Re the new radon spa in Hungary:

[Jim Muckerheide <jmuckerheide@delphi.com>]

A "Radio Prague" item states:

And finally - the PRAGUE POST has the latest in health and beauty treatment.
Radon or radon gas was always a bad news word, feared by those whose family
members had worked in mines or those who happened to be living in a radon
infested area. Residents of contaminated old houses who could not afford to
move out were told to air the place as much as possible and get their wells
checked. The common result of inhaling or drinking high levels of radon is
lung cancer. Well in our times - you can get almost anything working for you
and that includes radon. The Svornost Uranium mine tunnels - the one time hell
hole for 45,000 political prisoners -now provides the elixir of life for
thousands of elderly Czech and German patients who are treated in the world's
first radon spa for arthritis and joint disorders. Specialists claim that
radon is like sleeping pills -taken in the right amount they help, while an
overdose can kill. So the good side of radon is that it call allegedly
stimulate cell activity, relieve pain and lessen reliance on medication. It is
said to be unique in treating immobility and nervous disorders. And the last
word out on the subject is that the people who work at the radon spa all look
conspicuously younger than their years. As the PRAGUE POST puts it " a little
radiation can go a long way".


Regards, Jim
muckerheide@mediaone.net
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