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01:09 PM EDT on January 25th, 2012 |
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Kyodo: Flu epidemic in Japan — Cases per hospital double — Brain-swelling for infants
08:26 AM EDT on January 22nd, 2012 |
26 comments
Calgary Sun: “No need to panic – probably” about Fukushima fallout that rained on Canada — Gov’t “hasn’t even released the data”… More
03:44 PM EDT on January 21st, 2012 |
11 comments
Study: 90% higher incidence of childhood leukemia around nuclear plants — Authors call for investigation -International Journal of Cancer
09:04 AM EDT on January 18th, 2012 |
7 comments
Mainichi: Highly radioactive gravel used at local schools — Anger and anxiety spreading
07:31 AM EDT on January 18th, 2012 |
52 comments
Gundersen: Fukushima risk underestimated — 5% of young girls will get cancer living in 20 milliSv/y for 5 years — “Actually worse than that” — Hot particles NOT included & only counts cancers, not other effects (VIDEO)
11:42 AM EDT on January 17th, 2012 |
33 comments
CBS Evening News: Radioactive waste from ‘decontamination’ buried in elementary school playground (VIDEO)
09:49 AM EDT on January 16th, 2012 |
17 comments
Mom escapes radiation by moving into radioactive apartment: “I have no words — I just feel so awful for my kids — I feel like I’ve failed as a parent” -ABC News
09:15 AM EDT on January 16th, 2012 |
6 comments
Asahi: Many Fukushima evacuees living at infamous apartment building built from radioactive materials
08:44 AM EDT on January 12th, 2012 |
20 comments
Reuters: Child leukaemia doubles near French nuclear plants says gov’t study — Result is statistically significant -IRSN expert
07:47 AM EDT on January 12th, 2012 |
39 comments
CNN: Fukushima mothers outraged over newborns being exposed to radiation — Officials now considering widespread testing of breast milk
10:25 AM EDT on January 9th, 2012 |
14 comments
Mainichi: Children and grandchildren must live with fears about well-being after Fukushima
05:17 PM EDT on January 8th, 2012 |
108 comments
ACRO Survey: Homes are significantly contaminated in Tokyo suburb — First time child from capital had radiation detected in urine
12:00 PM EDT on January 8th, 2012 |
17 comments
NHK: Japan announces free medical care for Fukushima children under 18 — Requested by local gov’t
06:02 PM EDT on January 6th, 2012 |
38 comments
Yomiuri: Average pre-school child in Koriyama had external radiation dose of 110 µSv during Nov. — 60km from Fukushima plant — Won’t immediately affect health says gov’t — Internal not included — No data from Mar. to Oct.
10:04 AM EDT on December 30th, 2011 |
38 comments
Fukushima mother weeps to reporter: I wish my daughters were never born — “I apologize to them for giving birth”
07:49 PM EDT on December 24th, 2011 |
107 comments
NPR on Japan’s paranoid, guinea pigs (AUDIO)
01:04 PM EDT on December 22nd, 2011 |
25 comments
MD: Infant deaths also up in B.C., Canada after Fukushima — Corroborates U.S. study (VIDEO)
11:47 AM EDT on December 21st, 2011 |
44 comments
WATCH: Nursery school opens 25km from Fukushima meltdowns (VIDEO)
06:29 PM EDT on December 20th, 2011 |
64 comments
NHK: Gov’t to check Fukushima kids for congenital abnormalities linked to radiation — “Rising public concern” about contamination
10:17 AM EDT on December 18th, 2011 |
58 comments
Japan author claims medical workers said malformed babies are being declared as stillbirths or miscarriages — Not included in statistics (VIDEO)
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