[ RadSafe ] Latest video from Dr. Busby

[Brennan, Mike (DOH)]

And, of course, being in an earthquake that killed almost 30,000 people,
including possibly family members, a tsunami that destroyed whole towns,
evacuation and confusion, couldn't have had anything to do with it (if
it exists at all, something that Prof. Busby's record does not make a
safe assumption).  

It can be argued that uninformed statements about the radiation dangers,
or even worse intentionally overstated depictions of the radiation
dangers, produce more stress, and thus health effects, than the
radiation (especially in the short term).  In that case, activists
making statements of questionable technical validity should be held
responsible for endangering children.

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Subject: [ RadSafe ] Latest video from Dr. Busby

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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The paper which this is based upon is here:

http://www.bsrrw.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/caesiumheart-Fuku-6-m.pd
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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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