Congressman says 10-mile policy on iodine pills is irresponsible

By Jeremy Borden

The nuclear crisis in Japan has renewed a decade-long fight over how many Americans would receive iodine pills in the aftermath of a nuclear

Excerpts from this story referencing "federal government":

"… e measures, and some states have not accepted iodine pills supplied by the federal government for even the 10-mile radius.Alan Morris, the president of Anbex Inc., a Vi …"

A science panel's curious end

By Marina Walker Guevara

How a critical advisory group got sidelined by two administrations

Excerpts from this story referencing "thyroid cancer":

"… er father, who worked at Hanford as a nuclear engineer, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, which rapidly spread to his lungs and brain; he died in 1996. Three years …"

"… or example, between releases at federal nuclear sites and diseases such as thyroid cancer.By the time George W. Bush took office in 2001, ACERER was already reeling …"

"… s estimated, as many as 212,000 people were at elevated risk of developing thyroid cancer.The NCI's findings brought a new sense of urgency to ACERER, which in 1998 …"

"… d a CDC-sponsored study that found no links between radiation exposure and thyroid cancer near Hanford. (The National Academy of Sciences later found shortcomings i …"