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Radioactivity's danger overstated?
shortnews ^
| 11/24/2007
| short news
Posted on 11/24/2007 7:30:58 PM PST by Flavius
A number of studies conducted at the sites of some of the worst radiation incidents in history have concluded that the danger from radiation isn't as great as was previously believed.
Deaths from radiation incidents including the nuclear bombs dropped on Japan in WW2 and Russian nuclear accidents such as Chernobyl were in the hundreds, not tens of thousands. The risk of genetic deformity was also lower than expected.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: nukes; radiation; radioactivity
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posted on
11/24/2007 7:30:59 PM PST
by
Flavius
To: Flavius
Uranium- it ain’t just for breakfast anymore.
2
posted on
11/24/2007 7:31:45 PM PST
by
BipolarBob
(Yes I backed over the vampire, but I swear I didn't see it in my rear view mirror.)
To: BipolarBob
Go eat your bowl of lead, and we’ll discuss this later.
3
posted on
11/24/2007 7:32:46 PM PST
by
bannie
To: Flavius
Bout time, now where can I order me some of them radium suppositories?
4
posted on
11/24/2007 7:33:28 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Only one consistent conservative in this race and his name is Hunter.)
To: Flavius
I did here somewhere that the rate of certain cancers among survivors of Hiroshima and/or Nagasaki was remarkably low. I think the belief was that the dose of radiation which had been received had acted as a preventative chemotherapy treatment.
I have no idea if there's any validity to that, and no, I wouldn't want to sign up for the treatment.
5
posted on
11/24/2007 7:34:41 PM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(The broken wall, the burning roof and tower. And Agamemnon dead.)
To: Flavius
Radioactivity is good. It’s a treatment against cancer.
6
posted on
11/24/2007 7:36:07 PM PST
by
familyop
(cbt. engr. (cbt.)--has-been)
To: 50mm
7
posted on
11/24/2007 7:36:08 PM PST
by
patton
(cuiquam in sua arte credendum)
To: cripplecreek
Title for new terrorist movie, a la Strangelove:
"Uranium - the Other Yellow Metal", or
"How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Mahmoud and his WMDs".
To: The_Media_never_lie
9
posted on
11/24/2007 7:40:06 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Only one consistent conservative in this race and his name is Hunter.)
To: The_Media_never_lie
How 'bout:
"The Radiation That Doesn't Kill Us Only Makes Us Stronger."
To: Flavius
—IIRC, Dr. Edward Teller put it in perspective when he stated that he got more radioactive exposure flying to visit Three Mile Island than anyone did from the released radioactive material-—
11
posted on
11/24/2007 7:42:23 PM PST
by
rellimpank
(--don't believe anything the MSM tells you about firearms or explosives--NRA Benefactor)
To: Flavius
there goes polonium-210’s future.
To: cripplecreek
13
posted on
11/24/2007 7:48:36 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Only one consistent conservative in this race and his name is Hunter.)
To: Flavius
Radioactivity's danger overstated?Unless you're a smoker, or eat too many cheeseburgers or drive an SUV or ..........
14
posted on
11/24/2007 7:56:24 PM PST
by
umgud
(the profound is only so to those that it is)
To: Flavius
To: Flavius
There’s been a lot written about how low-dose radiation exposure can be good for you. It turns out those healing springs known since antiquity were good because of the background radiation in the rocks, not the waters.
16
posted on
11/24/2007 7:56:57 PM PST
by
sinanju
To: sinanju
we are the children of the sun
17
posted on
11/24/2007 7:57:50 PM PST
by
Flavius
To: patton
apropos...Yes, why drop the information? In reference to what? Is this a subtle way to ask us not to panic?
18
posted on
11/24/2007 7:57:56 PM PST
by
GOPJ
(Hillary "tricky Dick" Nixon/Clinton. - Stiff a waitress - lie about it. Plant questions - lie more)
To: familyop
Radioactivity is good. Its a treatment against cancer.Yeah, it works by killing living cells. It's "good" when targeted at a group of cancer cells - not so good when targeted at healthy cells or people for that matter.
19
posted on
11/24/2007 8:03:23 PM PST
by
GOPJ
(Hillary "tricky Dick" Nixon/Clinton. - Stiff a waitress - lie about it. Plant questions - lie more)
To: GOPJ
50mm remarked a few days ago, he was hesitant to handle DU rounds, for fear of rad count.
I pointed out on that thread, Hiroshima and Nagasaki are still both going concerns, in spite of having been nuked into the stone age.
My point was, perhaps some fears are exagerated.
20
posted on
11/24/2007 8:04:16 PM PST
by
patton
(cuiquam in sua arte credendum)
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