PAPER: 2008, the year man-made global warming was disproved Dec 28, 2008
" Having read this paragraph and seen no correlation to reality - the arctic ice continues to melt, remaining ice free for greater portions of the year, polar bear populations are declining and polar bears are leaner than before because of decreased access to seals (they need the ice to get to the nursing seals) I can summarily dismiss any further "thinking" by this author. Niran Sabanathan on December 28, 2008 at 07:44 AM Of course man made global warming is a scam!!! There is not one shred of... (The Drudge Report)
No contamination following accident Dec 23, 2008
When the appropriate chemicals are used in x-ray developing, they become radioactive material. Upon arrival at the accident scene, several yellow Igloo containers with radioactive markers were strewn around the site ... Although several containers with the radioactive insignia were found at the accident site, a sweep with a geiger counter showed no sign of radioactive material. (Camden Chronicle, TN)
Fundamental changes needed at DHEC Dec 22, 2008
Municipal garbage flows in from New York; hazardous waste buried on the shore of Lake Marion threatens municipal drinking water supplies, and radioactive waste contaminates groundwater and the Savannah River. Along the coast, DHEC s Office of Ocean & Coastal Resource Management has consistently allowed development to move closer to the ocean, often on beaches that were renourished at taxpayer expense. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
53 comment(s) Dec 22, 2008
mamaforobama wrote on Dec 21, 2008 11:44 AM:" Sorry smokers but if you're rights can give me emphysema it's not exactly like you're not infringing on my rights by smoking in a public place.A study issued in 2002 by the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization concluded that nonsmokers are exposed to the same carcinogens as active smokers.[48] Sidestream smoke contains more than 4000 chemicals, including 69 known carcinogens such as formaldehyde, lead, arsenic,... (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Types of Medical Imaging Dec 21, 2008
In general, a radioactive marker is introduced into the patient's bloodstream and accumulates in the organ of interest. The marker gives off gamma rays that are detected by a special camera and processed into images by a computer. (Suite101.com)
Robert Fowler's disappearance: The French connection Dec 21, 2008
The company denies charges by a French body, the Independent Research and Information Commission on Radioactivity (CRIIRAD), that the company's operations, including mountains of radioactive waste left in the open desert, have been harmful to the region's fragile ecosystem and to the health of locals. But the fact remains that one of only two nonrenewable groundwater sources in the desert region is two-thirds depleted, and what remains is contaminated. (National Post)
New gas wells stir wastewater concerns Dec 21, 2008
And the state Department of Environmental Protection doesn't know what chemicals, metals and possibly radioactive elements are in the waste water that is pushed out of the wells. It is discharged into the state's waterways including the Monongahela River, from which 350,000 people get their drinking water. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
SARS spurs China to act on AIDS Dec 20, 2008
A more efficient radioactive battery could help spacecraft or even medical implants last longer, a new patent application claims. Sexual stereotypes are not the preserve of humans male dolphins seem reluctant to adopt a technique that females are keen to learn. (Yahoo News -- SARS)
Orwell revisited: Iran and dirty bombs Dec 19, 2008
At the same time, there have been a number of reports focusing on precisely this threat, one being about an Iranian merchant ship hijacked by Somali pirates; the ship has been described by some Israeli reports as a "giant floating dirty bomb" that had been on its way to the coastal waters of Israel with the sinister intention of detonating and covering a vast swath of Israeli towns and cities with "radioactive sand" - assuming that Mother Nature would cooperate by sending the winds in the right,... (Asia Times Online)
Doctors squeeze patients in as isotope supply halved Dec 17, 2008
This week, the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre received only half of its usual amount of the radioactive material used to diagnose and screen for cancer and other diseases. The isotopes only last for a few days. (CBC.ca)
NIH grants Parion Sciences $850k for drug to combat radiation-induced lung injuries Dec 17, 2008
has won an $850,000 grant from the to study a potential treatment for lungs damaged by the inhalation of radioactive particles in the aftermath of a nuclear attack. The grant will fund research evaluating the effectiveness of Parion compound CF-552 in removing inhaled radioactive particles from the lungs. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
Smart switching could solve communication tangle Dec 17, 2008
A more efficient radioactive battery could help spacecraft or even medical implants last longer, a new patent application claims. 11:30 17 December 2008. (Yahoo News -- Instant Messaging)
My Turn: A quiet presence Dec 17, 2008
