Re: What to do ? ? ?

[RuthWeiner@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 8/12/02 5:46:32 PM Mountain Daylight Time, lists@richardhess.com writes:



> I would like to take this opportunity to thank EVERYONE who responded to my 
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> inquiry. Everyone was very gracious and helpful, and it's greatly 
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> appreciated. I need to digest what's been posted and follow up on some of 
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> the reading assignments.


You are quite welcome.  However, today I got to thinking about what unexpected things -- things you have no control over --could happen to affect your health and well-being, and that of your family that are much more likely than any health effect from non-occupational exposure to ionizing radiation.  here is a short, non-inclusive list list:


1.  car accidents: the risk is about 10% of being in one, and about 1 % of its being fatal.

2.  eating undercooked hamburgers at a fast-food takeout

3.  west Nile virus froma mosquito bite  

4.  hantavirus from mice

5.  Legionnaire's disease from mold in ventilating and air conditioning systems

6.  bicycle accidents (if you bicycle, as I do)

7.  respiratory irritation from Southern California smog (note I am not saying "death" or even "disease" -- I am not overstating)

8.  a household accident: falling off a ladder, slipping in the tub, etc.

9.  being attacked by an unrestrained dog (my daughter suffered separation of all ligaments in her left knee from such an accident)



Ruth Weiner, Ph. D.

ruthweiner@aol.com