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Radiation hazard symbol. Radiation poisoning, also called "radiation sickness", is a form of damage to organic tissue due to excessive exposure to ionizing radiation. The term is generally used to refer to acute problems caused by a large dosage of radiation in a short period. Many of the symptoms of radiation poisoning occur as ionizing radiation interferes with cell division. This interference causes particular problems for cells in treating cancer — cancer cells are among the fast ...
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Radiation sickness News Headlines
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Reuters - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:09 EST
- FDA approves drug for carsick dogs
MSNBC - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Breast Cancer Survivors Experience Long-term Heart Disease Risk From Radiotherapy
ScienceDaily - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Prostate Cancer: Radiation Not Best
WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:49 EST
- Radiation information available in Spanish
The Earth Times - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:19 EST
- Prostate Brachytherapy Causes Fewer Side Effects Than Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- External Radiation for Prostate Cancer May Have Lower Survival Rate
WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Prostate Brachytherapy Causes Fewer Side Effects Than Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Lung Cancer CT Scans No Help?
WebMD - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Translation error said to have led to hospital deaths
The Earth Times - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 02:25 EST
- A New Form Of Sleeping Sickness Discovered In India
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:00 EST
- Precision Targeting Lowers Risk While Directing Higher Dose Of Radiation At Tumors
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Breast, Prostate Cancer Resources Now Available In Spanish
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Really?: The Claim: Morning Sickness Is a Sign of a Healthy Pregnancy
New York Times - Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:13 EST
- Breast Cancer Cells May Be Killed By Common Cold Virus
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Immtech Completes Enrollment In Phase III Pivotal Trial Of Pafuramidine For African Sleeping Sickness
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- A Chemotherapy Drug Packs A One-Two Punch
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Some prostate cancer treatments better than others
Reuters - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:27 EST
- Clinical Evidence And Advanced Technology Supporting Hyperthermia Therapy Emphasized At Annual ACRO Conference
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Prostate Cancer Patients See High Survival Rates With Seed Implants
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- High-fat, Low-carbohydrate Diet Significantly Slows Tumor Growth And Enhances Health In Mice
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Alternative Brain Cancer Treatment: High-fat, Low-carbo Diet Slows Tumor Growth In Mice
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Machine Learning Could Speed Up Radiation Therapy For Cancer Patients
ScienceDaily - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Prostate Cancer Patients See High Survival Rates With Seed Implants
ScienceDaily - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Chemotherapy Drug Packs One-Two Punch
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Prostate radiation seed implants effective
The Earth Times - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:35 EST
- Machine Learning Could Speed Up Radiation Therapy For Cancer Patients
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Health-care Trend Moving Focus On Healing, Not Sickness, Expert Says
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 27 Jan 2007 12:00 EST
- Norovirus Expert: Sanitation And Science Prevent Virus's Spread
ScienceDaily - Mon, 29 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- New Study Focuses On Radiation-associated Cancer Risks
ScienceDaily - Fri, 12 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Woman receives ovary transplant
MSNBC - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 02:38 EST
- Lumpectomy, radiation, tamoxifen effective
The Earth Times - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:09 EST
- 'Hot' patients setting off dirty-bomb detectors
MSNBC - Mon, 29 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- St. Louis Surgeon Transplants Ovary
Washington Post - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 07:09 EST
- Radiation Therapy Services To Present At UBS 2007 Global Healthcare Services Conference
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Novel Compound Affords Protection Against Lethal, Whole-Body Radiation Even When Administered Hours After Exposure!
