Radioactive Quack Meds

["Kolb, William (WKOLB)" <WKOLB@arinc.com>]

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bill

WMKolb

ARINC Inc.



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Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 2:03 PM

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In response to a recently published article on Radon in Popular Science, the

following letter to the editor was sent:

 

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: jjcohen <mailto:jjcohen@prodigy.net>  

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Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 3:59 PM

Subject: letter to the editor



Re: Theodore Gray, "For that Healthy Glow, Drink Radiation" pg. 28, August,

2004 issue          of  Popular Science



Healthy Radiation



It is apparently inconceivable to Gray that ingesting a radioactive

substance might actually improve one's health. In fact, it could! The

effects of radiation exposure are largely dependent upon the dosage

received. Certainly at sufficiently high dose, radiation can be deadly.

However, there is a growing body of evidence that at certain low, but above

background levels of exposure, it can be beneficial in nature. Those who

drink Radon Water, or visit Radium Spas may not be so crazy after all. As is

the case with other "harmful" agents, radioactivity follows the

long-standing guidance that "the dose makes the poison".



Jerry Cohen