Recent events in Japan, along with the pervasive terrorist threat of “dirty bombs” loaded with radioactive material, have brought radiation sickness — its detection and treatment — to the world’s center stage. Attacking radiation sickness…
Recently, more states have reported detecting trace amounts of iodine-131, the substance whose harmful effects are countered by potassium iodide. In addition to Hawaii, Washington and California, monitors in Colorado and Oregon recently showed higher…
As the post tsunami drama in Japan unfolds, we thought it would be helpful to place the radiation exposure risk posed by the Fukushima nuclear power plant damage into perspective. Radiation surrounds us all the…
As a parent, I am uncomfortable answering my daughter’s questions about what happened to the people in Japan when the “earth shook” and then the “ocean came and took people away.” As I struggle to…
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