Category Archives: Radiation

Lawrence Solomon: One health activist attacks another (through me)

(February 9, 2011) Energy Probe Executive Director Lawrence Solomon refutes the claim that Port Hope has elevated levels of radiation. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: Peering into the past for cures

(Jan. 03, 2011) X-rays don’t just diagnose, they cure, says peer-reviewed research from the 1940s. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: Saving life and limb

(December 24, 2010) A decades-old treatment using X-rays may be more successful against gangrene than modern techniques. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: The apples and oranges of radiation

(December 2, 2010) We may need to scrap the current regulatory regime governing low levels of raditation. Continue reading →

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All Eyes on Port Hope

(Nov. 21, 2010) In a recent essay, CBC Sunday Edition host Michael Enright talks about Energy Probe’s belief that the radiation fears dogging residents of Port Hope are unfounded. Continue reading →

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Portable Breast Scanner

(Nov. 20, 2010) The portable breast scanner is designed to detect breast cancer with the help of radio-frequency technology that identifies contrasts between normal and cancerous breast tissues.

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Port Hope: Radioactive rhetoric

(Nov. 18, 2010) Editorial from the Toronto Star on the controversy surrounding anti-nuclear activist Dr. Helen Caldicott’s speech about Port Hope’s radiation levels. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: Port Hope — a hot spot that may be cool

(Nov. 13, 2010) Nuclear workers in Port Hope contract fewer cancers. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: The scan that cures

(Nov. 06, 2010) CT scans may not just detect ­cancer, they may actually prevent it. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: Radiation’s benefits

(Sept. 25) Will a gamma ray a day keep the doctor away? A new book says low-level radiation may prevent cancer. Continue reading →

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