Brian Morgan wrote on Dec 16, 2008 11:34 PM:" I am deeply touched by your article. I feel compelled to share several thoughts with you and the readers here. First, that quiet presence that you describe is something which I have experienced personally but in a different context. You see, this past August I suffered a massive heart attack. My "lad" or left anterior descending coronary artery was completely blocked. This required an angioplasty with a stent to keep the artery open (hopefully for... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Conn. says uranium found in 16 public wells Dec 16, 2008
Brookfield has been dealing with radioactive elements in its water for two decades. Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Sorting Sellafield Dec 16, 2008
Conversations flit between laddish quips about almost ghostly, invisible radioactive threats - "I'm not going up there, no way!" - to complicated scientific explanations about nuclear fission ... It involves thorough checks of equipment and personnel, with specialists labelling bits of kit as they make sure no radioactive waste - in however tiny quantities - is inadvertently taken off-site ... In the former reprocessing building, the radioactive waste is contained in small but solidly... (BBC News)
Two Endometrial Cancer Treatments May Not Work Dec 16, 2008
The authors add that, "adjuvant external beam radiotherapy cannot be recommended as part of routine treatment to improve survival for women with early endometrial cancer at intermediate or high risk of recurrence, and brachytherapy [placement of small radioactive pellets near cancer site] might be preferred for local control.". The studies appear online and in an upcoming print issue of The Lancet. (MEDLINEplus)
New Mammography Technology Effective In Detecting Breast Cancer Dec 15, 2008
In the study, 208 patients with breast cancer underwent PEM, an application of high-resolution breast positron emission tomography (PET) in which a small amount of radioactive material is injected into the body to measure metabolic activity and determine the presence of disease. The researchers used a PET unit specially developed for the breast and small body parts to perform the PEM exam. (Science Daily)
Isotope shortage forces delays of radiation treatment Dec 15, 2008
OTTAWA Medical therapies and diagnoses that require nuclear isotopes will be cancelled, postponed and replaced with other procedures next week as the Canadian supply of the radioactive material temporarily slows to a trickle. Basically, the situation we will have this coming week is an acute situation of a chronic-disease problem, Jean Luc Urbain, president of the Canadian Association of Nuclear Medicine, said in a telephone interview Friday. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Breast Cancer Treatment Offers Better Outcome To Women With Implants Dec 12, 2008
Radioactive "seeds" are guided into place through small plastic tubes, or catheters, with the aid of imaging and a computer. The seeds emit high doses of radiation in short bursts. (Science Daily)
800 evacuated from Caltex oil refinery after fire Dec 12, 2008
Just imagine the health ramifications of a consistent nuclear leak as a radioactive cloud (Chenobyl) or as a liquid (Columbia river, Tricastin acquifer disaster and many others). Posted by: Marco Conti of Wellington Point 5:55pm today. (NEWS.com.au)
Epilepsy Drug Shows Potential For Alzheimer’s Treatment Dec 11, 2008
A radioactive dye is injected in the blood and travels to the. . (Science Daily)
Holliston board OKs plans for water testing Dec 11, 2008
The board is also still ironing out rules for the handling of any radioactive waste found at the facility. Covanta took over the transfer station from Casella Waste Systems last year and has made improvements to the property. (Holliston Tab, MA)
NEW: Ill. Gov. arrested in Obama successor probe Dec 10, 2008
" opportunities wrote on Dec 9, 2008 10:29 PM:" Just heard on FOX, yes, FOX, and what the reporter on FOX said was Obama and Blago were cold toward each other, and Obama's campaign considered Blago: "self-interested," "erratic," and my personal favorite: "radioactive.". Well, the good thing is maybe enough people will take pity on the "Chicago Tribune" and start buying the paper again. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Mini Nuclear Reactors Could Be Target for Terror Dec 10, 2008
"That is, a terrorist who knows what to do can cause an event where a core might overheat, and if you breach containment, then radioactive material can be released.". But the companies say the terrorism threat is just talk. (Fox News)
Owners of uranium-laced land to sue Government Dec 10, 2008
THE owners of a radioactive property in Hunters Hill will sue the NSW Government today for allegedly allowing them to buy their waterfront mansion without being told their land is laced with uranium. Peter and Michelle Vassiliou, who bought the property at 11 Nelson Parade eight years ago, are returning from Singapore tomorrow to live permanently in Australia, but can neither occupy nor sell their home. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Doing their part - with goals in mind Dec 10, 2008
And when it comes to uranium mining and refining, there are some who believe that no amount of corporate community investment can compensate for the long-term costs associated with the safe transport and storage of radioactive waste. Graham Simpson is one of them. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Double standard for two bailouts Dec 10, 2008
