The Radiation Effects Research Foundation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: past, present, and future
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Management issues and budgetary constraints must not compromise the ongoing medical research on atomic bomb survivors conducted by the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF). Long-term studies reveal that survivors' cancer risk increases linearly as the radiation dose increases. Physical examinations and laboratory tests of survivors reveal evidence of nonlethal radiation effects and provide biological samples that are used to determine radiation exposure. RERF geneticists have not identified inheritable mutations from radiation, although conclusive results are still decades away. The effect of radiation on the embryo and fetus is an important and incomplete area of study. World economic conditions, particularly the dollar-yen exchange rate, have created funding problems for the RERF. In addition, the Department of Energy (DOE) may transfer RERF management from the National Academy of Sciences to a university in 1997.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1995
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Healing the Hiroshima Maidens: a historic lesson in international cooperation
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Four Hiroshima Maidens returned to the US in May, 1996, to commemorate the project that transformed their lives following the bombing of Hiroshima. They were part of a group of 25 badly burned and scarred Hiroshima women who were brought to Mount Sinai Hospital in New York in May, 1955, for plastic surgery. Norman Cousins was instrumental in bringing this about, as was Ralph Edwards, who featured a US-educated Japanese minister on 'This Is Your Life' and urged Americans to donate money to the project. The resulting flood of contributions allowed the women to be placed in Quaker homes while they were being treated.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1996
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Olympic athletes face heat, other health hurdles
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One of the greatest challenges to many Olympic athletes in Atlanta may be the city's hot, humid, summertime climate. Some athletes could be exposed to heat indexes of 100 to 125 degrees F. Long-distance cyclists, runners and walkers have the greatest risk of heat-related illness. In hot, muggy weather, the human body does not sweat but releases excess heat by increasing blood flow to the skin. This can withdraw blood from the heart, affecting the athlete's performance. Olympic officials have scheduled many outdoor events in the morning and evening.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1996
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