Experts advise on potassium iodide use: no protection against "dirty bombs"
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Potassium iodide tablets will not protect people from the adverse effects of a so-called "dirty" bomb. These bombs use regular explosives to disperse radioactive material. However, they do not produce radioactive iodine. Potassium iodide tablets only protect against exposure to radioactive iodine, not the gamma radiation produced by a dirty bomb.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2003
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Experts Wrestle With Social, Ethical Implications of Human Genome Research
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Researchers discussed ways that the results of the Human Genome Project can be introduced into medical practice at the 10th anniversary celebration of the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) program. This program was established at the start of the project and receives about 5% of the federal funds budgeted for the project.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2001
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Experts Urge Bioterrorism Readiness
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Doctors discussed ways they can prepare for a bioterrorist attack in the US at a conference in November, 2000. Most cities are unprepared for massive illness and casualties, as a bioterrorist simulation in Denver in May, 2000 clearly showed.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2001
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