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News Headlines Increase Radiation Risks – More people go to the doctor if they are panicked – Softpedia

News Headlines Increase Radiation Risks SOFTPEDIA 7 March 09 More people go to the doctor if they are panicked – “……………………doctors say, patients are prone to getting more exposed to radiation after news programs and various daily papers tell that a disease is on the rise, or other such information……………………“Adding up all the doses and then spreading out the total over the entire population, no matter a person’s age, occupation, location, or health status is not appropriate for assessing risk to the general population,” Mayo Clinic professor of radiological physics Cynthia McCollough shares.

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While trying to keep healthy, people actually tend to get intoxicated with unnecessary doses of radiation, just to make sure that whatever disease is circulating the country at one point is not affecting them.

News Headlines Increase Radiation Risks – More people go to the doctor if they are panicked – Softpedia

March 7, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | environment, USA