For purposes of this change in the tax treatment of dependent coverage, a âchildâ is an individual who is the employeeâs son, daughter, stepson or stepdaughter, and includes both a legally adopted individual and an individual lawfully placed with the employee for adoption.
Some scientists believe that radon dissolved in the blood may cause additional diseases beside lung cancer. In addition to the gas, one-third of the inhaled radon decay particles also pass through the lungs into the blood stream and then, get trapped. As we breathe in through the skin, the air also carries radon gas.
1 Statistics.  Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers, and it is deadly. If you havenât tested for radon in your home, this odorless, colorless, invisible gas could be harming your family.here are, but no one, except in a few states where concerned citizens have convinced their legislators to pass radon laws, has enforced them. Chief among these laws is the Radon Abatement Act, passed by Congress in 1988.