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Radiation Therapy Reduces Cancer Recurrence In Older Women
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- The New Form Of Trypanosomiasis Discovered In India Stems From A Deficiency In A Particular Immune-system Protein
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Shunning midday sun may not boost a child's weight
Reuters - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 05:37 EST
- Radiation Therapy Combo Cures Prostate Cancer Long-term
ScienceDaily - Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Promising Drug Combinations For Sleeping Sickness: New Treatments Badly Needed
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 27 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Surgery And Adjuvant Therapy Can Work For Pancreatic Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 21 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- New Form Of Sleeping Sickness Discovered In India Stems From Deficiency In Natural Immunity Protein
ScienceDaily - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Radiation Therapy Combo Cures Prostate Cancer Long-Term
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 07 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- New Study Focuses On Radiation-associated Cancer Risks
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 13 Jan 2007 02:00 EST
- "Hot" patients setting off radiation alarms
Reuters - Mon, 29 Jan 2007 01:17 EST
- "Hot" patients setting off radiation alarms
Reuters - Sun, 28 Jan 2007 04:46 EST
- Sunbeds of today cause higher risk of skin cancer
The Earth Times - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 02:42 EST
- Swedish Cancer Institute First In The World To Offer GPS For The Body(R) To Assist With Precision-Guided Prostate Cancer Treatments
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Diabetes Drug Shows Promise For Preventing Brain Injury From Radiation Therapy
ScienceDaily - Fri, 12 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Breast Cancer Patients Encouraged To Enroll In Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation Clinical Trials
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 29 Jan 2007 03:00 EST
- Chemicals In Brown Algae May Offer Protection Against Skin Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 28 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
- Pancreatic cancer helped by combo therapy
The Earth Times - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:28 EST
- Adding Radiation Decreases Breast Cancer Recurrence
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 02:00 EST
- Diabetes Drug Shows Promise For Preventing Brain Injury From Radiation Therapy
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 13 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
- Chemicals In Brown Algae May Protect Against Skin Cancer
ScienceDaily - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Head and neck cancer combo therapy effective
The Earth Times - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 03:14 EST
- Surgery And Adjuvant Therapy May Work For Pancreatic Cancer
ScienceDaily - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Your e-mails: 'I am way past impatient'
CNN - Fri, 12 Jan 2007 09:30 EST
- Promising Drug Combinations For Sleeping Sickness
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:00 EST
- Tumor Cells Evade Death Through Autophagy
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Your e-mails: Fighting cancer and inaction
CNN - Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:05 EST
- Model Predicts Risk Of Leukemia Induced By Radiation Therapy
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 31 Dec 2006 03:00 EST
- Cell Genesys Announces Encouraging Follow-Up Survival Data From Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of GVAX(R) Immunotherapy For Pancreatic Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Combination Therapy Spares Some Head And Neck Patients From Surgery
ScienceDaily - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Combination Therapy Spares Some Head And Neck Patients From Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 20 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Cetuximab With Radiotherapy Does Not Increase Side Effects For Head And Neck Cancer Patients
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Cetuximab May Prolong Survival For Head And Neck Cancer Patients
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Brain Stem Cells Against Cancer?
ScienceDaily - Tue, 16 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- New Drug May Help Prolong Survival For Head And Neck Cancer Patients
ScienceDaily - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Brain Stem Cells Against Cancer?
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 15 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Destructive Enzyme Shows A Benevolent Side
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:00 EST
- Blood stem cells make mouse bone marrow, brain cells
Reuters - Mon, 15 Jan 2007 02:22 EST
- Blood stem cells make mouse bone marrow, brain cells
Reuters - Mon, 15 Jan 2007 02:22 EST
- Blood stem cells make mouse bone marrow, brain cells
Reuters - Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:28 EST
- Prostate cancer therapy may shrink penis
MSNBC - Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:53 EST
- Destructive Enzyme Shows A Benevolent Side
ScienceDaily - Fri, 12 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Prostate cancer treatment may shorten penis
Reuters - Thu, 11 Jan 2007 04:35 EST
- Prostate Cancer: Combo Treatment Works
WebMD - Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:00 EST
- Cleveland BioLabs Protectans Technology Yields Stem Cell Research Breakthrough
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Norovirus Eyed in Olive Garden Sickness
ABC News - Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:45 EST
- Avian Flu Virus Unlikely To Spread Through Wastewater And Drinking Water Treatment Systems, Cornell Researchers Find
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 06 Jan 2007 02:00 EST
- Cruise-Ship Bug Blamed For Olive Garden Gastro Sickness
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 19 Dec 2006 05:00 EST
- Motion Sickness Explained
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 16 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Nearly 300 Olive Garden Restaurant Customers Sick In Indiana
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:00 EST
- NIH-Funded Study Harnesses Elekta Technologies To Offer Hope For Lung Tumor Patients
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 09 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Britain finds second case of radiation poisoning
Reuters - Fri, 01 Dec 2006 04:49 EST
- Britain finds second case of radiation poisoning
Reuters - Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:57 EST
- Perineural Invasion Associated With Increased Cancer-Specific Mortality After External Beam Radiation Therapy For Men With Low And Intermediate-Risk
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Combination Therapy Shows Improvement For Breast Cancer Patients
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 06 Dec 2006 06:00 EST
- Combination Therapy Shows Improvement For Breast Cancer Patients
ScienceDaily - Tue, 05 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- More radiation found in spy case
BBC - Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:24 EST
- Focusing Radiation In The Affected Area Leads To Better Control Of Cranial-Base Tumor
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 27 Nov 2006 05:00 EST
- Survival Benefit Associated With Adjuvant Androgen Deprivation Therapy Combined With Radiotherapy For High- And Low-Risk Patients With Nonmetastatic P
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 06 Dec 2006 11:00 EST
- UK finds new radiation sites after ex-spy's death
Reuters - Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:06 EST
- Novel Suicide Gene Therapy Used To Treat Malignant Brain Tumors
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 03 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- For prostate cancer, action may beat waiting: study
Reuters - Wed, 13 Dec 2006 01:13 EST
- Action may beat waiting for prostate cancer
MSNBC - Tue, 12 Dec 2006 09:02 EST

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