Don't bomb Iran Nov 9, 2007
The use of nuclear weapons on deeply buried targets would be even worse, with radiation sickness, burning bodies, and years and years of misery and land contaminated through all of time. Even a nuclear weapon used on a remote target (and this they say is likely, because at least one of the important targets is buried and remote) would cause tens of thousands of deaths from ionizing radiation. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
Osiris secures $30M in financing Oct 11, 2007
Prochymal has also shown promise in treating radiation sickness that may occur after a biological attack. Osiris is now also eyeing the federal government as a potential customer for treatments to counter bioterrorism. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
EpiStem Successfully Complete First Year of Mucositis Tests for NIH Biodefence Programme Sep 20, 2007
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Medical Countermeasures against Radiological and Nuclear Threats (MCART) programme leads the U.S. effort to develop treatments for radiation sickness following a nuclear terrorist attack. EpiStem is a major provider of services to identify novel drugs that can improve the repair of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract following exposure to irradiation. (PR Newswire)
Old soldier gets the mushroom treatment again Aug 25, 2007
Another 20,000 would die from "radiation sickness". Australia sent 3000 to 4000 servicemen, all volunteers, to Hiroshima in February 1946 in that original contingent as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces (BCOF) after Japan's surrender in August 1945 ended World War II. Dunlop stayed for 2 years. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Return to Sender: Letter from Nagasaki Aug 13, 2007
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Local group remembers bombings Aug 9, 2007
Sixty-two years ago on Aug. 6 and Aug. 9, 1945, the United States used atomic weapons to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively, resulting in 200,000 immediate deaths, plus tens of thousands of subsequent deaths by radiation sickness. ADVERTISEMENT. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Kelly: She Stands Aug 7, 2007
The Japanese child survived the bombing of Hiroshima, but suffered from radiation sickness. In a Japanese hospital, she wanted to fold 1,000 origami crane birds, believing that by doing so she could be granted a special wish: hers was that no other child would ever suffer as she did. (Zmag.org)
The 30 Minute Diabetes Cure?! Jul 29, 2007
Russian researchers say it's even been successfully used to treat radiation sickness among victims of the terrible Chernobyl meltdown. This is late-breaking news and it's urgent. (Newsmax)
FDA ruling gives market boost to anti-radiation pill Jul 23, 2007
Federal regulators have granted "orphan drug" status to 's product for combating acute radiation sickness, a decision that will give the biotech firm tax benefits and rights to market its drug exclusively for seven years. The drug, dubbed BIO 300, is still undergoing clinical trials and hasn't received final approval from the (FDA). (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Is Time Travel Possible? Jul 4, 2007
Astronauts in space can die from too much cosmic ray damage which causes radiation sickness. Cosmic ray muons are the debris from collisions high in the atmosphere. (FirstScience.com)
Nuclear terror threat demands readiness Jun 18, 2007
" But in view of the increased risk we now face, it is time to add a second question to Nunn's: What will we actually do on the day after? That is, what actions should our government take? It turns out that much could be done to save lives and ensure that civilization endures in such terrible circumstances. After all, the underlying equation would remain a few terrorists acting against all the rest of us, and even nuclear weapons need not undermine our strong societies if we prepare to act... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
SECRET REVEALED: NISEI'S WWII ROLE Jun 13, 2007
At the time, I thought it was no use, but then I changed my mind," said Fukuhara, 87, of San Jose, who retired as an Army colonel. During the war, he feared that his three brothers had been drafted into the Japanese Imperial Army -- putting them on the other side of enemy lines. Knowing that the United States might invade Japan, he and other Japanese Americans hoped that the odds of facing relatives on the battlefield would be slim. With permission from his commanders, Fukuhara packed food and... (San Francisco Chronicle)
