[ RadSafe ] Latest video from Dr. Busby

[Cowie, Michael I]

I sense a pantomime, oh yes there are! oh no there not! Coming.


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On Sep 13, 2011, at 8:57 PM, "Harrison, Tony" <Tony.Harrison at dphe.state.co.us> wrote:

> In your paper you say "We have recently heard that children in the Fukushima contamination area have been
> suffering heart attacks."  That is a fairly extraordinary statement, and it deserves a reference, if only to hospital admission records or death certificates.  A good epidemiologist would make some effort to show that there have been more heart attacks, in children or in the general population,  since Fukushima than there were before, but I see no evidence of that.
>
> In this case, I'm not sure self-publication counts.  I'm trying to give you the benefit of the doubt here, but it's getting harder and harder to take your work seriously.
>
>
> Tony Harrison, MSPH
> Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
> Laboratory Services Division
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>
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> Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:42:23 +0100
> From: "Busby, Chris" <C.Busby at ulster.ac.uk>
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> The paper which this is based upon is here:
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> http://www.bsrrw.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/caesiumheart-Fuku-6-m.pdf
>
> It follows work carried out by Bandashevsky in Belarus after Chernobyl.
>
> Cheers
> Chris
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> Sent: Tue 9/13/2011 2:47 PM
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> Subject: [ RadSafe ] Latest video from Dr. Busby
>
> Dr. Busby's latest video is currently making the rounds on the anti-nuke and conspiracy theory websites, and can be seen here:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aBW-5atBus&feature=player_embedded
>
> I know there is some evidence that radiation exposure may be a risk factor for heart disease, but this takes it to a level I haven't seen before.
>
> Am I stirring the pot?  Perhaps, a bit, but I'm also curious to hear some reasoned analysis of the issues, with references where possible.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
> Tony Harrison, MSPH
> Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
> Laboratory Services Division
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