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Carbon Monoxide

E-Butts: The Marlboro Man Plugs in.

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.07.2013 | Healthy Living
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Tom Alderman

You may have seen the recent flurry of stories about a supposed alternative to cigarette addiction called the electronic cigarette. E-butts are a mov...

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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Killed Reality Star -- Why Is It So Dangerous?

Posted 04.02.2013 | Healthy Living
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"Buckwild" star Shain Gandee, 21, died from carbon monoxide poisoning from toxic exhaust fumes, according to news reports. People magazine reported...

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5 Health Risks You Need To Guard Against This Winter

Posted 01.17.2013 | OWN
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By Dr. Mehmet Oz The flu isn't the only winter health concern Dr. Oz is warning you against. From heart attacks to stiff joints, here's how t...

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When It Comes To Carbon Monoxide, Let's Act Now

Kate Carr | Posted 02.05.2013 | Parents
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Kate Carr

This week, 49 children and staff from an elementary school in Georgia were taken to the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning. This near-tragedy has many parents, including me, wondering, "Is this something that can happen at my child's school?"

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After Evacuation, Atlanta Debates School Carbon Monoxide Detectors

AP | RAY HENRY | Posted 12.05.2012 | Home
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ATLANTA -- It's odorless, colorless and deadly. And if carbon monoxide is leaking in a school, it might not be detected. Atlanta school officials are...

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Georgia Students Moved To Another School After Gas Scare

AP | Posted 02.03.2013 | Home
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ATLANTA — Students from an Atlanta elementary school where potentially deadly carbon monoxide seeped into the air will attend classes at a middl...

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Georgia School Evacuated For Carbon Monoxide, 31 Hospitalized

AP | JEFF MARTIN | Posted 02.02.2013 | Home
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ATLANTA — Potentially lethal carbon monoxide levels at an Atlanta elementary school with no detectors sent at least 42 students and seven adults...

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Power Out From Hurricane Sandy? What To Know Before Using Your Portable Generator

Posted 10.29.2012 | Healthy Living
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Power outages due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy may affect as many as 10 million people. If your power has gone out and you are using a portable g...

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HORROR: 5 Teens Found Dead In Florida Motel

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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HIALEAH, Fla. — Fire officials say five friends are dead likely from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a running car in a closed garage undern...

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Family Suing County Over Carbon Monoxide Deaths

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
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DENVER — The relatives of a Denver family killed by carbon monoxide has sued a company and Pitkin County building inspectors over their deaths durin...

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Carbon Monoxide Deaths in Aspen Lead to Indictments

Robert Weller | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
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Robert Weller

The deaths of four members of a Denver family in a home just east of Aspen during the Thanksgiving weekend two years ago have resulted in the indictments of three people.

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Death In Balcony Fall Not The First Death For NYC Landlord

HuffPost Citizen Reporting | Bernie Mooney | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
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Produced by HuffPost's Local Citizen Reporting Team Two weeks ago, 24-year-old Connor Donohue fell to his death after a faulty railing gave way on hi...

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The Secrets in Smoke

Deborah Blum | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Deborah Blum

In 1854, the essayist Henry David Thoreau published an ode to a morning fire: "Light-winged Smoke, Icarian bird... Lark without song, and messenger o...

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