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Risk of low level radiation might be under-estimated

That X-Ray Could Give You A Heart Attack  News Junkie , By Dolores M. Bernal  Oct 22, 2009

Researchers from the UK have found that small levels of radiation could lead to heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems. The findings were published this week on the journal of PLoS Computational Biology. Continue reading →

October 24, 2009 Posted by | 1, 2 WORLD, health | , , , | Leave a comment

Warning on CT Brain Scans

–  FDA Issues Warning About Radiation Overexposure During Brain Scan By: June Chen, MD Health and Age 10/22/2009 Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported cases of radiation overexposure during brain perfusion computed tomography (CT) imaging. Although the reported cases of radiation overexposure all occurred at a single institution, this warning does raise a red flag about potential problems with CT quality assurance programs. Continue reading →

October 24, 2009 Posted by | 1, health, USA | , , , | Leave a comment

Mammography can lead to overdiagnosis

Does Mammography Sometimes Detect Too Much Breast Cancer? National Cancer Institute 20 Oct 09 The argument for screening women for breast cancer with mammography sounds simple: Continue reading →

October 21, 2009 Posted by | 1, 2 WORLD, health | , | Leave a comment

Radiation hazard to Mars travellers

Travel to Mars – on a one-way ticket? Some experts believe it’s the only way to explore the red planet and save NASA By ERIC BERGERHOUSTON CHRONICLE Oct. 19, 2009,
“………….The astronauts we’d send would never come home…………. Continue reading →

October 20, 2009 Posted by | 1, health, USA | , , , | Leave a comment

Patients receive radioactive overdoses

Hospital error leads to CT scan radiation overdoses in 206 patients Scientific Anerican By Larry Greenemeier  14 Oct 09 “……….at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where 206 X-ray computed tomography (CT) scan patients were given eight times the normal of radiation during brain scans over an 18-month period. Continue reading →

October 14, 2009 Posted by | 1, health, USA | , , | Leave a comment

Nuclear accident: Japanese victims seek justice

Scars linger from nuclear accident
The Japan Times , Sept. 29, 2009 10 years later, couple still fights in court while village grapples with how to move forwardTOKAIMURA, Ibaraki Pref. (Kyodo) On Sept. 30, 1999, Shoichi Oizumi and his wife Keiko couldn’t figure out why helicopters were hovering over their auto parts factory in the village of Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture…. Continue reading →

September 29, 2009 Posted by | 1, health | , , , , | Leave a comment

Lethal Legacy? Abandoned uranium mines bring health worries

Lethal Legacy? Abandoned uranium mines bring health worries The Alliance September 28, 2009 BUFFALO — In a series of bluffs and buttes near the Montana and South Dakota border are the leavings of the atomic age. Continue reading →

September 29, 2009 Posted by | 1, health | , , , , , | Leave a comment

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