Health

Indoor radon limits lowered to prevent lung cancer

Tuesday, 20 October 2009 17:01

The World Health Organization announced that they have established a new limit for indoor radon gas levels. The previously accepted "action level" was 4.0. The new maximum radon level is 2.7. Based on this new threshold, millions of U.S. homes will require repairs to reduce the levels of the gas.

Prostate Cancer Guide offers facts and guidance for hardest-hit male population

Tuesday, 20 October 2009 15:36

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A new guide, Straight Talk for African-American Men and their Families, is now available from the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF). It was produced in alliance with Charlie Wilson, famed R&B singer and recent prostate cancer survivor. African-American men are 1.6 times more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer and more than 2.4 times more likely to die from it than Caucasian men.

(Earth Talk) Non-toxic, non-lethal ways to deal with squirrels, gophers and groundhogs

Tuesday, 20 October 2009 15:33 EarthTalk ® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine

Dear EarthTalk: What would you recommend as a non-toxic/non-lethal way to keep squirrels, gophers and groundhogs away? -- Faye Gillette, Coarsegold, CA

Keeping unwanted critters away can be tricky business, and options are somewhat limited.

(Earth Talk) Non-toxic ways of dealing with bed bugs

Tuesday, 20 October 2009 15:30 EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine

Dear EarthTalk: Why are bed bugs a big issue right now? Where do they come from and what real harm do they do? Are there non-toxic ways of dealing with them? -- Harper H., Newburyport, MA

(Earth Talk) Are there any efforts underway to green up the hair care industry?

Tuesday, 20 October 2009 15:29 EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine

Dear EarthTalk: As I understand it, hair salons are pretty toxic enterprises on many counts. Are there any efforts underway to green up that industry? -- Paula Howe, San Francisco, CA

(Health and Wellness) Teen pregnancy major concern for teens in Minnesota

Monday, 19 October 2009 17:28 Brandi D. Phillips

Teen pregnancy continues to be a major concern for teens in Minnesota. According to The Minnesota Organization of Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention and Parenting (MOAPPP) reports that in 2007, Hennepin County had 1,165 babies that were born to teen mothers 15-19. The second highest birth rate was in Ramsey County with 733 births, followed by Anoka County with 281 and Dakota County with 271. In total Minnesota had a total birth rate of 5,182 within this same age group.

Pink bags at Pick ’n Save, Copps, Rainbow and Metro Market stores mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Monday, 19 October 2009 16:48

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and customers at Pick ’n Save, Copps, Rainbow and Metro Market have the opportunity to help breast cancer research and the environment. New pink reusable bags are on sale this month at all stores operated by Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the bags will go to support breast cancer research.