• Study uses baby teeth to examine if atomic bomb tests raised cancer risk

    Posted by admin on May 29, 2008

    By Betsy TaylorAssociated Press Writer Thursday, May 29, 2008 ST. LOUIS (AP) _ Baby teeth collected in St. Louis in the 1950s and ’60s to measure children’s exposure to atomic bomb fallout will be used in a new study to try and gauge if Cold War bomb testing increased cancer risk. The new study became […]

  • Baby teeth study to begin

    Posted by admin on May 28, 2008

    By Robert Kelly St Louis Post-DispatchWednesday, May. 28 2008 Thousands of baby teeth, almost all collected from St. Louis-area residents inthe 1950s and 1960s, will finally be used in a comprehensive study aimed atlearning whether fallout from atomic bomb tests increased the cancer risk forAmericans born in those Cold War years. The nonprofit Radiation and […]

  • PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS TO FAIRFIELD COUNTY, CT OF KEEPING THE INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR REACTORS OPEN

    Posted by admin on May 13, 2008

    Joseph J. Mangano, MPH, MBAExecutive DirectorRadiation and Public Health Project May 13, 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS(Click on the underlined chapter heads to go to that chapter.) Executive Summary I. Introduction A. Brief History of Nuclear Power and Indian Point B. Radioactivity Produced in Reactors II. Health Hazards Posed by Reactor Meltdowns A. Description B. Estimates […]

  • Press Release

    Posted by admin on March 27, 2008

    For Immediate ReleaseMarch 28, 2006State Capitol Building,Room 109,Trenton, New Jersey Contact: Joseph J. Mangano609-399-4343Odiejoe@aol.com CHILD CANCER LINKED WITH REACTOR EMISSIONS, SAYS NEW STUDYOyster Creek reactor linked with health risks as 20 year license extension is considered [Trenton NJ, March 28] Cancer in children living near the Oyster Creek nuclear reactor rose after increased levels of […]