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Radiation study in nuclear reactor area, cancer cluster mystery

In addition to recent monitoring, health officials reviewed records of past discharges by FirstEnergy’s Davis-Besse nuclear plant in Oak Harbor, Ohio, plus historical data from various other industrial sources within 25 miles of Clyde.

Sandusky County officials receive radiation report, The Blade ~ Toledo Ohio, CLYDE, Ohio 16 Sept 10, — Families who are a part of eastern Sandusky County’s mysterious childhood cancer cluster will soon get results of an Ohio Department of Health radiation study. Continue reading →

September 17, 2010 Posted by | health, USA | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ionising radiation a cancer causer in nearby, non-irradiated cells

The Bystander Effect  may be more damaging in the longer term than direct radiation exposure.

Emerging role of radiation induced bystander effects:Cell communications and carcinogenesis, 7th Space.3 Sept 10, Rajamanickam Baskar, Ionizing radiation is an invaluable diagnostic and treatment tool used in various clinical applications. On the other hand, radiation is a known cytotoxic with a potential DNA damaging and carcinogenic effects.

However, the biological effects of low and high linear energy transfer (LET) radiations are considerably more complex than previously thought. Continue reading →

September 13, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, health | , , , , , | Leave a comment

Medical radiation to be controlled in new Californian law

New California regulation could limit medical radiation | abc7news.com,  Carolyn Johnson, 9 Sept10, California could soon take a major step to protect patients from dangerous levels of radiation. A proposed bill, awaiting the governor’s signature, would add new regulations for the use and monitoring of powerful imaging devices like CT Scanners.The push for this regulation came about after hundreds of cases of radiation overdoses at a prominent hospital in Southern California were made public….
California lawmakers recently passed a bill that will put new safety measures in place, to protect patients from receiving too much radiation.The bill requires hospitals and other facilities to record the actual level of radiation delivered during CT scans and to include that information in the patient’s medical file as well as the CT scan report. Any dosages 50 percent or more above normal would have to be reported to the health department.

The bill also sets up a new accreditation program for CT technicians……,New California regulation could limit medical radiation | abc7news.com

September 10, 2010 Posted by | health, USA | , , , , , | Leave a comment

More uranium workers eligible for nuclear compensation

Mallinckrodt refined uranium at its plant in north St. Louis during World War II for the nation’s first atomic bombs, and continued work there and at other locations until 1966. Waste from uranium processing at Mallinckrodt was dumped at the airport site.

Compensation for nuclear-bomb workers expanded to new site, BY TIM O’NEIL , September 8, 2010 St. louis • Special federal compensation for workers who handled material for nuclear weapons has been expanded to include those who worked at a waste-storage site near Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.

Former workers or their survivors are eligible for $150,000 and payment of medical expenses Continue reading →

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

USA plays musical chairs with cancer-causing nuclear wastes moving from California to Utah

“significant amounts of soil contaminated with carcinogenic dioxins, heavy metals and radioactive materials” will be removed from the site and taken to licensed waste dumps, including one in Utah,

Santa Susana Nuclear Site’s Toxic Dirt to be Shipped to Utah : Clean Ups : Curbed LA, September 7, 2010, by Adrian Glick Kudler,The Santa Susana Field Laboratory, home to a Cold War nuclear test site, should be all cleaned up, just 58 years after a partial nuclear meltdown. Continue reading →

September 8, 2010 Posted by | USA, wastes | , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ionising radiation – areas in Iraq contaminated by depleted uranium

Some of these areas are so irradiated that they will be uninhabitable for millions of years. And this is one of the main issues of the Iraq war, but no one wants to talk about it.

A war on the past, present, and future
tehran times : By Hamid Golpira, 31 Aug 2010, “……..the Iraq war is also a war on the future since the U.S. military has used the mutagenic weapon depleted uranium, which is definitely a war crime, a crime against humanity, and an act of genocide. Continue reading →

August 31, 2010 Posted by | resources - print, Uranium | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Breast Cancer risk increased with new medical radiation techniques

A single BSGI exam was estimated to involve a lifetime risk of fatal cancer 20 to 30 times that of digital mammography in women aged 40 years, while the lifetime risk of a single PEM was 23 times greater than that of digital mammography.

New nuclear breast imaging technologies associated with higher cancer risks — Science Blog, Aug 23 2010, OAK BROOK, Ill. — Some nuclear-based breast imaging exams may increase a woman’s risk of developing radiation-induced cancer, according to a special report appearing online and in the October issue of Radiology. Continue reading →

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

How low doses of ionising radiation can cause cancer

Apoptosis is the study of programmed cell death….the body’s natural cell-suicide program can fuel tumour development.”….this could happen if cellular DNA was damaged, say, by repeated exposure to low doses of radiation

Cells’ demise provides clues about cancer | The Australian, 21 Aug 2010, Research into apoptosis is taking place worldwide, with several large drug companies pouring money into the area, but critical work is being undertaken in Australia. Continue reading →

August 21, 2010 Posted by | AUSTRALIA, health | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Depleted uranium the likely cause of Iraq child cancers

Many are asking whether this spike could be connected to contamination caused by the use of depleted uranium in the bombs and bullets used by American forces.

