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Stories tagged with: radiation
FCC Test to Measure Cellphone Radiation Flawed, Group Says
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http://abcnews.go.com/Health/fcc-test-measure-cellphone-radi...
A government test used to measure the radiation people absorb from their cellphones might underestimate the levels to which most adults and children are exposed, according to a group of doctors and researchers whose stated mission is to promote awareness of environmental health risks they believe may be linked to cancer.
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Japan: Nuclear crisis level raised to highest level
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13045341
Japanese authorities have raised the measure of severity of their nuclear crisis to the highest level, officials say.The decision was taken due to radiation measured at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi power plant, NHK reported.
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10 months, 1 week, 23 hours agoTags: Nuclear Crisis, highest level, radiation 
How to protect yourself from radiation poisoning
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http://www.naturalnews.com/031987_radiation_poisoning_protec...
In the wake of the Japanese nuclear disaster, radiation has contaminated the food and water supply and the ocean in Japan. Radioactive particles have been carried to distant lands, though no dangerous levels have been detected in other countries.
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Submitted by sarahmartin
10 months, 1 week, 1 day, 23 hours agoTags: radiation, contaminated, antioxidants, supplements
Home Insurance Meltdown: Is Nuclear Radiation Covered?
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http://www.insurance.com/home-and-renters-insurance/natural-...
Would your home insurance cover radiation damage from a nuclear meltdown?
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Nuclear Crisis Update: No Water to Cool Spent Fuel Pool
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http://news.discovery.com/tech/nuclear-crisis-spent-fuelrod-...
All of the water from one of the spent fuel-rod pools is gone, according to the chief of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. With no water to cool the fuel rods, they could just get hotter and eventually melt down.
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Submitted by sarahmartin
11 months, 3 days, 23 hours agoTags: Nuclear Crisis, radiation, radioactive 
Top 5 Worst Nuclear Disasters
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http://news.discovery.com/tech/top-five-nuclear-disasters.ht...
Nuclear power has something of a checkered history. Although it does provide carbon-free energy at reasonable prices, it has exposed its dangerous side with near meltdowns and leaked radiation. The International Atomic Energy Agency -- an intergovernmental agency for scientific co-operation in the nuclear field -- judges nuclear accidents based on the International Nuclear Event Scale, which ranges from 1 to 7. The most serious events are classified as a 7, referred to as a "major accident," while a 1 is considered a minor "anomoly."
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Submitted by GoldenHeart
11 months, 4 days, 22 hours agoTags: Nuclear Disasters, world, nuclear accidents, radiation 
Japan Nuclear Plant Explosion Reported
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/14/japan-nuclear-plant...
Radiation is spewing from damaged reactors at a crippled nuclear power plant in tsunami-ravaged northeastern Japan in a dramatic escalation of the 4-day-old catastrophe. The prime minister has warned residents to stay inside or risk getting radiation sickness.
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Submitted by sarahmartin
11 months, 5 days, 23 hours agoTags: catastrophe, radiation, nuclear, tsunami
Japan's Nikkei plunges more than 10% on radiation fears
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12741382
Japanese shares plunged on escalating fears of a radiation leak at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
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Cellphone Use Tied to Changes in Brain Activity
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http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/cellphone-use-tied-...
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health have found that less than an hour of cellphone use can speed up brain activity in the area closest to the phone antenna, raising new questions about the health effects of low levels of radiation emitted from cellphones.
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Here comes the sun: Solar flares make way to Earth
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/18/us-solar-flare-idU...
Radiation from the largest solar flare in four years is expected to reach Earth late on Thursday or Friday.Such events can cause radio blackouts and interfere with communication satellites, but the most likely outcome this time will be brilliant Northern Lights displays, U.S. scientists said.
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