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Cancer and birth defects in Iraq: The nuclear legacy
Ten years after the Iraq war of 2003 a team of scientists based in Mosul, northern Iraq, have detected high levels of uranium contamination in soil samples at three sites in the province of Nineveh which, coupled with dramatically ...
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May 21, 2013 |
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Researchers provide prospective on low-dose radiation biology controversy
A review of the current issues in low-dose radiation research authored by two radiation biologists from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is the cover story of the May 2013 issue of Radiation Research. The re ...
Cancer
May 14, 2013 |
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All hospitals should require drug, alcohol tests for physicians
To improve patient safety, hospitals should randomly test physicians for drug and alcohol use in much the same way other major industries in the United States do to protect their customers. The recommendation comes from two ...
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May 07, 2013 |
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Nuclear-power industry's lessons for health care
At first blush, the health-care and nuclear-power industries don't appear to have much in common. But in a unique, two-day workshop in July 2012, leaders from these two industries met to discuss their similarities and differences, ...
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May 06, 2013 |
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Scientists create one-step gene test for mitochondrial diseases
More powerful gene-sequencing tools have increasingly been uncovering disease secrets in DNA within the cell nucleus. Now a research team is expanding those rapid next-generation sequencing tests to analyze a separate source ...
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Jan 29, 2013 |
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Scientists developing quick way to ID people exposed to ionizing radiation
(Medical Xpress)—There's a reason emergency personnel train for the aftermath of a dirty bomb or an explosion at a nuclear power plant. They'll be faced with a deluge of urgent tasks, such as identifying ...
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Dec 17, 2012 |
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Chernobyl cleanup workers had significantly increased risk of leukemia
A 20-year study following 110,645 workers who helped clean up after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident in the former Soviet territory of Ukraine shows that the workers share a significant increased risk of developing ...
Cancer
Nov 08, 2012 |
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Novel cell growth factor for preventing and treating injury caused by high-level radiation exposure
Japanese researchers have created novel cell growth factor FGFC that is considered effective in preventing and treating injury due to high-dose radiation. Until now, there have been insufficient drugs effective ...
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Nov 02, 2012 |
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Studies examine health consequences of meltdown, damage to Fukushima nuclear power plants in Japan
The results of two studies in the August 15 issue of JAMA report on the psychological status of workers at the Fukushima nuclear power plants in Japan several months after the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, and th ...
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Aug 14, 2012 |
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Report presents designs for study of cancer risks near US nuclear facilities
A proposed study could help determine if there is a link between living near nuclear power plants or other nuclear facilities and having a higher risk of cancer, but challenges and limitations exist, says a new report from ...
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Mar 29, 2012 |
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Mixed data on child cancer rates near French nuclear sites
An "excess number of cases" of childhood leukaemia around 19 French nuclear plants occurred between 2003 and 2007, a researcher said Wednesday.
Cancer
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Study identifies possible therapy for radiation sickness
A combination of two drugs may alleviate radiation sickness in people who have been exposed to high levels of radiation, even when the therapy is given a day after the exposure occurred, according to a study led by scientists ...
Cancer
Nov 23, 2011 |
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Japan finds radiation in rice, more tests planned
(AP) -- Japan is ordering more tests on rice growing near a crippled nuclear plant after finding elevated levels of radiation, government officials said Saturday.
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Sep 24, 2011 |
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Experts explain radiation risks - real and relative (w/ video)
What ills do we risk from radiation to which we are exposed naturally, by choice, or by accident? The question looms large in the aftermath of the meltdown of fuel rods from nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power ...
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Aug 15, 2011 |
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