Wall Street has been hammered by a credit crunch resulting primarily from all those radioactive mortgages on companies' books. The auto industry just isn't selling enough cars. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
The New Face Of Terrorism - What It Is, How To Face It Dec 9, 2008
The International Atomic Energy Agency, this year alone, investigated 250 incidents of loss or theft of radioactive or nuclear material. And it reports much of the material was never recovered. (Evening Bulletin)
Advanced CT Scans Valuable To Check For Clogged Arteries Dec 9, 2008
8, 2008) In a development that researchers say is likely to quell concerns about the value of costly computed tomography (CT) scans to diagnose coronary artery blockages, an international team led by researchers at Johns Hopkins reports solid evidence that the newer, more powerful 64-CT scans can easily and correctly identify people with major blood vessel disease and is nearly as accurate as invasive coronary angiography. Reporting in the New England Journal of Medicine online Nov. 26,... (Science Daily)
Best Treatments For Long-term Survival In Brain Tumor Patients Identified Dec 9, 2008
23, 2008) In the battle against malignant brain tumors, dual implantation of radioactive seeds and chemotherapy wafers following surgery showed promising results in a study led by specialists at the. (Jan. (Science Daily)
New Imaging Technique Tracks Cancer-killing Cells Over Prolonged Period Dec 8, 2008
Unlike an external radioactive tag, which decays over a short time and does not indicate whether a cell is living or dead, the reporter gene is expressed throughout a cell's lifetime, but not beyond ... The product of the HSV1-tk gene traps a radioactively labeled imaging molecule that can be visualized on a PET scan. (Science Daily)
Oil firm sidesteps sanctions on Iran Dec 7, 2008
It is powered by a radioactive chemical that scientists say could fuel a so-called "dirty bomb," capable of spreading radiation across many city blocks ... But over the years, sophisticated oil machinery, including devices that contain radioactive material, began to be sent to Iran in this way, seriously eroding the impact of the sanctions ... Schlumberger's radioactive drilling tool, called the azimuthal density neutron tool, is not on the list, according the company. (Boston Globe)
This era of black women and HIV/AIDS - Rev. Irene Monroe Dec 6, 2008
AMBUSH is able to 'KILL' the virus that are 'hiding' in the lymph system by its 'natural radioactive' properties ... AMBUSH is a radioactive isotope of uranium that is found in the 'palm' plant of which there are more than 3000 species. (Flesh and Stone)
Uranium Mining in Namibia: A Blessing or Curse? Dec 6, 2008
Furthermore, radioactive dust particles may be blown over many kilometres. This brings mining into direct conflict with tourism ventures that rely on Namibia's natural beauty as a main attraction. (allAfrica.com)
Detecting nuclear mischief, trooper finds a PET peeve Dec 5, 2008
"It's very rare that you get them going off for a vehicle going by," said Sergeant John Begin of State Police Troop G, which monitors radioactive waste in commercial vehicles passing through New Hampshire ... On the side of the turnpike that Nov. 21, Rosenthal explained to Burke that he had just come from having a positron emission tomography scan, which requires an injection of short-lived radioactive isotopes to identify any unhealthy cellular activity. (Boston Globe)
Home from home Dec 5, 2008
In 2006 this vision of "Londongrad" returned with the death of Alexander Litvinenko from a massive dose of the hazardous radioactive material Polonium 210. Suddenly the British public were brought face-to-face with the potentially appalling consequences of confrontation between a dissident community and forces back at home. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Radiation Sickness Dec 4, 2008
In an era of unstable politics and extremist behavior, terrorist attacks with nuclear or radioactive devices are real possibilities ... The detonation of a (a conventional weapon designed to scatter radioactive material) could expose a large number of citizens to high levels of radiation ... Ingested radioactive material should be removed by lavage or induced vomiting. (Suite101.com)
Committee, Health Dept. still at odds on rad rules Dec 4, 2008
That radiation has been on the increase in recent years because the plant has boosted its power output and has added new storage for highly radioactive waste. The Health Department, Vermont Yankee and the plant's defenders say the state limit for radiation at the plant fence line - 20 millirems a year - is one-fifth the limit set by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission and is the toughest in the country. (Concord Monitor)
Reprocessing spent fuel is imperative Dec 4, 2008
Alvarez said "reprocessing does not significantly reduce the amount of radioactive waste ...". It is a fact that reprocessing of used nuclear fuel greatly reduces the amount of high level waste that must be placed in a geologic repository and it reduces its radiotoxicity by orders of magnitude. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Radioactive 'Seed' Rx Helps Women with Implants Fight Breast Cancer Dec 3, 2008
In brachytherapy, the physician watches via a computer as tiny radioactive "seeds" are guided into place in the breast through small plastic tubes. Once they are in place, the seeds emit high doses of radiation in short bursts. (MEDLINEplus)
