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She seemed wonderful, and very, very grounded and strong."In her introduction to the first segment of "The New Medicine," Reeve tells viewers: "Your emotional state has a tremendous amount to do with sickness, health and well-being.

For years, my husband and I lived on - and because of - hope.

Hope continues to give me the mental strength to carry on."The project was the last she is known to have completed before her March 6 death and was a fitting one: "The New Medicine," which debuts tonight, looks at how mainstream doctors are embracing the idea that true healing involves treating the whole patient, not just the symptoms of a disease.By airing after her death, Reeve's appearance unintentionally underscores one of the central points of the documentary: Holistic medicine is a tool for fighting illness - not a cure-all."Part of the challenge is we get patients all the time that are really looking for a magic cure," said Dr.

Tracy Gaudet, an obstetrician-gynecologist and director of the Duke Center for Integrative Medicine at Duke University in Durham.

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"We want it to be something that is regular."Radon can enter a house in several ways: Cracks on solid floors.

Construction joints.

Cracks in walls.

Gaps in suspended floors.

Gaps around service pipes.

Cavities inside walls.

Water supply.Fiorentino says homeowners can find radon testing kits at home improvement stores.

Cornell Cooperative sells testing kits for $8, she says.

The kit, which contains charcoal in a pouch, works by absorbing any radon present in the air, Fiorentino says.If radon levels are found to be 4 and below, the house is considered to have safe radon levels, Fiorentino says.However, radon levels that range between 4.1 and 20, will require mitigation - professional action to reduce the level of radon in the home, Fiorentino says.For more information, call Cornell Cooperative at 607/734-4453.

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