Helen Caldicott: Fukushima Much Worse Than Chernobyl

Helen Caldicott: Fukushima Much Worse Than Chernobyl

What Dr. Caldicott is trying to impress upon us is that the effects of the radiation “leakage” from this disaster are ones that will not go away in a matter of months, or even years. Some forms of radiation, she says, will last for hundreds of years and will continue to cause various forms of cancer, birth defects, and other health problems for generations to come.

Is The Dramatic Increase In Baby Deaths In The U.S. A Result of Fukushima Fallout? By Janette Sherman, MD and Joseph Mangano

Is The Dramatic Increase In Baby Deaths In The U.S. A Result of Fukushima Fallout? By Janette Sherman, MD and Joseph Mangano

A 35% Spike in Infant Mortality in Northwest Cities Since Meltdown—U.S. babies are dying at an increased rate. While the United States spends billions on medical care, as of 2006, the US ranked 28th in the world in infant mortality, more than twice that of the lowest ranked countries. (DHHS, CDC, National Center for Health Statistics. Health United States 2010, Table 20, p. 131, February 2011.)