35 years after Chernobyl, what effects on new generations?
The Chernobyl nuclear accident caused genetic changes in people with thyroid cancer who were exposed to ionizing radiation as children ...
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It is possible to diagnose acute radiation syndrome with a single drop of blood
American researchers have developed a test capable, with a single drop of blood, of identifying the biomarkers of illnesses due ...
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Uranium: 6 people irradiated in Pas-de-Calais
Six people, including five firefighters, were contaminated with uranium last night in Bruay-La-Buissière (Pas-de-Calais).Finding uranium in her cellar, she hadn't ...
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Cancers: 4 out of 10 patients cured by radiotherapy
Thanks to developments in radiotherapy techniques which have become safer and more effective, 40% of cancer patients recover.Over the past ...
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Nuclear tests: 9 veterans finally compensated
150,000 people would have been irradiated by the French nuclear tests carried out between 1960 and 1996. Nine soldiers will ...
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Irradiation: a way to improve the body’s resistance
Researchers have succeeded in preventing the spontaneous destruction of cells by preventing irradiation. Irradiated mice had the same life expectancy ...
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Food poisoning: irradiation, the solution?
September 8, 2008 - Recent cases of food poisoning with the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes bring back to the fore the ...
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Food irradiation: are consumers right to be suspicious?
September 15, 2008 - Although the World Health Organization (WHO) alleges that irradiation1 of food is safe for health, the ...
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Scanner: reducing children’s exposure to radiation
The scanner is not without consequences in a child. Irradiation can promote cancer. A new approach makes it possible to ...
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Diarrhea due to irradiation of colon cancer
I am 64 years old and currently being treated for colon cancer. As a result of radiation to the rectum ...
Read moreInternal irradiation (HDR)
HDR (High Dose Rate) brachytherapy is a new form of internal radiation. HDR (High Dose Rate) brachytherapy is a revolutionary ...
Read moreIrradiation with IMRT
IMRT is intensity modulated radiotherapy. Intensity modulated radiotherapy, or IMRT, is one of the most advanced methods of treatment among ...
Read moreFood irradiation: harmless to health?
December 12, 2002 - When Health Canada is consulting the population on a draft regulation aimed at extending irradiation, on ...
Read moreUS approves irradiation of meat to kill bacteria
December 21, 1999 - The US Department of Agriculture now allows processors to irradiate raw pork, beef and lamb to ...
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