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What You Need to Know About Ozone
May marks more than the beginning of long-awaited warm spring weather; it’s also the beginning of ozone season, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ABOVE: The Most Polluted Cities in America Ozone season is the time when warm, sunny weather helps form smog from power plant emissions, cars and trucks, factories and even some consumer products, like hair spray, spray paint and insecticide, damaging both population health and the environment. Increased ozone levels can cause coughing, wheezing, chest pain,...
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Top 10 Spring Allergy Myths and Mistakes
Top 10 Spring Allergy Myths and Mistakes (Credit: Thinkstock) April showers bring May flowers – and pollen and grass, which trigger seasonal allergies for an estimated 50 million Americans, according to the latest numbers from the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Thanks to record snowfall in some parts of the country this winter and a fast warm-up this spring, plants in some regions released all their pollen at once, making allergy symptoms particularly awful for most people, says...
Parents Beware: Theme Park Rides Injure Thousands Annually
(Thinkstock) For some families, the start of the summer season means trips to the amusement park. Although twisting, spinning and flipping your way through a day in the sun can deliver a serious adrenaline rush, for more than 4,400 kids a year, it also results in injury, according to new data from the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Ohio. Theme park injuries spike in the summer when amusement parks and fair grounds are open...
The Least Bike-Friendly States
Washington, a state known for coffee, outdoor sports and a temperate climate, is the most bike-friendly state in the nation, according to a new ranking from the League of American Bicyclists, released in honor of May’s National Bike Month. The Evergreen State took the top spot for the sixth year in a row because it meets nine of the league’s top 10 signs of bike safety and ranks high across five overall categories. The full list of pro-bike factors includes:...
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