Re: The Precautionary Principle

["Fritz A. Seiler" <faseiler@NMIA.COM>]

Hi All,



Watch it, Ruth, the ice is getting thin!!  Take a hormetic (U- or

J-type) response function and it is: how much of what sign for what dose

group?!  Let us be clear here:

The simplest J- or U-type functions go to negative excess risks at very

low doses.  Consequently, an increase in dose is good for you! And that

is an absolute statement!  Pretty soon Joe Alvarez and I will submit a

paper on nonlinear dose-effects functions, and will discuss this in

general terms.



Have a nice weekend,



Fritz







Jerry Cohen wrote:



> In the case of low-dose radiation exposure, there is a morefundamental

> question. Which side is caution on?



--



 " The American Republic will endure until the day Congress

 discovers that it can bribe the Public with the Public's money."

                                       Alexis de Tocqueville

                                       Democracy in America



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