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How Indoor Pollution Affects Women and Children
We know that indoor air pollution can be just as damaging to our health as the pollution on the street. It could be pollution from a cooking stove in Africa or a newly painted bedroom in the US, either way...
Major Study Concludes Significant Reduction in Emergency Room Visits
Effects of HEPA Air Cleaners on Unscheduled (Asthma Related) Hospital Visits for Children Exposed to Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Today a staggering 24 million Americans suffer from asthma and nearly half of those are children. It is generally thought the main...
Lung Cancer Screening - Is It Right For You?
As you may know by now, November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and Austin Air has been participating by spreading the word. We’ve outlined how you can avoid lung cancer (#1: QUIT SMOKING!), why it’s an important cause (lung cancer...
Lung Cancer Awareness Month - Symptoms to Look Out For
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and Austin Air is committed to making a solid effort to help combat the deadliest of all cancers. Part of the reason lung cancer is so lethal is that the symptoms rarely reveal themselves...
Lung Cancer Awareness Month – Different from the Rest
Does it ever seem like there is always some sort of National Awareness Day/Week/Month going on? Just last month was Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month as well as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Along with Lung Cancer Awareness, November is...
An Introduction to Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Now that Halloween is over many people turn their attention to the celebration of the impending holiday season – but November is more than just Thanksgiving and the kick off to Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanza and New Years’ festivities – on...
Tobacco Cessation: Help From Insurance Companies Is on the Way
Earlier this week, anti-tobacco activists celebrated a major victory as the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) officially acknowledged that comprehensive tobacco cessation programs (three different forms of counseling and, if needed, pharmaceutical aids) an “A” for efficacy as a...
Smoking During Pregnancy - Hopeful and Fearful News
New evidence shows that although asthma caused by in utero smoke exposure may be reversible, smoking during pregnancy may cause more harm than previously realized.
Indoor Heating Risks and Safety Tips
There are some 29 million fireplaces in use today, and indoor wood burning can come with risks. We'll discuss the risks along with solutions and proactive approaches to reducing indoor air contaminants related to indoor heating units.