Drug Promises Fix for Radiation Poisoning

Der Spiegel (Germany) ^ | August 14, 2009 | Christoph Schult

[LukeL]

I wonder if this could be used in cancer treatment to prevent the dangerous side effects of radiation treatment, while still being able to kill the cancer. Imagine if we could find a way to protect healthy immune cells while still cooking the cancer cells?

[Cindy]

GREAT ARTICLE. Thanks for posting this Schnucki.

[Cindy]

Go to the article link LukeL and read the whole article... it does mention cancer.

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

This is interesting

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

It is

[Cindy]

Yes.

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http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1274179818?bctid=2132859001

“33 MINUTES”

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

I saw portions of the video and its very scary. And most of those nations are actively searching for WMDs.It is nice to have an alternative to potassium iodide.

[taxesareforever]

” Military officials are thrilled, and the discoverers could make billions.”

Does this mean there are plans for nuclear war? Why else would military officials be thrilled?

[Cindy]

“It is nice to have an alternative to potassium iodide.”

BIG Ditto.

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

Its better than the normal radiation pill

[Robert A Cook PE]

1) That's would be an interesting application of the technology.

2) Would any of this be covered under ObamaCare? (Either routinely, as an after-therapy care, or after a deadly bomb exploded? (After all, if the government didn't already have it in its list of approved medicines and practices, does it really exist at all?

3) Note that nowhere in the story is the Iranian attack on Israel “noted” directly nor is the likelihood of a Muslim attack on the US really accepted. DHS funded part of the the paper TALKING about the nuclear dirty bombs, but the medicine is privately developed.

4) Nuclear plant problems? Standby for an accident in that industry?

[ASOC]

Is the guy still looking for ‘investors’?

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

Have you ever tasted Potassium Iodide.It like eating pure salt. In fact, that is what it is.

[ansel12]

Does this mean there are plans for nuclear war? Why else would military officials be thrilled?

This isn't 1960 when we could hope for a nuclear standoff between great nations that would keep it from happening.

This is a half century later when everyone either has bombs or will have them at some point.

Nuclear bombs in America is inevitable, we just don't know if it will be tonight or five, or fifteen years from now.

[Wonder Warthog]

"Using a hypothetical scenario, the study describes the medical consequences of a terrorist attack involving a radioactive bomb in a major American city. It concludes that tens of thousands would be killed immediately, while hundreds of thousands more would sustain fatal injuries through the resulting radioactive fallout."

It's "hypothetical" all right. In fact it's SO hypothetical that it can't happen. A "dirty bomb" is usually considered to be a batch of radioisotopes dispersed by standard explosives. The "spread" of the radiation simply will NOT cause the level of damage mentioned--only a true nuke will do it.

[reformedliberal]

What would the suggested dose of Potassium Iodide do to someone with hypertension?

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=Potassium+Iodide+and+Hypertension&fr=fptb-501&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

But it does have a psychological effect and it can cause long term deaths from cancer.

[Wonder Warthog]

"But it does have a psychological effect and it can cause long term deaths from cancer."

So did flying two airplanes into the WTC. But the real truth is that the TRUE severity of a chemical-explosive driven radioactivity bomb is miniscule. A REAL nuke, OTOH, would be quite serious.