Meeting with Governor Paterson
Click here for more photos	On August 21, 2009, Governor David Paterson met with RPHP Board members Christie Brinkley and Joseph Mangano in Southampton NY.  Christie and Joe informed the Governor about RPHP research on health hazards of emissions from nuclear weapons tests and reactors.  The meeting continues RPHP efforts to disseminate its findings, to ensure that public policies best protect public health.

    
Read our many editorials in 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006 warning about the health risks of building new nuclear reactors.
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Be sure also to check out our press releases and our reports, as well as our list of publications and our trade and technical articles.
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Huffington Post Article Features RPHP
Nuclear Power Causes Cancer: What Industry Doesn't Want You To Know
Dr. Sam Epstein
Huffington Post, Tuesday, August 4, 2009.
University of Illinois public health professor Samuel Epstein MD writes an essay on the health consequences of nuclear power, citing the work of RPHP.  Dr. Epstein discusses the considerable evidence linking nuclear reactor emissions with cancer, and calls on the President and Congress to take appropriate action.  Dr. Epstein is a regular columnist with the Huffington Post.
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Newborn Hypothyroidism Near The Indian Point Nuclear Plant
Joseph J. Mangano, MPH, MBA
November 25, 2009
This report examines the high rates of hypothyroidism in newborns near the Indian Point nuclear reactors
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RPHP Board members Judith Johnsrud (speaking) and Joseph Mangano	THYROID CANCER EPIDEMIC FOUND IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA RADIATION FROM NUCLEAR PLANTS LINKED WITH DISEASE Pennsylvania has the highest thyroid cancer rate of any U.S. state, and rates are especially high in the eastern part of the state, which has a large concentration of nuclear reactors, according to a new study.

Read about the press conference RPHP held in Philadelphia City Hall on January 21, 2010, announcing its new study of a thyroid cancer epidemic in eastern Pennsylvania.
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Click here to read the study 
Click here to read the testimony of Suzanne Litzenberger of Allentown PA at the press conference
Click here to view video of the conference from Channel 28 NBC in Wilkes Barre PA 
Clcik here for press coverage by CBS Channel 21 in Harrisburg PA
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Suzanne Litzenberger, thyroid cancer survivor from Allentown PA	Dr. Lewis Cuthbert, President of the Alliance for a Clean Environment, Pottstown PA

RPHP Releases Journal Article Showing Thyroid Cancer Rates Near Indian Point Nuclear Reactors Are Among the Highest in the U.S.
On November 16th, 2009, RPHP held a press conference announcing its findings that the rate of thyroid cancer cases in counties closest to the Indian Point nuclear plant 35 miles north of midtown Manhattan are the highest in New York State, and among the highest in the U.S.
These findings are substantiated in detail in Mr. Mangano's article: Geographic Variation in U.S. Thyroid Cancer Incidence and a Cluster Near Nuclear Reactors in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania published in the International Journal of Health Services Volume 39, Number 4, 2009, pages 643 - 661.
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PLEASE READ THE RPHP REPORT ON THE CANCER RISK FROM ATOMIC BOMB TEST FALLOUT BY STUDYING STRONTIUM-90 LEVELS IN BABY TEETH
Study released October 20, 2009
Our new study finds high levels of radioactive Strontium-90 in baby teeth of U.S. “Baby Boomers” who have died of cancer.  The study marks the first attempt to estimate cancer risk from bomb fallout by measuring actual levels in bodies of Americans. 
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Click here for an article about the study at St Louis Post-Dispatch
Click here to read the transcript of Health Risks of Nuclear Power and Testing, an interview with Joseph Mangano on NPR

The Misconception of Nuclear Power
This excellent article by Alec Baldwin at the Huffington Post explains why nuclear power is NOT a clean energy source nor a safe alternative to oil.
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Read RPHP Board member Karl Grossman's feature article Money Is the Real Green Power, The hoax of eco-friendly nuclear energy
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We are very proud of our internet article and guide, Making Use of the Internet to Obtain Data on Nuclear Reactor Performance and Health Risk Near Reactors: A Guide for Non Health Professionals by Joseph J. Mangano. With it, you will be able to do your own health risk analysis. Click here to read and begin your own study of health and radiation exposure in your community.