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Worse still, an astronaut hit by one of these storms could suffer radiation sickness, cancer, or even death. Last week, scientists at the American Astronomical Society conference in Honolulu presented a way to predict which type of CME is coming before it hits: a harmless discharge or lethal radiation storm. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Timeline: Ukraine May 28, 2007
Many armed forces personnel die of radiation sickness. 1988 - Prominent writers and intellectuals set up Ukrainian People's Movement for Restructuring (Rukh). (BBC News -- Europe)
Lendman: End Times Review May 18, 2007
From there, it was to sell the program, lie about the Hiroshima/Nagasaki horror on the ground, and then deny what historian-attorney Jonathan M. Weisgall later called the "silent nuclear terror of radioactivity and radiation" and that radiation sickness killed people. He was such a good liar, he won a Pulitzer Prize for it and got to fly on the plane that bombed Nagasaki, later describing it in the Times with religious awe. (Zmag.org)
The Phantom Torso - Space Radiation May 12, 2007
Although no astronaut has ever been diagnosed with space radiation sickness, excessive exposure could lead to health problems ... "The one possibility for radiation sickness might be an EVA situation during a solar event, if perhaps a crew member couldn't be brought back inside safely." But there's still lots to learn, he added, and that's where Fred can help. (FirstScience.com)
Hollis-Eden cuts 18 jobs linked to drug Apr 29, 2007
Hollis-Eden's restructuring follows the federal government's surprise announcement in March that it would not be buying and stockpiling thousands of doses of the San Diego company's experimental drug Neumune, a treatment for acute radiation sickness. The company had invested $90 million in Neumune, hoping a government contract for the drug would more than cover the cost. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Shields For The Starship Enterprise: A Reality? Apr 20, 2007
Cosmic rays and radiation from the Sun itself can cause acute radiation sickness in astronauts and even death. Between 1968 and 1973, the Apollo astronauts going to the moon were only in space for about 10 days at a time and were simply lucky not to have been in space during a major eruption on the sun that would have flooded their spacecraft with deadly radiation. (Science Daily)
Biotech firms to testify against BioShield rules Apr 18, 2007
He says the Department of Health and Human Services rewrote the rules after his company spent $85 million developing a breakthrough treatment for radiation sickness. In testimony prepared for delivery to a House homeland security subcommittee, Hollis says Congress has saddled taxpayers with a huge financial burden with little benefit in revamping the 10-year, $5. (Sunspot.net -- Business)
Chernobyl Radiation Equal to Everyday Risks - Study Apr 3, 2007
It excluded the cases of 134 firemen and helicopter pilots who suffered acute radiation sickness, leading to death in around 40 cases. About 4,000 people also developed thyroid cancer in 1986 as a result of the accident, most of them children and adolescents, although the survival rate has been 99 percent. (Planet Ark, United States)
London Spy Murder Rattles Russian Emigres Flooding Britain With Money Mar 30, 2007
From his deathbed, Litvinenko, gaunt and bald from radiation sickness, apparently hurled a final accusation: He blamed Putin for his poisoning. You may succeed in silencing one man, but the howl of protest from around the world, Mr. Putin, will reverberate in your ears for the rest of your life,'' a statement released by Litvinenko's family said. (Bloomberg)
Stocks Struggle To Hold Their Ground Mar 19, 2007
37 after it reported a narrower fourth-quarter loss when excluding a charge from a year earlier and said it would halt development of a treatment for radiation sickness. The Department of Health and Human Services Department of Health and Human Services earlier this month rejected the treatment for use in a national defense program. (Hinesberg Journal)
Company to drop work on Neumune Mar 18, 2007
Neumune was being developed under the government's Project Bioshield program and was designed to treat radiation sickness resulting from a dirty bomb or nuclear attack. Scott Rieger, Hollis-Eden's director of corporate communications, said the company believed it could no longer use its limited resources to develop Neumune when the government was not clear on its intentions. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Stocks up as worries about economy ease Mar 9, 2007
90 after the U.S. government rejected the biotech drug developer's radiation sickness treatment. Express Scripts rose $1. (USA Today -- Money)
My weapons were for war, says former BNP candidate Feb 20, 2007
