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July 30, 2018

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...

February 3, 2016

Major Study Concludes Significant Reduction in Emergency Room Visits

Effects of Certified HEPA Material 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...

November 30, 2015

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...

November 19, 2015

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...

November 13, 2015

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...

November 6, 2015

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...

September 25, 2015

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...

March 26, 2015

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.

February 6, 2015

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.

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