General public must do its part to prevent future terrorist attacks Dec 3, 2008
Implement an industry-wide chain of custody for all medical products that contain radioactive substances ... Accept that remote U.S. locations must be developed for the disposal of medical products that are radioactive or otherwise contain volatile substances that could be used as offensive weapons ... Recent federal actions, in cooperation with hospitals and the medical imagining industry, have targeted new safeguards for about 1,300 machines nationwide that irradiate blood and contain... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
as i see it:There’s plenty of room for more children Dec 3, 2008
Lyman wrote on Dec 2, 2008 9:42 PM:" When the planet's ecosystems are pushed past their limit and can no longersustain themselves under the pressure of the cancerous growth of humanpopulation, then these systems will collapse and earth will experience another oneof many great extinction events. A hundred million years later this eventwill be marked by a thin layer in the stratum consisting mostly of coal formedfrom metamorphosed plastic. It will still be slightly radioactive too. ". Member ID. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Laser technique produces bevy of antimatter Dec 2, 2008
That's several orders of magnitude more than the other two existing sources of positrons: natural radioactive decay and large linear accelerators. The LLNL scientists created the positrons by shooting the lab's high-powered Titan laser onto a one-millimeter-thick piece of gold. (MSNBC -- Politics)
His bomb detector is out of this world Dec 1, 2008
"We detect radioactive aluminum from across the galaxy," he said, so "I knew we should be able to detect it from across the street." And he could do it with equipment that was sitting in his lab from an earlier project whose demise still upsets him. For 16 years, Ryan had worked on the COMPTEL, a gamma-ray imaging telescope aboard the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, one of NASA's four "great observatories" (along with the Hubble Space Telescope, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, and the Spitzer... (Boston Globe)
Vintage stuff Nov 29, 2008
It uses a gamma ray detector to study the levels of radioactive particles in the wine, in this case caesium-137, that have been present in the atmosphere since the era of atomic weapons testing began after World War II.. "The main advantage of this technique is we don't need to open the bottle to do these kinds of measurements," Professor Hubert relates. (BBC News -- Europe)
Nuclear reactor owners rush to extend licenses Nov 29, 2008
The company also agreed not to oppose the decommissioning of the TMI Unit 2 reactor, destroyed in the 1979 accident when equipment malfunction and operator error led to a partial meltdown of the reactor core and an air release of radioactive material. That accident -- the most serious in U.S. nuclear commercial power plant history -- shook the public's confidence in atomic power and led to a moratorium on construction of new nuclear power plants. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Nuclear waste appointments Nov 29, 2008
Governor names six to Texas Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission ... AUSTIN Gov. Rick Perry appointed six members to the Texas Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission on Tuesday for six-year terms, according to a news release Friday ... The compact insures the management and disposal of low-level radioactive waste while maintaining a priority to the health, safety and welfare of citizens, according to the Governor's Press Office. (Odessa American, TX)
Nitric Oxide Can Alter Brain Function Nov 28, 2008
27, 2008) Research from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Toxicology Unit at the University of Leicester shows that nitric oxide (NO) can change the computational ability of the brain. This finding has implications for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's Disease and our understanding of brain function more generally. (Science Daily)
Water sellers in hot water Nov 26, 2008
They have to provide a microbiology analysis every three months, a chemical analysis every six months and radioactive analysis once every year, he told reporters yesterday after inspecting the premises of packaged drinking water company, Evergreen Manufacturers Sdn Bhd, at the Pulau Indah Industrial Park. He said some of the natural mineral water companies were also suspended for obtaining water from sources which did not have geological approval. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Urban air pollution 'more dangerous than Chernobyl' Nov 26, 2008
Two explosions at the Chernobyl reactor killed three people immediately and more than 30 died from acute radiation poisoning, but the radioactive plume released from the reactor spread over most of Europe and is estimated to have caused up to 16,000 deaths. The latest study follows a report last month from the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution which said air pollution was responsible for 24,000 premature deaths in Britain every year. (Yahoo News -- Pollution)
Nuke Facility Raid An Inside Job? Nov 24, 2008
