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Police at India’s radiation leak area might be affected

Cops at radiation leak site may be ‘mildly’ affected, to be monitored , Indian Express 15 April 2010, A Day after one more source of radiation was detected at Mayapuri and the seventh affected person was hospitalised, it emerges that some police officials deployed at the site of radiation leakage last week could also be affected. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is now forming a team to conduct a ‘chromosomal study’ on all police personnel deployed at Mayapuri since April 8, when six pieces of radioactive material were found in a scrap shop there. Cops at radiation leak site may be ‘mildly’ affected, to be monitored

April 16, 2010 Posted by | health, India | , , , , | 1 Comment

Damage to bone marrow through ionising radiation

Radiation victims continue to be critical, The Hindu :, Staff Reporter , NEW DELHI, April 11, 2010 Doctors suspect extensive damage to bone marrow. The condition of all six persons exposed to radioactive material at a scrap market in the Capital’s Mayapuri area continued to be highly critical on Saturday with doctors suspecting extensive damage to their bone marrow, making them severely susceptible to infections.Deepak Jain, who is admitted to Indraprashtha Apollo Hospital, is reported to be “very critical” and his treatment is being managed in consultation with senior Bhabha Atomic Research Centre officials.

The Hindu : News / National : Radiation victims continue to be critical

April 12, 2010 Posted by | health, India | , , , , | Leave a comment

More radiation victims feared in India

Experts fear more affected by radiation in Mayapuri, The Times of India, Risha Chitlangia, TNN, Apr 11, 2010, NEW DELHI: Scientists from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and experts from National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), along with Delhi Police, will launch a search operation to track down all the people who visited Deepak Jain’s shop in the past two weeks as they fear that more people had been affected by the radioactive waste. Continue reading →

April 12, 2010 Posted by | health, India | , , , , | Leave a comment

Radiation illnesses need special hospital treatment

Hospitals not equipped to tackle radiation, The Times of India, Risha Chitlangia, TNN, Apr 10, 2010, NEW DELHI: The incident of radiation exposure in the capital has brought to light the city’s lack of preparedness in dealing with any such incident. Not many hospitals in the city are equipped or their staff trained to deal with patients of radiation exposure, nor do they have a special decontamination room as per the National Disaster Management Authority’s (NDMA) guidelines. Experts also point out that there is no central command that can guide hospitals and the police in dealing with this kind of emergency….

… A person exposed to radiation has to be decontaminated and ideally should be kept in isolation,” said Dr Sanjeev Kumar Bhoi, assistant professor, Medicine, AIIMS Trauma Centre, Hospitals not equipped to tackle radiation – The Times of India

April 12, 2010 Posted by | health, India | , , , , | Leave a comment

To be banned – whole body CT scans for healthy people

Government to ban whole-body CT scans for ‘health MOTs’ |Guardian UK  7 April 2010 BMJ Group The Department of Health is introducing new rules limiting the use of CT scans – detailed 3D X-rays – in private health checks offered to healthy people. Continue reading →

April 12, 2010 Posted by | health, UK | , , , | Leave a comment

UK govt acting on dangers of low level medical ionising radiation

Radiation fears lead to curb on CT scans, Ministers stop short of banning whole body scans for the worried well  Sarah Boseley,   guardian.co.uk,   6 April 2010,  A clampdown on clinics offering MOT health checks to the worried well – which can include whole body scans – was signalled by the government today, amid concerns over the exposure of healthy people to unnecessary radiation. Continue reading →

April 7, 2010 Posted by | health, UK | , , , , | Leave a comment

The problem of overuse of medical radiation

For patients, navigating the debate can be difficult because doctors, patient advocacy groups and manufacturers often endorse positions that are in their economic self-interest. Radiologists, who often own and use CT machines, for instance, often endorse their use; while gastroenterologists, who often own and use camera scopes, often favor their own methods. Patient groups often get financing from drug and device makers, or physician-specialty groups.

Radiation warnings ignored, GDS Publishing, By Jodie Humphries | 03/29/10 Urgent warnings by government experts about the risks of routinely using powerful CT scans to screen patients for colon cancer were ignored by the Food and Drug Administration, according to agency documents and interviews with agency scientists. Continue reading →

March 29, 2010 Posted by | health, USA | , , , | 1 Comment

Cancer increasing with increased use of medical radiation

“The problem is that there’s an increased cancer risk even from little amounts of radiation that we don’t feel,”

High-tech screening tests: Too much radiation?  San Francisco News – abc7news.com  March 25, 2010.

