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Fukushima reactor breach: radiation and health effects
AusSMC: As the situation unfolds following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, experts look at the health effects of exposure […]
Continue readingRadiation from cardia angioplasty or myocardial perfusion imaging increases cancer risk
A study of more than 82,000 heart patients in Quebec was published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). […]
Continue readingExperts on mobile phones and child behaviour
A newly published paper has drawn a link between regular mobile phone use by pregnant women before and after their […]
Continue readingNewsletter digest: Nanoparticle safety, NZ innovation, cellphone masts/radiation and soil carbon
Concerns raised about nanoparticles Creating materials on the nanoscale is an area of science tipped to hold huge potential for […]
Continue readingNZ Herald/NZPA: Study rules out phone tower link to cancer
UK researchers have found no evidence linking a pregnant woman’s exposure to radiation from cellphone towers to the development of […]
Continue readingMobile phones and cancer risk – Interphone study
Increasing mobile phone use has led to public concern about possible cancer risks. The long-anticipated Interphone study is the largest, […]
Continue readingDom Post: NZ keeps the lid on radioactivity
Kate Chapman writes in the Dominion Post about the various uses of nuclear material in New Zealand, from medical therapy […]
Continue readingLow-dose radiation exposure and cardiovascular disease
It’s been hypothesized that occupational exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation could increase a person’s risk of cardiovascular disease, but until […]
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