Our question comes from a Missoula resident curious about a handful of defunct mines north of Butte that have high concentrations of the radioactive gas radon. Watson says her grandmother used to go to these mines with her friends in the '50s and '60s to relieve their arthritis pain. Although the EPA and W.H.O. attribute radon as the second leading cause of lung cancer, the mines are still popular today.
For the past several years, my wife, Kari, and I have come to Jefferson County to soak at Boulder Hot Springs Inn, Spa and Retreat Center. We’ve celebrated birthdays and
Radiation therapy sounds like an oxymoron, but carefully managed doses of radiation can treat cancer and some chronic conditions. It is also an asset in feeding the world and fighting crime.
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Hak and Ung Shin spend time in a tunnel at the Merry Widow Health Mine in Basin, Mont., piecing together a puzzle on June 30, 2021. For more than a decade, the California couple have made the trip to expose themselves to radioactive radon, which they say keeps them healthy.
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KAISER HEALTH NEWS Aug 5, 2021