Carolyn Johnson

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The Food and Drug Administration is launching a drive to reduce the levels of radiation being used on patients in U.S. hospitals. The agency will hold hearings in Washington next week, focusing on powerful new imaging technology. The devices can often spot disease early, but critics worry their popularity is leading to an overuse of radiation……. Continue reading →

March 27, 2010 Posted by | health, USA | , , , , , | Leave a comment

Increased radiation cancer risk for airline crews

if crew members and passengers already face largely unreported radiation risks from long-distance flying, we should have the right to know just how whole-body radiation scanning machines are part of this risk.

Flying and Excess Radiation, THE HUFFINGTON POST, Robert Alvarez: March 22, 2010 .….The recent reporting of dozens of cases of harm to patients from the misuse of CAT scans should serve as a cautionary warning.

Unfortunately, the doses of radiation experienced in every-day life, especially flying long-distances in jet aircraft, pose risks we should also carefully heed…..With the rise in altitude, atmospheric shielding decreases and radiation doses increase. Continue reading →

March 25, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, health | , , , | Leave a comment

Ionising radiation’s long-term effects include heart disease and stroke

Correcting for other habits known to be associated with both conditions had no impact on their findings, suggesting that the radiation alone was responsible for their findings.

Survive the A-Bomb, Die Prematurely from Stroke and Heart Disease, Brain Blogger, March 24, 2010 | By T. A. McNamee, MD The survivors of the World War II atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki may have considered themselves lucky, at least at first. Shortly thereafter, however, those who didn’t die from radiation poisoning learned that the radiation from the bombings placed themselves and their children at increased risk of cancer. Now, they can add heart disease and stroke to their list of potential medical problems. Continue reading →

March 25, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, health | , , , , , | Leave a comment

Radiation effects: higher birth defects in Chernobyl area


Higher birth-defect rate seen in Chernobyl area NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Amy Norton Wed Mar 24, 2010 – Rates of certain birth defects appear higher than normal in one of the Ukraine regions most affected by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster, according to a new study.The findings, reported in the journal Pediatrics, stand in contrast to a 2005 U.N. report stating that there is no evidence of an increased risk of birth defects or other reproductive effects in areas contaminated by radiation from the Chernobyl accident. Continue reading →

March 25, 2010 Posted by | health, Ukraine | , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Iraq’s babies pay the price of depleted uranium weapons

GENOCIDE BY DEPLETED URANIUM IN IRAQ Bruce Gagnon Monday, March 22, 2010 By Jalal Ghazi

Forget about oil, occupation, terrorism or even Al Qaeda. The real hazard for Iraqis these days is cancer. Cancer is spreading like wildfire in Iraq. Thousands of infants are being born with deformities. Doctors say they are struggling to cope with the rise of cancer and birth defects, especially in cities subjected to heavy American and British bombardment. Continue reading →

March 24, 2010 Posted by | health, Iraq | , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Meticulous new research into depleted uranium and cancer

This study shows that both types of uranium may carry a health risk because they both affect DNA in ways that can lead to cancer.

Depleted and enriched uranium affect DNA in different ways. Environmental Health News, 16 March, 20201,  Continue reading →

March 17, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, health | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Many angiograms unnecessary, and carry radiation risks

Heart Angiograms Show No Disease in Almost 40%  BusinessWeek, March 10, 2010,  March 10 (Bloomberg) — Doctors may be sending patients too quickly for elective angiograms to detect heart disease, exposing them to radiation and driving up U.S. health-care costs, a study suggests. Continue reading →

March 13, 2010 Posted by | health, USA | , , , , | Leave a comment

New research points to cancers caused by unnecessary medical radiation

CT scan safety: Concerns mount , Chicago Tribune 9 March 2010,

Does early detection really save lives?

“As physicians find new ways to use diagnostic imaging to discover and deal with disease, concern is growing about Americans’ increased exposure to potentially cancer-causing radiation. Annual radiation doses from medical imaging have soared sevenfold since the early 1980s, according to a report last year from the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements.

Meanwhile, as many as 14,500 people a year may end up dying of radiation-induced cancers caused by CT scans, new research suggests.”–Judith Graham, Chicago Tribune.

Read her whole story: Concerns mount over radiation associatead with CT scans

Julie’s Health Club: CT scan safety: Concerns mount

March 9, 2010 Posted by | health, USA | , , , , | Leave a comment

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