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While many Americans know of the risks drinking poses to your liver and during pregnancies, most are unaware of the links between alcohol and cancer. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wants the new label to change that.

A Bloomington man is facing his own battle with lessons learned from a football program that has taken the country by surprise.

Many residents believe toxic vapors that seeped into homes and businesses from the water are responsible for rare childhood cancers and other health problems in the area.

A recent Purdue study found that Scottish terriers exposed to smoke are six times more likely to develop bladder cancer.

Elevated levels of nitrate in drinking water have recently been linked with health issues like cancer. Some are concerned authorities aren’t acting fast enough.

The Environmental Protection Agency wants to ban one of the chemicals thought to be responsible for rare cancers in Franklin and Martinsville.

Karen Spataro, chief campaign strategy and communications officer at Riley Children’s Foundation, said that plans to utilize the donations funds will evolve based on changing research needs.

Join us this Friday, as we talk with guests about this new data on U.S life expectancy and related issues. 

Join us this Friday as we talk with public health experts about the event at the statehouse, ways to stay healthy, and more. 

Residents suspect pollution from the cannery site as well as from the old Amphenol site could have cause rare child cancers in the area.