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 ...

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 ...

In nulliparous pregnant individuals, higher radon exposure is associated with greater odds of gestational diabetes (GD), according to a study published online Jan. 10 in JAMA Network Open. Yijia Zhang ...

Radon is a colourless, odourless radioactive gas arising from the decay of uranium in soil and rock. It can seep into buildings through foundations, accumulating to levels that pose a significant ...

Radon is a chemical element with atomic number 86 and symbol Rn on the periodic table of elements. This is an environmental ...

Is Your Home Safe from Radon? Health Risks and How to Protect Yourself: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty Radon is a colourless, odourless gas that poses a serious environmental health risk, often without ...

We are continuously exposed to radioactivity in everyday life. Some of the most familiar sources of radiation include microwave ovens in our kitchens and the radios we listen to in our cars. Most of ...

(WXYZ) — In today’s Health Alert, an invisible gas in your home could be raising cancer risk in women. New research links radon exposure to ovarian cancer ...

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) - January is Radon Action Month, and now is a good time to educate yourself on the dangers of radon. Radon can be a silent killer. High levels in your home could be the ...

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 ...

Unsafe levels of cancer-causing radon gas have been detected in 16 prisons, with 33 sites under investigation by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). HMP Dartmoor in Devon was closed in 2024 after levels of ...