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California public health officials are investigating medical errors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles in which 206 patients were exposed to high doses of radiation during CT brain scans.
As many as two-thirds of adults underwent a medical test in the last few years that exposed them to radiation and in some cases, a potentially higher risk of cancer, a study in five areas of the U.S. suggests.
They fled in droves, terrified by rumors of a radiation leak, with many jumping empty-handed into motorcycle taxis and farm trucks they hoped would take them out of harm's way.
Grand Canyon National Park officials hope they have finally put to rest a long-standing rumor that the athletic fields where local children play were contaminated with radiation.
No one knows what the Earth will be like in a million years. But a proposed nuclear waste dump in Nevada must be designed to ensure that people living near it then are exposed to no more than 100 millirems of radiation annually — equivalent to about a half-dozen X-rays.
A small amount of liquid containing uranium splashed out of a container at a Japanese nuclear fuel plant near Tokyo, slightly exposing two people to radiation, the plant operator said Friday.
A small amount of uranium powder escaped from a machine at a Japanese nuclear fuel plant near Tokyo, slightly exposing a worker to radiation, the plant operator said Thursday.
The world's largest builder of nuclear reactors apologized to regulators Wednesday over a shipment of equipment that contained a radiation "hot spot" that exceeded federal guidelines and traveled more than 400 miles from Virginia to Tennessee.
Scientists mimicked one of cancer's sneaky tricks to create a drug that promises to prevent a serious side effect of cancer treatment — radiation damage — or offer an antidote during a nuclear emergency.
A research panel said Wednesday that the government should encourage replacement of cesium chloride for medical and research radiation because terrorists could use it in a "dirty bomb."
Idaho State University anthropologists are retracing American Indian trade routes by bombarding arrowheads and other stone tools with radiation that helps locate their origins.
A newly developed blood test can determine with 90% accuracy whether a person has been exposed to dangerous levels of radiation, and far more quickly than current tests, a new study suggests.
Nicknamed Conan the Bacterium, Deinococcus radiodurans can survive doses of ionising radiation thousands of times stronger than would kill a human. So how does it do it?
Radioactive traces have now been found on two British Airways passenger planes currently grounded at London’s Heathrow Airport, the UK Home Office announced on Wednesday. Three other planes, also suspected of contamination, are now being examined, on Thursday.
Jets emerge from the vicinity of a black hole or neutron star, which orbits a massive regular star in the LS 5039 system. Some of the gamma rays produced in the system are transformed into particles of matter and antimatter through collisions with ultraviolet photons (Illustration: HESS Collaboration/R Hynes)
Survivors of childhood cancer are highly likely to face chronic health problems later in life, researchers report. Doctors need to monitor these patients more closely for medical complications, experts warn.
It takes at least 10 minutes and a large glass of orange juice to wash down all the pills — morphine, methadone, a muscle relaxant, an antidepressant, a stool softener. Viagra for sexual dysfunction. Valium for his nerves.
Black holes: Powerhouses of the universeWhile black holes themselves are invisible, the regions around them are reigned by powerful magnetic and gravitational forces that create some of the most luminous radiation ever seen.
Flipping A Photonic Shock WaveA team of physicists has directly observed a reverse shock wave of light in a specially tailored structure known as a left-handed metamaterial. Although it was first predicted over forty years ago, this is the first unambiguous experimental demonstration of the effect.
An Intergalactic Race in Space and Time : Einstein Wins a Round Against Quantum TheoryAstronomers have used a high-energy burst of light from a distant galaxy to test the fabric of space and time. The work is the best test yet of attempts to create a 'theory of everything'. More Articles
Study suggests cellphone radiation weakens boneMen who wear their cellphones on a belt for many years may have decreased bone density in the pelvic area, according to a new study.
Cancers Can Vanish Without Treatment, but How?...screening appears to be finding many small tumors that would not be a problem if they were left alone, undiscovered by screening. They were destined to stop growing on their own or shrink, or even, at least in the case of some breast cancers, disappear. More Articles
Dark Flow RevealedAs if the universe weren't strange enough, scientists have recently discovered that entire galaxy clusters—the largest known structures in the universe, consisting of thousands of galaxies—are moving toward the same area.
