Springtime has long been synonymous with pollen and allergies.  You can practically see the tiny particles floating through the air.  Here in New England, streets and pond surfaces are paved with fluorescent green pollen from late April to mid-May.  Pollen and spring are symbolic of new beginnings, but many allergy sufferers wait with bated breath [...]

Air pollution is a hot news topic. Ground-level ozone, which is the result of reaction between human-generated fuel emissions and sunlight is well known to irritate the lungs.  Ozone levels are commonly reported on the daytime news.   In fact, scientists have found a relationship between an increase in ground-level ozone due to thunderstorms and an [...]

Cancer awareness is the first step toward cancer prevention.  Synthetic chemicals are more pervasive than many people realize and have effects on humans ranging from allergies to cancer and heart disease.  It seems like every day a new study warns us against exposing ourselves to a chemical found in every day items.  Consider the recent [...]

A recent article in the New York Times discusses the conundrum of keeping a house tightly sealed for the winter to save energy, while minimizing the build up of indoor air quality hazards like radon.  A representative from the EPA estimates that about 20,000 people die from radon-induced lung cancer every year and explains that [...]

Ragweed season begins in mid-August and is now reaching its high point to the chagrin of over 50 million ragweed allergy sufferers in the U.S.  It’s a hard allergy to manage, especially because the tiny pollen grains are able to travel 400 miles!  Ragweed season is at its peak, bringing bad news for the more [...]