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Opinionator \| Anxiety: Showdown at the Airport Body Scanner	26.5.2013	NY Times: Editorials
Opinionator \| Anxiety: Showdown at the Airport Body Scanner
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Ky. uranium plant closes; 1,000 jobs lost	25.5.2013	Terrorism
The operator of a Cold War-era plant in western Kentucky that supplies enriched uranium to nuclear power plants said Friday it planned to cease production after federal energy officials decided to end ...
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Stricken Japan nuke plant struggles to keep staff	23.5.2013	AP Business
TOKYO (AP) -- Keeping the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan in stable condition requires a cast of thousands. Increasingly the plant's operator is struggling to find enough workers, a trend that many expect to worsen and hamper progress in the decades-long effort to safely decommission it....
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Stricken Japan nuke plant struggles to keep staff	23.5.2013	World
TOKYO (AP) — Keeping the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan in stable condition requires a cast of thousands. Increasingly the plant's operator is struggling to find enough workers, a trend that many expect to worsen and hamper progress in the decades-long effort to safely decommission it. ...
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Intermountain Healthcare alerts patients to cumulative radiation exposure	23.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Kirsten Stewart The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 22, 2013 01:34PM MDT Roughly 25 patients a day are wheeled into Intermountain Medical Center’s “cath lab” for CT scans to look for calcium buildup in their coronary arteries. Coronary artery scans — the newest addition to radiologists’ growing arsenal of diagnostic tools — can aid doctors in diagnosing heart problems early. But they expose patients to 50 to 150 times the radiation of a chest X-ray, raising their risk for developing cancer later in life. “We want to make sure patients are getting tests only for the ... ...
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California: Treatments for prostate and breast cancer vary widely, depending on where people live, new study shows	21.5.2013	San Jose Mercury News: Breaking News
Variation in surgery rates may indicate patients don't participate enough in decision-making, researchers say.
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Dangers of tanning beds	18.5.2013	Seattle Times: Opinion
State should consider regulations May, our first sunny warm weather month, is Skin Cancer Awareness Month. People begin spending more time outdoors under sunny skies. Teens look forward to school recesses and summer breaks. In misguided efforts to improve their appearance, many young people desire s
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Small piece of radioactive material found in trash	16.5.2013	Headlines: All Headlines
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—Public health officials are trying to determine who threw away a small source of radioactive material somewhere in the Grand Valley in western Colorado.
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A workout a day may keep cancer away	16.5.2013	CNN: Top Stories
Less cancer treatment may be better, and being in good physical shape may help keep cancer away, according to the latest research being presented at the largest convergence of cancer experts worldwide.
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FDA approves radiation-based prostate cancer drug	16.5.2013	Seattle Times: Business & Technology
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new injectable drug that uses radiation to treat advanced prostate cancer that has spread to the bones.
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30 Years Later, Child Fights Same Rare Cancer Dad Had	14.5.2013	WCCO: Local News
A big part of parenting is teaching children through lessons you learned as a kid, but for a Prinsburg man, it's a battle with cancer that's coming back around.
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Nuclear Terror in the Middle East	13.5.2013	Commondreams.org Views
Nick Turse Benjamin Netanyahu's defiant address to the UN in 2012 focused on Israel's red lines regarding Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program. Though still undeclared, Israel's nuclear arsenal is believed to contain several hundred warheads and extremely advanced delivery systems. (Photo: Getty images) In those first minutes, they"ll be stunned. Eyes fixed in a thousand-yard stare, nerve endings numbed. They"ll just stand there. read ...
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Cancer warnings may be required on tanning beds	12.5.2013	Seattle Times: Opinion
Outlaw tanning beds Melanoma is now the most common form of cancer for young adults ages 25 to 29 and the second-most-common cancer for people ages 15 to 29 [“FDA wants cancer warnings on tanning beds,” seattletimes.com, May 6]. Exposure to UV radiation from sunlight or tanning beds is t
San Francisco surrenders in fight over cell phone warnings	8.5.2013	Yahoo: US National
By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco city leaders, after losing a key round in court against the cell phone industry, have agreed to revoke an ordinance that would have been the first in the United States to require retailers to warn consumers about potentially dangerous radiation levels. In a move watched by other U.S. states and cities considering similar measures, the city Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday to settle a lawsuit with the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association by accepting a permanent injunction against the right-to-know cell phone ordinance. ... ...
San Francisco surrenders in fight over cell phone warnings	8.5.2013	San Jose Mercury News: Business
City leaders, after losing a key round in court against the cell phone industry, have agreed to revoke an ordinance that would have been the first in the United States to require retailers to warn consumers about potentially dangerous radiation levels.
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Eleanor R. Adair, Microwave Safety Researcher, Dies at 86	6.5.2013	NY Times: Science
Eleanor R. Adair, Microwave Safety Researcher, Dies at 86
'A very fragile situation': Leaks from Japan's wrecked nuke plant raise fears	1.5.2013	MSNBC
'A very fragile situation': Leaks from Japan's wrecked nuke plant raise fears
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Cassidy: HopeLab's Re-Mission 2.0 changes the way young patients see their cancer	28.4.2013	San Jose Mercury News: Breaking News
Pam Omidyar’s HopeLab is launching “Re-Mission 2,” a video game that has shown promise in changing the way kids feel about having cancer. The game encourages them to follow the treatment plans in part by helping them understand that they have the power to attack the disease that is attacking them.
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In remission from cancer, Northeast Philly girl plots way to give back	26.4.2013	Philly.com News
A 9-year-old from Mayfair will sell donated treats and give the money to Alex's Lemonade Stand, which chipped in for care.
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State approves license to build uranium mill in Montrose County (Cached)	26.4.2013	Durango Herald
DENVER x2013 After a lengthy and contentious approval process, Colorado granted a license for construction to begin on the first new uranium mill in the United States in more than 30 years.The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Thursday issued Toronto-based Energy Fuels a radioactive materials license, clearing...
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