Timeline for Is some level of radiation "good for you"?
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Apr 28, 2011 at 6:58 | comment | added | jwenting | "r, it did appear to cause many radiation-related illnesses over the course of his life:" cataracts at least are a common illness of old age (and even the young) and has many possible causes, radiation is just one of them and would likely cause it soon after exposure, not decades later. Same with the other diseases mentioned. | |
Apr 27, 2011 at 15:53 | comment | added | user5341 | @Monkey - haven't seen that question yet, thanks for the link! | |
Apr 27, 2011 at 15:40 | comment | added | Monkey Tuesday | @DVK I was just making a joke about diluting water. While I don't think homeopathy is likely to work at all, I as always, remain willing to be convinced by evidence.This question deals with possible evidence for homeopathy if you haven't already seen it. Cheers. | |
Apr 27, 2011 at 15:24 | comment | added | user5341 | @Monkey - I'm pretty skeptical about homeopathy's proposed work mechanisms (which to me sounds like mumbo jumbo at best), but the thing is, I HAVE observed it to work, whatever the explanation/reason is. As someone who has in the past designed physics experiments (for national level physics contests), I hope I'm not as easily fooled as a random alternative medicine cultist :) | |
Apr 25, 2011 at 20:32 | comment | added | Monkey Tuesday | @sklivvz You are correct sir. But homeopathy will only be able to treat dehydration when the the dilligent homeopathic researchers discover a way to dilute water to 200C. It's enough to make even Samuel Hahneman's head spin :) | |
Apr 25, 2011 at 17:33 | comment | added | Chris Dennett | The sugar pills help with hypoglycaemic attacks :) | |
Apr 25, 2011 at 13:32 | comment | added | Sklivvz | @Monkey - sure it does! It cures dehydration :-) | |
Apr 24, 2011 at 17:31 | comment | added | Monkey Tuesday | @Andrew as soon as it is shown hoemopathy can "treat" anything, perhaps. | |
Apr 24, 2011 at 9:02 | comment | added | Golden Cuy | @Monkey: So technically homeopathy would count as chemotherapy? | |
Apr 24, 2011 at 7:12 | comment | added | Monkey Tuesday | Medically, the term chemotherapy simply means treatment with chemicals. | |
Apr 24, 2011 at 3:34 | comment | added | dmckee --- ex-moderator kitten | @Chris: The treatment sometimes called "gamma knife" is radiation based, as are proton irradiation and radio-iodine treatments for thyroid cancer. | |
Apr 24, 2011 at 2:35 | history | edited | Chris Dennett | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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Apr 24, 2011 at 2:01 | comment | added | Chris Dennett | Sorry, edited -- you're right. I was always under the illusion that chemotherapy was radiation, but just looked it up and it says "cancer is treated with chemotherapy AND radiation". | |
Apr 24, 2011 at 1:59 | history | edited | Chris Dennett | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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Apr 23, 2011 at 23:33 | comment | added | Monkey Tuesday | @chris I may have to re-word the question. Yes, there are many conditions which can be treated with radiation, but that radiation is directed and controlled. I was asking if an uncotrolled environmental exposure can have similar effects. Also, chemotherapy is not radiation. | |
Apr 23, 2011 at 23:17 | history | answered | Chris Dennett | CC BY-SA 3.0 |