He told the court he had collected iodine tables and crystals to use should he or his family suffer symptoms of radiation sickness. He bought potassium permanganate to purify water and said he would have used hydrogen peroxide to clean his false teeth. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
A tall, elusive Russian and a cup of poison tea Feb 10, 2007
Both are back in Russia and have suffered from apparent radiation sickness. They say they would never have knowingly exposed themselves to polonium, which was found not only in the hotel bar, but in a hotel room believed to have been occupied by Lugovoy. (Los Angeles Times)
Bid for Equity Office sweetened Feb 3, 2007
San Diego-based Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals, a company developing a treatment for radiation sickness, said the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services pushed back the date it is expected to decide whether to award the company a contract for its drug Neumune to be stockpiled in case of a bioterror attack. The agency said it would decide by March 7. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Reverse Crippling Arthritis in 2 Days Feb 3, 2007
And incredibly, it even helps overcome radiation sickness. This was shown in dramatic fashion after the Chernobyl nuclear accident. (Newsmax)
Irradiator debate heats up Jan 29, 2007
Exposure to large sources of Cobalt-60 can cause skin burns, acute radiation sickness, or death. Cobalt-60 absorbed by the liver, kidneys, or bone tissue can cause cancer. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
No Extradition Jan 27, 2007
Mr Lugovoy was treated at a Moscow hospital after Mr Litvinenko's death for what some Russian media said was radiation sickness. More on This Story. (Sky News)
A Very British Murder Detectives hunting the killer of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko now know where he was poisoned and say he received the fatal dose of radiation from a toxic teapot. Full Story Jan 27, 2007
Mr Lugovoy was treated at a Moscow hospital after Mr Litvinenko's death for what some Russian media said was radiation sickness. Mr Litvinenko, 41, had been investigating the death of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, like him, a fierce critic of the Kremlin. (Sky News)
Russian laughs off 'extradition threat' Jan 26, 2007
Lugovoy was treated at a Moscow hospital after Litvinenko's death for what some Russian media said was radiation sickness ... British detectives questioned him last year at a Moscow hospital that specialises in treating people with radiation sickness. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
TOWN HALL OPINION: Did "24" Go Too Far? Jan 18, 2007
I noted as the show unfolded that the script had the doomsday scenario putting the casualties of such an event at somewhere north of a hundred thousand, a remarkably low estimate, and that no mention was made of the catastrophic impact of radiation sickness or the second level but still devastating impact to surrounding infrastructure, the immediate refugee problem, or the collapse of the national economy. Given that the consequences of such a blast, I found myself doubting that the program... (ABC News)
A son honors his father's first Jan 16, 2007
Q. The dispatches cover not only the visible devastation, but also the effects of radiation sickness, which no one knew about at the time. What were the most surprising or revealing things for you in the dispatches. (Boston Globe)
Mystery deaths link Dec 31, 2006
He was murdered two years ago after suffering severe radiation sickness brought on by a mystery substance he had ingested with food or drink. His symptoms were remarkably similar to those suffered by Litvinenko who died in a London hospital on November 23 from exposure to polonium-210, a radioactive substance. (TimesOnline)
Russia: The KGB's Post-Soviet 'Commercialization' Dec 22, 2006
The Case Of Roman Tsepov On September 24, 2004, 42-year-old Roman Tsepov, the director of an elite private security company based in St. Petersburg, died of severe radiation sickness brought on by a mysterious substance he had ingested. The substance has never been clearly identified, but some reports suggest he was fed an experimental poison containing heavy metals or large doses of a drug normally used to treat leukemia and other cancers. (Ocnus.net)
Future doesnt look bright ...in the movies Dec 22, 2006
The post-Hiroshima worldThe bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki inspired a series of 1950s movies in which the survivors of nuclear blasts either live tortured lives or succumb to radiation sickness. The most uncompromising was Stanley Kramers On the Beach (1959), in which the entire all-star cast dies. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Over the topThe story of the man who photographed the ruins of Chernobyl Dec 14, 2006
