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Is your gas stove bad for your health?

  • Written by Jonathan Levy, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University
imageA growing body of research suggests that gas stoves can pose health risks, especially for people with respiratory ailments.Sean Gladwell/Getty Images

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