Iraqi child cancer ‘linked to US weapons’ 16 August 2010  Source: SBS Dateline The number of deformed babies and children with leukaemia is increasing in Iraq, with locals blaming Depleted Uranium weapons used in US attacks,  …. Continue reading →

August 17, 2010 Posted by | depleted uranium, Iraq, Uranium | , , , , , | Leave a comment

USA keeps secret any data on depleted uranium use

one major obstacle is standing in the way of these assessments – the refusal by the US to release data on exactly where the weapons have been used and in what quantities. At present, states that use uranium weapons do not have to disclose quantitative or geographical data about their use – no where, no how much, nothing.

Fallujah birth malformations demand transparency over depleted uranium use By International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons, 16 Aug 2010, Recent research and a tide of media coverage are indicating that something is very wrong in the Iraqi city of Fallujah. The rates of certain cancers and birth malformations seem to be far higher than those of other countries in the region. Continue reading →

August 17, 2010 Posted by | Iraq, secrets,lies and civil liberties | , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Never before seen images of nuclear bomb tests in Australia

PICTURES Explosive: Unseen images unearth history of British nuclear bomb testing responsible for poisoning thousands | Mail Online

Unaware of the dangers of radiation, the men supervising the tests wore nothing more than military fatigues, which for some, soon after lead to heavy nose bleeding and early cancers. For others it took years.

Cancer, skin problems and infertility have all been suffered while some veterans may also have passed on genetic damage to their children…….

PICTURES Explosive new images unearthed of British nuclear bomb testing  Daily Mail    14th August 2010 Never-before-seen images of nuclear tests undertaken in Australia in the 1950s have been revealed. Continue reading →

August 17, 2010 Posted by | Resources -audiovicual | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Japanese pastor’s plea for abolition of nuclear weapons

Munetou said the world church “has an obligation and a responsibility to continue to say ‘No!’ without any ‘Yes’ to nuclear weapons that are against humanity and the absolute evil that plunges humanity into ruin and is incompatible with Christian faith”.

The Ecumenical Movement and the Nuclear Question Acton Institute PowerBlog, “…….By Hisashi YukimotoTokyo, 4 August (ENI)–A Japanese pastor who became a Christian after surviving the atomic bombing of Hiroshima says his decades-long pursuit of peace has involved a resistance to “nuclear weapons in the human mind”……. Continue reading →

August 10, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, Religion and ethics | , , , , | Leave a comment

Anti-radiation pills for those living near nuclear power plants

State offering anti-radiation pills for those near nuke plants,  York Dispatch, EYANA ADAH MCMILLAN ,  08/07/2010 York County residents living near nuclear power plants can receive free potassium iodide tablets from the Pennsylvania Department of Health.  Potassium iodide helps protect the thyroid gland against the harmful effects of radioactive iodine that may be released during a radiological emergency.The tablets will be distributed Thursday, Aug. 12, at 12 locations around the state, the department said……… State offering anti-radiation pills for those near nuke plants – York Dispatch

August 9, 2010 Posted by | health, USA | , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Remembering Nagasaki: British nuclear veterans

Speaking ahead of Monday’s 65th anniversary of the US dropping a nuclear bomb on Nagasaki, the servicemen talked about their experience of living through 20 test blasts carried out between 1952 and 1958.

Nagasaki 65 years on: British nuclear test vets push for MoD   compensation,  Metro.co.uk John Higginson – 8th August, 2010, Britain’s nuclear test veterans who are battling to secure £20million in compensation are urging the government to pay up before any more of them die. Continue reading →

August 9, 2010 Posted by | UK, weapons and war | , , , , | Leave a comment

Legal action to stop ‘backscatter’ airport radiation scanning

Backscatter technology emits low-dose X-ray radiation to take images that help detect weapons and explosives hidden under clothing, ……, who is there to calibrate them and make sure they are only given the correct amount of radiation?”

Lawsuit Filed Over Airport Scanner Privacy, Health Concerns,  Body-Scan Technology | TechNewsDaily, By Samantha Murphy,  06 August 2010 A public interest group has filed a lawsuit against the federal government demanding the suspension of the full-body scanners increasingly being used in airports nationwide. Continue reading →

August 7, 2010 Posted by | Legal, USA | , , , | 3 Comments

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