RE: Forbes - Hormesis article link "A Pinch of Poison"

[John Jacobus <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM>]

An article also appeared in "Nature" at

http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/nature/journal/v421/n6924/full/421691a_fs.html



There was a nice article in the December 2002 issue of

"Discover" magazine, by I could not access it on-line.



--- "Franta, Jaroslav" <frantaj@AECL.CA> wrote:

> Yes, good article Stewart.

> Another one I also read recently was this:

> 

>

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20031129/POIS

> ON29/TPScience/

> A little poison may not be a dangerous thing

> By ANNE McILROY   Saturday, Nov. 29, 2003

> 

> .........which said that   " Dr. Calabrese.....has

> been asked to address the

> Society of Toxicology of Canada annual symposium in

> Montreal in Dec. 7 and

> 8. The society's president, University of Calgary

> researcher Sheldon Roth,

> says it is not overstating to say hormesis could

> revolutionize the field of

> toxicology. "We are all going to be on the edge of

> our seats."

> 

> ......but I haven't seen anything about it in the

> local (Montreal) media,

> unfortunately (maybe someone else has ?)

> Its very regretable if indeed the event has been

> ignored, in the very town

> where it took place.

> 

> Jaro

> 

> http://www.cns-snc.ca/branches/quebec/quebec.html

> 

> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

> 

> 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Stewart Farber [mailto:farbersa@optonline.net]

> Sent: Wednesday December 10, 2003 11:48 AM

> To: Radsafe

> Subject: Forbes - Hormesis article link "A Pinch of

> Poison"

> 

> 

> Hi All:

> An article of note from Forbes Life. See link below

> to full article. An 

> excerpt follows the link.

> 

> Stewart Farber

> 

> <url:

>

http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2003/1222/236.html>

> 





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-- John

John Jacobus, MS

Certified Health Physicist

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