There Is No Evidence to Support the Linear No-Threshold Model of Radiation Carcinogenesis

Linear No-Threshold Model VS. Radiation Hormesis.

The atomic bomb survivor cancer mortality data have been used in the past to justify the use of the linear no-threshold (LNT) model for estimating the carcinogenic effects of low dose radiation. An analysis of the recently updated atomic bomb survivor cancer mortality dose-response data shows that the data no longer support the LNT model but are consistent with a radiation hormesis model when a...

Destroying the Linear No-threshold Basis for Radiation Regulation

This article suggests five classes of effort that scientists can undertake to destroy the linear no-threshold hypothesis as the basis of radiation regulation in the United States. These are (1) pressure on regulators such as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, (2) presidential messages, (3) Congressional pressure, (4) educate physicians about low-dose radiation, and (5) work with journalists and...

There Is No Evidence To Support the Use of Aerosolized Magnesium for Acute Asthma

We read with interest the article by Boogaard et al (November 2005)1 in CHEST on tracheomalacia (TM) and bronchomalacia (BM) in children. They reported the incidence of those conditions and patient characteristics, and they calculated the predictive value of a clinical diagnosis of airway malacia by pediatric pulmonologists. However, certain points need clarification. The authors detected airwa...

There is no evidence to support the use of aerosolized magnesium for acute asthma.

We read with interest the article by Boogaard et al (November 2005)1 in CHEST on tracheomalacia (TM) and bronchomalacia (BM) in children. They reported the incidence of those conditions and patient characteristics, and they calculated the predictive value of a clinical diagnosis of airway malacia by pediatric pulmonologists. However, certain points need clarification. The authors detected airwa...

There is no induced motion at near-threshold velocities.