radiation sickness
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ra·di·a·tion sick·ness
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illness caused by exposure of the body to ionizing radiation, characterized by nausea, hair loss, diarrhea, bleeding, and damage to the bone marrow and central nervous system.
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Analysis: New drug may be effective in treating radiation sickness
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 10/4/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...may be effective in treating radiation sickness Host: RENEE MONTAGNE Time...may be effective in treating radiation sickness. The drug company studying...scientific conference in Georgia. Radiation experts say this drug and others...
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TORTOISE BLOOD FIGHTS RADIATION SICKNESS
News Wire article from: United Press International; 5/6/2002; 672 words
; ...0000 Tortoise blood fights radiation sickness May 06, 2002 (United Press...tortoises can be used to treat radiation sickness, Uzbek scientists told...fight off the damage done by radiation. TT2 relieved irradiated test...
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Tortoise blood fights radiation sickness.
News Wire article from: United Press International; 5/7/2002; 700+ words
; ...Asian tortoises can be used to treat radiation sickness, Uzbek scientists told United Press...helps it fight off the damage done by radiation. TT2 relieved irradiated test animals of the effects of radiation sickness, Vitali Alexandrov, senior...
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Radiation Sickness Drug Developed; Military Health Officials Hope Medicine Could Protect First Responders [ Corrected: 6/10/03 ]
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/19/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...involving nuclear weapons or radiation-spewing "dirty bombs." The...offer significant protection from radiation sickness, which would kill many more...gain approval for humans. But radiation specialists said tests on this...
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Adult Stem Cell Therapy Offers Promise in Treatment for Radiation Sickness, Other Life-Threatening Conditions, NeoStem CEO Says.
Business Wire; 7/1/2003; 700+ words
; ...threatening conditions -- including radiation sickness, a real and growing peril in...exposure to life-threatening radiation from a terrorist attack, a nuclear...for the possibility of lethal radiation exposure, Rodgerson noted...
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National Institutes of Health Requests Presentation on Radilex(TM) and Acute Radiation Sickness (ARS); NIH Invites ImmuneRegen BioSciences to Present the Key Science Behind Radilex.
PR Newswire; 3/21/2005; 700+ words
; ...research on Radilex to the Nuclear Radiation Countermeasure Advanced Product...mechanisms of action for Acute Radiation Sickness (ARS) relating to terrorist...as an effective treatment for radiation poisoning, deadly anthrax and...
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RADIATION SICKNESS CASE FOUND IN IRAQ
News Wire article from: United Press International; 11/25/2003; 307 words
; ...International 11-25-2003 Radiation sickness case found in Iraq BAGHDAD...York Times reports a case of radiation sickness in Iraq has triggered...villager, and possibly a boy, have radiation sickness. U.S. officials...
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Poisoned spy: Three face test for radiation sickness.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 11/28/2006; 700+ words
; ...are showing potential signs of radiation sickness and have been sent to a radiological...Yard yesterday said traces of radiation had been found at four other...Thursday have found signs of radiation contamination at University College...
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Witness in Litvinenko case suffering acute radiation sickness: report
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 12/8/2006; 358 words
; ...in Litvinenko case suffering acute radiation sickness: report MOSCOW, Dec. 8 (Xinhua...Friday. "Kovtun has an acute form of radiation sickness, with internal contamination from alpha-radiation by radio-nuclides affecting the...
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Interview: John Hendren discusses incidences of radiation sickness in Iraq following the looting of nuclear facilities
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 5/22/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Hendren discusses incidences of radiation sickness in Iraq following the looting...described as symptoms of acute radiation syndrome, among them shortness...if indeed this is some sort of radiation sickness? Is this something...
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radiation sickness
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
radiation sickness harmful effect produced on body tissues...Chernobyl . There is no treatment for radiation sickness, although it is sometimes possible...survive otherwise lethal doses of radiation if bone marrow transplants are performed...
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radiation damage
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
...interfere with their division, or kill them. In humans, these changes can lead to radiation sickness , radiation burns (from large doses of radiation), or to long-term damage of several kinds, the most serious of which result in various...
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radiation weapon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
radiation weapon or radiological weapon, a bomb...dirty bomb." Designed to produce radiation sickness in a military force or a civilian population instead of destroy a target, radiation weapons typically consist of a highly...
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chronic radiation dose
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
...chronic radiation dose a dose of ionizing radiation received either continuously or intermittently...a prolonged period of time. A chronic radiation dose may be high enough to cause radiation sickness and death, but if received at a low...
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radioactivity
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...accompanied by electromagnetic radiation . The energy produced by radioactivity...radioactive substances can cause radiation sickness , and such substances must therefore...manifestations of radioactivity. The radiation produced during radioactivity...
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