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• Nonsmokers Can Get Preventable Lung Cancer — at Home?

  You can't see it. You can't smell it. But you can take steps against radon in your home, starting with an inexpensive test.

• Your 411 Book — A Smart Way to Keep Track of Household Information

  Be organized by creating a reference guide for your whole family.

• Smoke Alarm Savvy

  Choices, choices. With more than one variety ... which will get you and your family out of the house fastest?

• Cleaning Garage Floors

  Cleaning your garage floor is the first step if you want to change the room into a livable space, lay down new flooring, or just to improve overall appearance and safety.

• Top Deck Treatments

  Consumer Reports helps homeowners choose deck treatments that can "weather" summer and winter.

• Six Tips for Organizing Your Refrigerator

  The art of knowing what is where in your ice box.

• Checklist for Winter

  Along with the beauty of the fall colors, comes a yearly winterizing check of your home.

• Getting Organized for Good

  Principles you can apply in your organizing journey to achieve lasting change.

• Beat BBQ Food Safety Blues

  Defend good, clean food when you take dining outdoors.

• Keeping Family and Household Records

  Tax time and beyond — what to keep, and where, and what to discard.

• What Germs Are We Killing? Testing and Classifying Disinfectants

  Since all germ-killers are considered pesticides, the EPA requires testing to certify manufacturer's claims for safety and effectiveness.

• Softener Sheets Can Hamper Your Dryer?

  TruthOrFiction.com evaluates the claims of this emailed rumor: Some dryer softener sheets can clog your lint filter.

• Consumer Reports Tests Lawn Mowers and Tractors

  Find out Consumer Reports' picks, plus tips for keeping (or making) your lawn beautiful.

• Five Ways to Improve the Air Quality in Your Home

  The good news is that the most difficult and expensive measures are not always the most effective – nor are they always necessary.

• How Do I Find Mold?

  Q & A with Thad Godish, Ph.D.

• Consumer Reports: 8 Out Of 10 Chickens Tested Harbor Dangerous Bacteria

  Largest study of its kind shows highest percentage of dirty birds since CR began testing in 1998.

• Bust Remodeling Dust

  Home improvement expert Danny Lipford lays out how to protect your home from construction dust.

• New Enzyme Alternative to Bleach - Keeping Whites Whiter Naturally

  Anyone who has washed or worn white clothes knows that white shirts stop looking white after a few washes and start to turn a shade of gray. A new laundry-detergent enzyme helps prevent this from happening, without the use of bleach.

• Closet Control Freak

  Clearing Closets

• Go for the Deep Carpet Dirt

  Your carpet's fibers, whether natural or man-made, dictate the method you should use for regular deep cleanings.

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