Nuclear weapons testing has affected every single human on the planet, causing at least four million premature deaths from ...

An IAEA research project involving 27 countries has strengthened global understanding of how exposure to ionizing radiation affects human health. The project focused on the clinical applications of ...

Recent release of the waste water from Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster stirred apprehension regarding the health implications of radiation exposure. Classified as a Group 1 carcinogen, ionizing ...

Young girls could be up to 10 times more vulnerable to nuclear radiation than other members of society, with girls aged up to five twice as likely to develop cancer as boys of the same age. "In ...

A new report by the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) reveals the devastating and ongoing ...

Prolonged exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation is associated with a higher risk of death from cancer than previously thought, suggests research tracking the deaths of workers in the nuclear ...

The standard should be, if Cesium-137 or other isotopes of concern are detectable in food items, they ought to be pulled off ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Military service members once sworn to silence now are speaking out demanding their collective voice be heard. Veterans who worked with highly classified nuclear weapons ...

Medical exposure is the largest human-made source of radiation exposure, accounting for more than 95% of radiation exposure. Furthermore, the use of radiation in medicine continues to increase ...

Can a person or object exposed to high radioactivity just take a shower with soap and water, or is more needed for decontamination? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Military personnel enter active duty knowing there are risks involved. One risk that affects a small proportion of veterans is illness caused by radiation exposure during service. Most veterans don’t ...