[ RadSafe ] 14, 000 US Deaths Linked to Radiation Leaks at Damaged Fukushima Nuclear Reactor in Japan

[Cary Renquist]

" Findings are important to the current debate of whether to build new
reactors, and how long to keep aging ones in operation," said
Epidemiologist Joseph Mangano, MPH MBA. Researchers found that the death
rates in the 14 weeks following the radiation's arrival in the United
States rose 4.46 percent compared to the same time period in 2010."


http://j.mp/uVc0hE

If true, I guess that acute death after a chest x-ray must be quite
common.

... a new peer-reviewed study blames elevated levels of radiation for
14,000 deaths in the United States - and researchers involved in the
study are still wondering how far the death toll will climb. They hope
this startling discovery will show nations worldwide that the risk of
radiation poisoning is not limited to the community immediately
surrounding the site of the disaster.
Now researchers say that there could be 4,000 additional deaths due to
the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster - the worst nuclear
disaster since Chernobyl - and infants are the demographic most
affected. With their rapidly multiplying cells and growth spurts,
infants are extremely susceptible to radiation poisoning. "Based on our
continuing research, the actual death count here may be as high as
18,000, with influenza and pneumonia, which were up five-fold in the
period in question as a cause of death. Deaths are seen across all ages,
but we continue to find that infants are hardest hit because their
tissues are rapidly multiplying, they have undeveloped immune systems,
and the doses of radioisotopes are proportionally greater than for
adults," said Internist and toxicologist Janette Sherman, MD.
Prior to this peer-reviewed study, no studies on the effect of the
radiation leaks at Fukushima Daiichi have been made public. "This study
of Fukushima health hazards is the first to be published in a scientific
journal. It raises concerns, and strongly suggests that health studies
continue, to understand the true impact of Fukushima in Japan and around
the world. Findings are important to the current debate of whether to
build new reactors, and how long to keep aging ones in operation," said
Epidemiologist Joseph Mangano, MPH MBA. Researchers found that the death
rates in the 14 weeks following the radiation's arrival in the United
States rose 4.46 percent compared to the same time period in 2010.


I guess my time on this earth is now limited -- having just spent half
an hour in our lab, I probably received at least 0.5 mrem which is
likely orders of magnitude higher than any received in the US from
Fukushima...

Farewell,
Cary

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Cary Renquist
crenquist at isotopeproducts.com or cary.renquist at ezag.com