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[The Wilsons]

I do not suggest that there is any particular thing that should be 
looked for.  There are a range of things that could be looked for, for 
instance wounds that heal slowly, localized trauma from the presence of 
depleted uranium, symptoms of poisoning due to the toxic affects, or any 
number of other things.  The affects would obviously differ depending on 
the type of intake  (e.g. aerosol, fragments, contaminates from oxidation).

Bob


BLHamrick at aol.com wrote:
> But, you have to have something to look for...For example, one could 
> look at DNA damage, but since estimates range from about 50,000 to 
> 500,000 molecular lesions per cell per day (from natural metabolic 
> processes), and it would take 5 - 50 rad whole body dose to add 
> even another 1%, you'd never see anything from a low chronic dose 
> (such as one would be receiving from an intake of DU (or natural U for 
> that matter).
>  
> It wouldn't be like looking for a needle in a haystack.  It would be 
> like looking for a needle in a needlestack of tens to hundreds of 
> thousands of identical needles, all of them potentially lethal in 
> essentially the same way.
>  
> What is it you are suggesting someone should be trying to detect?
>  
> Barbara
>  
> In a message dated 4/23/2006 7:23:28 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, 
> pnwnatives at gmail.com writes:
>
>     When nothing is detected, nothing would be treated and in reverse,
>     treatment would be consistent with what was found.  You have to
>     look first though.
>
>