There a doctor told me, "Anatoly Ivanovich, you do not count as not a case of radiation sickness - to qualify for radiation sickness you need to have been working on the night shift." So I got no special benefits. But I have had lots of illnesses, including blood diseases and cancer. (BBC News)
Key witness questioned in Litvinenko death probe Dec 12, 2006
Kovtun has also been diagnosed with radiation sickness. (Agencies). (Xinhuanet, China)
Hospitalizations in Hamburg Tied to Radiation Trail in London Dec 12, 2006
The four people in the apartment were not showing signs of radiation sickness, according to a police spokeswoman, Ulrike Sweden, and it will take a few days of tests to determine whether they ingested the substance. She said there was no public health danger. (The Ledger)
Web TV is wave of future Dec 11, 2006
Sure, Mr. Scary-Boils-on-His-Face Radiation Sickness breaks into the town pharmacy, but soon enough everyone joins forces to harvest the corn and carve jack-o'-lanterns. Awww who knew irradiated Kansans were so nice. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
German police find more radiation Dec 10, 2006
Kovtun, one of three Russians who met Litvinenko in London on November 1, was himself reported on Friday to be suffering from radiation sickness. There have been conflicting reports on Kovtun s condition, with a lawyer refuting claims that he fell into a coma. (Aljazeera.Net)
German police find "indications" of radiation in Litvinenko's death probe Dec 10, 2006
Witness in Litvinenko case suffering acute radiation sickness ... "Kovtun has an acute form of radiation sickness, with internal contamination from alpha-radiation by radio-nuclides affecting the liver, the kidneys, and the intestines," Interfax quoted a source as saying. (Xinhuanet, China)
Radiation found in German flat Dec 10, 2006
Former Russian agent Dmitry Kovtun reportedly is suffering radiation sickness, but the extent of his symptoms is disputed. ADVERTISER LINKS. (CNN -- World)
Something to Hide? Dec 9, 2006
Even so, he has been unavailable since the Scotland Yard team s arrival: they have been denied access to him at a clinic where a third figure in the affair is said to be suffering from acute radiation sickness. It would be wrong to take entirely at face value Mr Litvinenko s self-assessment as a persecuted crusader for justice. (TimesOnline)
Poisoned ex-spy's contact 'seriously ill' Dec 9, 2006
A CONTACT of the poisoned ex-intelligence agent Alexander Litvinenko is seriously ill with radiation sickness and has briefly been in a coma, a medical source said overnight as an investigation into the mystery broadened. The Interfax news agency, quoting an unnamed medical source here, said that Dmitry Kovtun, an agent with the private security firm Ninth Wave, had "a serious form of radiation sickness" causing an ongoing "reaction of critical organs: the liver, kidneys and bowels" ... Russian... (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Police suspect radioactivity source in Germany Dec 9, 2006
He was yesterday reported to be suffering from radiation sickness. Russia's Interfax news agency quoted an unnamed medical official in Moscow as saying Mr Kovtun had briefly fallen into a coma on Thursday but had since recovered consciousness. (ABC News Online, Australia)
Kremlin hits back with campaign to smear dead Russian spy Dec 9, 2006
Mr Lugovoi and Mr Kovtun have also been contaminated with polonium-210 and are suffering from radiation sickness in a Moscow hospital. The week's events. (Independent)
Puzzled? A brief guide to the polonium saga Dec 9, 2006
Is everyone in contact with polonium 210 at risk of radiation sickness ... But none of the others show symptoms of radiation sickness. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Spy contact's condition 'critical' Dec 8, 2006
MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- Investigations into the death of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko took a new twist Thursday with reports that one of his contacts was in critical condition in a hospital after showing signs of radiation sickness. There were conflicting reports regarding the illness of Dmitry Kovtun, a businessman and former Russian agent who met Litvinenko on the day Litvinenko fell ill with radiation sickness ... Former Russian agent Dmitry Kovtun reportedly is suffering radiation... (CNN -- World)
Putin bodyguard riddle Dec 3, 2006
Roman Tsepov died aged 42 in 2004 after suffering severe radiation sickness brought on by a mystery substance he had ingested with food or drink ... He began to show classic symptoms of radiation sickness: he grew pale, his hair fell out and his white blood cell count fell. (TimesOnline)