FDA: High radiation doses at Cedars-Sinai hospitalLOS ANGELES (AP) â The FDA has warned hospitals across the country about exposing patients to high doses of radiation during CT brain scans, following an investigation of errors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
What happens next after you follow all the rules and try to live right, but you find yourself back to square one.
Mobiles and cancer: the plot thickensEvidence is increasing that radiation from handsets presents a cancer hazard, particularly to children and to those who use their phones for more than a decade.
How Much Radiation Does Your Cell Phone Emit?BOSTON -- The radiation from our cell phones has long been suspected of causing a variety of health issues and some devices do emit more radiation than others, according to a review by the Environmental Working Group.
13 more things that don't make sense. by Michael Brooks. 1. Axis of Evil: Radiation left from the big bang is still glowing in the sky – in a mysterious and controversial pattern. 2. Dark Flow: Something unseeable and far bigger than anything in the known universe is hauling a group of galaxies towards it at inexplicable speed.
Study shows some get high doses of radiation from medical imaging tests CT SCAN / STRESS TESTA large new study including 170,000 South Floridians found that a small but significant number of patients received dangerously high doses of radiation from medical imaging tests, putting them at higher risk for cancer -- sometimes needlessly.
Drugs that Specifically Attack Cancer Stem CellsResearchers have discovered a way to identify drugs that can specifically attack and kill cancer stem cells, a finding that could lead to a new generation of anticancer medicines and a new strategy of treatment. More Articles
Long debate ended over cause, demise of ice ages -- may also help predict futureResearchers have largely put to rest a long debate on the underlying mechanism that has caused periodic ice ages on Earth for the past 2.5 million years - they are ultimately linked to slight shifts in solar radiation caused by predictable changes in Earth's rotation and axis.
Blue Cross Steps Between Mother of Two and Her Doctors... Condeming Her To Paralysis, Brain Injury, and (Possibly) DeathWill your insurance company pay for the treatment your doctors recommend? They may not. That's what a single mother from Chico said she found out.
Throat cancer from HPV proves treatable"Cancer of the throat that stems from a human papillomavirus infection responds to treatment better than throat cancer that's triggered by other causes, researchers report online July 29 in Cancer Prevention Research.
Are Frequent Flyers and Air Crews Being Kept in the Dark About Risks of Radiation?September 1, 2005 — At the high altitudes and latitudes commercial airlines fly, crews are subjected to higher-than-normal radiation levels from the sun and cosmic rays.
New drug shields against radiationA MEDICATION that can protect people exposed to normally lethal doses of radiation from a nuclear or a "dirty" bomb has been developed, reports say.
'Time' Since EinsteinWhat is time? No, really, what is it? A dimension of space-time, says relativity, but is it physical? Or just mental? Why does it seem to move forward and not back? Does the universe acknowledge the arrow of time that we experience? How big is time? Does our notion of "now" h …
Court to Defendant: Stop Blasting That Man's Mind!Late last year, James Walbert went to court, to stop his former business associate from blasting him with mind-altering electromagnetic radiation.
Police clear street over kids' "nuclear reactor"Two six-year-old boys pretending to have built a mini nuclear power plant has prompted German police and the fire brigade to clear their street, authorities said.
5 Secrets to Preserve Your EyesightMore than ever we are using our eyes to stare at small type and images on computer screens, televisions, and cellphones—a modern trend that leads to eye fatigue and an increase in age-related eye problems.
"Positive thinking cured my cancer." Today is a wonderful day for Bob Budd of Treasure Island. While volunteering at his church Sunday morning, Budd became a proud grandfather of a brand new baby boy.
Space storm caught slamming into Earth's atmosphere (w/video)A space storm has been observed exploding from a central point in Earth's upper atmosphere for the first time. The result could one day lead to better predictions of the storms, which can harm satellites and power grids on the ground.
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