[ RadSafe ] Latest video from Dr. Busby

[Mike Quastel]

I checked Busby's reference to YI Bandazhevsky as the source of his  
information on alleged Cs-137 induced cardiomyopathy in children.  
There seems to be one reference - at least that I could find with  
Google Scholar - in the SWISS MED WKLY 2004;134:725–729, entitled,  
"Relationship between Caesium (137Cs) load, cardiovascular symptoms,  
and source of food in “Chernobyl” children – preliminary  
observations after intake of oral apple pectin". The full paper is  
attached here. Rather skimpy evidence. Perhaps Dr. Busby will let us  
know whether a more serious study has been published.

Mike


On Sep 13, 2011, at 9:16 PM, Brennan, Mike (DOH) wrote:

> 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.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
> [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Harrison,  
> Tony
> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 10:55 AM
> To: radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu
> 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
>
>
> Message: 11
> Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:42:23 +0100
> From: "Busby, Chris" <C.Busby at ulster.ac.uk>
> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Latest video from Dr. Busby
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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
> f
>
> It follows work carried out by Bandashevsky in Belarus after  
> Chernobyl.
>
> Cheers
> Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at agni.phys.iit.edu on behalf of Harrison, Tony
> Sent: Tue 9/13/2011 2:47 PM
> To: radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu
> 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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