactive gas. Radon is produced when uranium, a radioactive ...

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. GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) – The mountains and mesas in Colorado are not only rich in beauty; they’re also rich in uranium.

(WJHL) — Radon is a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas that is produced when limestone or granite bedrock breaks down. It is radioactive and can cause lung cancer with long-term exposure. The high ...

A look at frequently asked questions about radon and what Ohioans can do to protect themselves from the toxic gas.

MKE FreshAir Collective offers free radon tests to Milwaukee residents. Radon is a toxic gas and a leading cause of lung cancer.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HMP Dartmoor in Devon was closed in 2024 after levels of radon up to 10 times higher than the recommended limit were recorded in ...

Yes, it was unseasonably warm in Central Oregon for parts of the early winter. No, that doesn’t mean the heating season has passed. That means we’re still in a critical time of the year for radon ...

A majority of Indiana counties, including Johnson County, are in the red zone for radon, according to this 2014 map from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Red zones are areas with the highest ...

Unsafe levels of radioactive radon gas have reportedly been detected at 16 prisons in England and Wales. The Prison Service was forced to close HMP Dartmoor in 2024 due to the presence of radon, ...