Posts Tagged ‘housing’
Kids can’t escape second-hand smoke
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Children living in apartments are exposed to second-hand smoke even when no one smokes inside their own unit. Continue…
Monday, December 13, 2010 16:22 - 2 Comments
Health & Medicine - Feb 15, 2010 13:55 - 3 Comments
Highway pollution drives up heart risk
USC (US)—Exposure to air pollution accelerates the thickening of artery walls that leads to cardiovascular disease, reports a new study—the first to link outdoor air quality and progression of atherosclerosis in humans. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 4, 2010 13:45 - 6 Comments
Home sweet mobile home
PENN STATE (US)—A majority of Pennsylvania’s mobile home residents say they are overwhelmingly satisfied with their homes despite problems like construction quality, social stigma, and financing. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 11, 2009 9:00 - 1 Comment
Living well down on the farm
U. ILLINOIS (US)—“Rural” is often synonymous with low incomes, limited economic opportunity, and poor schools, but much of rural America is actually prosperous, particularly in the Midwest and Plains, a new study finds. (more…)
