Recent release of the waste water from Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster stirred apprehension regarding the health implications of radiation exposure. Classified as a Group 1 carcinogen, ionizing ...

Oncotarget published "Esomeprazole enhances the effect of ionizing radiation to improve tumor control" which reported that for the in vitro studies, the authors used cancer cell colony formation assay ...

An IAEA research project involving 27 countries has strengthened global understanding of how exposure to ionizing radiation affects human health. The project focused on the clinical applications of ...

Fluoride in the drinking water; vaccine denialism; chemtrails; the “causes” of autism – basically, pick a health-related ...

A recent study published in the BMJ evaluated the effects of long-term exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation on cancer mortality. Study: Cancer mortality after low dose exposure to ionising ...

Cleveland BioLabs Inc., Buffalo, New York, was awarded a $9,226,455 cost-plus-fixed-fee multi-year contract for advanced research into mitigating and treating the effects of ionizing radiation. Work ...

Young girls could be up to 10 times more vulnerable to nuclear radiation than other members of society, with girls aged up to five twice as likely to develop cancer as boys of the same age. "In ...

The world around us is a scary place, with a lot of visible and invisible dangers. Some of those invisible dangers are pretty obvious, such as that of an electrical shock from exposed wiring. Some are ...

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Is cellphone radiation safe? The U.S. Health Department is reopening research into the long-term health effects of mobile ...