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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...
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Happy Halloween from Austin Air!
The crew at Austin Air wishes everyone a safe and happy Halloween weekend! Don’t forget to set your clocks back on Saturday night, before you go to bed.
Dust mites have a way of sounding more like something out of science fiction than harsh, unpleasant reality. They’re teeny tiny bugs which live in our pillows, carpeting, upholstered furniture, and mattresses. That’s where you’ll find them multiplying and thriving...
Hypo-Allergenic Parks in Our Cities
They may be just around the corner It sounds like something from a futuristic movie but according to scientists from Spain, hypo-allergenic parks may not be that far off. The Spanish team examined trees growing in ten of Granada’s green...
October is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome awareness month. Approximately 4000 infants less than one year of age die annually in the United States without any visible cause or explanation. This is called sudden unexplained infant death (SUID) and it is...
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...
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If you or someone you love is an asthma sufferer, you may have had a run in with the annual September Asthma Spike – the regular increase in the number of children admitted to the hospital as a result of...
Wildfires Are Ablaze – Are You Prepared for a Disaster?
Last week Wednesday I landed at Sacramento airport in California for a long visit with a friend in Mokelumne Hill, about ninety minutes south of the state capital. On our way to Calaveras County (famous for its jumping frogs), my...
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Forest fires still a major threat
We talked last month about the threat of forest fires during the summer months. Even now that threat is still very real for many people living in western Canada and the west coast of the USA. Many fires have been...