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13-Jan-10

Government backs bill to ban sunbeds for under-18s

"The health secretary, Andy Burnham, will pledge the government's support today for a private member's bill banning sunbeds for the under-18s, following evidence that they can lead to skin cancer in later life."

Category: Radiation

10-Jan-10

Chernobyl nuclear accident: figures for deaths and cancers still in dispute

"• Suspected infant mortality rise difficult to prove • Predicted deaths range from 4,000 to half a million"


10-Jan-10

Irrational fears give nuclear power a bad name

"The health dangers from nuclear radiation been oversold, stopping governments from fully exploiting nuclear power as a weapon against climate change, argues a professor of physics at Oxford University."


6-Jan-10

Japan survivor of both atomic bombs dies, aged 93

"The only person officially recognised as having survived both atomic bombings in Japan at the end of World War II has died from stomach cancer, aged 93."

Category: Radiation, Weapons

29-Dec-09

Sheep farmers still stuck under a Chernobyl cloud

"Ever since radiation from Chernobyl rained down on the UK 23 years ago, sales of sheep in affected areas have been restricted. But frustrated farmers now claim the meat is safe – and that testing should stop"


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