Spy's contact: Poisoned over shared secrets Dec 3, 2006
Feeling wellScaramella said he felt well and had no symptoms of radiation sickness ... The London hospital treating Scaramella said he was well and initial tests showed no evidence of radiation sickness. (MSNBC -- Race)
Putin Angry With Britain for Not Quieting Ex-Russian Spy on Deathbed Dec 3, 2006
He was said to have no symptoms of radiation sickness, but Sergio Rastrelli, his lawyer, said: The doctors have told him polonium always has potentially lethal effects. He either inhaled or ingested polonium. (Fox News -- Views)
Poison's effect on human tissue Dec 2, 2006
Hospital tests will check his white blood cell count for signs of radiation sickness. Polonium poisoning would initially affect bone marrow, killing off white blood cells. (Guardian Unlimited)
Protective clothing for autopsy team Dec 1, 2006
The doctors will be looking for evidence of tissue damage consistent with radiation sickness. By examining tissue samples under a microscope, the pathologists will try to establish how high a dose he received and when exactly he was poisoned. (Guardian Unlimited)
Is Radiation Contagious?: Nov 30, 2006
Is radiation sickness contagious ... In a certain sense, his radiation sickness could have been a sexually transmitted disease as well, since radioactive elements do show up in semen ... In order for someone to catch the radiation sickness, they'd have to be contaminated by Litvinenko's bodily fluids. (Slate)
Spy left radioactive trail Nov 28, 2006
Three showed symptoms that could be related to radiation sickness. A shop in Piccadilly where Mr Litvinenko bought a newspaper was also searched yesterday and no traces of the radioactive material were found. (TimesOnline)
Spy death linked to nuclear thefts Nov 26, 2006
They used them to keep warm at night but soon developed acute radiation sickness. The capsules turned out to be the highly radioactive strontium 90 core of a nuclear generator from a long abandoned aircraft navigation beacon. (Guardian Unlimited)
Spy names Putin in deathbed letter Nov 25, 2006
That is what radiation sickness is all about," he added. Professor David Ray, of the University of Nottingham, Queens Medical Centre, said even if a high dose of radiation could not be detected externally after Litvinenko was admitted to hospital, it is still possible that a fatal dose could have concentrated in deep tissues such as bone marrow. "The limited information that has been released about Mr. Litvinenko's condition and the timing of his death is consistent with either radiation... (Toronto Star -- World)
Dirty Bombs: A Nation Unprepared Nov 16, 2006
Ferguson recommends that the government stockpile decontamination supplies and medications to treat radiation sickness outside major urban areas. First responders also can't precisely predict where the fallout from a dirty bomb would spread to and who would be exposed to the long term effects of low level radiation. (CBS 11, TX)
Mass panic was aim of 70,000 dirty bomb Nov 9, 2006
At a cost of 70,000, Barot, 34, proposed building a bomb that would cause radiation sickness in about 500 people and produce mass panic. The Muslim extremist suggested setting off the bomb incentral London, or a city in Spain or the United States, Woolwich Crown Court in London was told yesterday. (Yahoo News -- Terrorism & 9/11)
SAIC buys San Diego company Nov 9, 2006
The San Diego speciality drug company, which is developing an experimental treatment for radiation sickness, sold the stock at $6. 50 per share, an 11 percent discount to Tuesday's closing price of $7. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Three-month Treasury-bill rate dips a bit Nov 7, 2006
Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals said the U.S. government indicated that it will award tentative contracts for potential drugs to treat radiation sickness by the end of January. The San Diego specialty drug company said it believes it is in the lead in a bid for a Department of Health and Human Services contract to make its drug, Neumune, part of the national stockpile for the treatment of acute radiation syndrome. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Not for Public Release! Nov 2, 2006
Russian researchers say it's even been successfully used to treat radiation sickness among victims of the terrible Chernobyl meltdown. This is late-breaking news and it's urgent. (Newsmax)
Is Time Travel Possible? Nov 1, 2006
Astronauts in space can die from too much cosmic ray damage which causes radiation sickness. Cosmic ray muons are the debris from collisions high in the atmosphere. (FirstScience.com)
