November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month
A Month dedicated to increasing attention to a disease that each year kills more people than breast, prostate,
colon and pancreas cancers combined.
The Lung Cancer Alliance is the only national non-profit organization dedicated solely to patient support and advocacy for people
living with lung cancer and those at risk for the disease.
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LifeScience Moment: The EPA required the phase-out of lead in gasoline
On Nov. 28, 1973 the EPA's Russell E. Train
announced the final regulations to protect public health by reducing the
amount of lead in all grades of gasoline. The EPA was established by President Richard Nixon on
Dec. 2, 1970.
According to EPA, a significant portion of the urban population, particularly children
were over-exposed to lead through a combination of sources including food, water,
air, leaded paint, and dust. The total amount of lead used in gasoline amounted to
well over 200,000 tons a year.
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It's a Small World
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West Nile Virus (Photo Credit: Cynthia Goldsmith)
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Science Quote
"An experiment is a question which science poses to Nature, and a measurement is the recording of Nature's answer.\"
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Max Planck, German physicist, (Nobel Laureate, 1918)
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(1858-1947)
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