"Unfortunately not. Highly enriched uranium is only very weakly radioactive. You can handle it with your hands.". Pelindaba holds more than a thousand pounds of HEU, and it uses some of it to make medical products. (CBS News)
Elmore planning decision was good for Idaho Nov 24, 2008
" We were promised it will move to Nevada by 2035, and we were promised a 'full clean up of all the plutonium" dumped in Idaho (originally promised in 1970), in exchange for importing the world's highly radioactive spent fuel rods. Here we go again, with a second generation Atoms For Peace plan, GNEP. Idaho will do double duty as the World's waste dump. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
LETTERS: NCT, Nov. 24, 2008 Nov 24, 2008
The radioactive mine waste will be washed into the Colorado River whenever it rains ... Radioactive drinking water is not a good idea. (North County Times)
Gordon L. Brownell; invention evolved into the PET scan; at 86 Nov 23, 2008
The technology Dr. Brownell invented evolved into positron emission tomography, commonly known as a PET scan, which uses radioactive tracers to pinpoint the location of diseased tissue. He died Nov. 11 in his Salem home. (Boston Globe)
Cardiac Stress Testing Nov 23, 2008
These radioactive markers flow into the heart muscle, indicating which portions of the heart have adequate perfusion of blood. Choice of Stress Testing. (Suite101.com)
* World News Quick Take Nov 23, 2008
Litvinenko, a fierce critic of then Russian president Vladimir Putin, died two years ago today, poisoned by the radioactive substance polonium. The Times said Lugovoi pledged he would also consider returning after Kovtun, if Kovtun was allowed to visit London without the risk of being extradited to Germany. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Unpardonable Nov 23, 2008
The fuel isn't expensive to make and there are no radioactive byproducts to dispose of. In fact, there's nothing radioactive involved in the fusion process. (NJ.com -- Times)
When Mammograms Aren't Enough: New Innovations Help Catch Breast Cancer Early (8) Nov 23, 2008
Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) begins with an injection of a short-acting, "radioactive tracer" that travels through the body and highlights cancer cells, detected by cameras, that mammograms often miss. MBI serves as a complementary form of detection for higher risk women, and tends to show fewer "false positives" than mammograms, meaning fewer women have to undergo unnecessary biopsies. (Boerne Star, TX)
Fact or Fiction?: Cell Phones Can Cause Brain Cancer Nov 22, 2008
use non-ionizing radiation, which differs from the ionizing radiation of x-rays and radioactive material in that it does not have enough energy to knock around or ionize electrons or particles in atoms. Cell phone radiation falls into the same band of nonionizing radio frequency as microwaves used to heat or cook food. (Scientific American)
Brazen Nuke Facility Raid An Inside Job? Nov 21, 2008
He says the gunmen never made it near radioactive material and they would have had to get through more security measures to do so. In fact, Adam is not convinced that the attackers were after the HEU stored at the plant. (CBS News -- 60 minutes)
NanoMedical among latest recipients of Emerging Tech Fund money Nov 19, 2008
received $750,000 for the commercialization of a new type of flat panel X-Ray source for use in radioactive treatment in mail, food and medical product sterilization, medical imaging and industrial applications. The company is a division of in Austin. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Could nuclear sell-off be another taxpayer bail-out? Nov 19, 2008
If land is transferred from BE to other atomic aspirant owners, who will hold the liabilities for radioactive remediation. Who will be responsible for the insurance cover of existing reactors, especially any accident that involves off-site radioactive contamination ... When the government agreed to foreign company-led consortiums taking over the management contracts for Sellafield in July and Drigg low-level radioactive waste site in March, it was forced to agree to become the insurer of last... (guardian.co.uk)
Uranium site leaves family homeless Nov 19, 2008
"Mr Vassiliou said this was not a "cash grab", he just wanted to receive payment for what he had lost.He said he was also concerned for residents still living in Nelson Parade."I'm the guy who is most impacted of course, but there is wider issues than just myself," he said."This site continues to emit radioactive contamination and the residents who live around the area continue to put up with this health risk. "He said he did not want to take legal action against the state government, but said... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Science Indian Moon Probe Hits Moon Surface at 3100 MPH Nov 18, 2008
In the end, that instability bit them, and until the graphite rods fell into the reactor core, there was already a runaway nuclear reaction, the reactor core was breached, radioactive graphite and other materials on the reactor's roof and so on. (if I remember correctly, they were testing if, in the event of an emergency shut down, the energy contained in the already heated steam is enough to supply electricity for all the shutting down operations). (DailyTech)
Fighting cancer Nov 16, 2008
A radioactive substance is injected into the blood. Cancerous cells show up as bright masses. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
