Contact tests positive for radiation
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Italian Mario Scaramella, a contact of dead ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko, tests positive for polonium-210.
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An Italian security expert who met with a former Russian spy on the day he fell fatally ill has also tested positive for the radioactive substance, British media reported Friday.
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British authorities had tested eight people for possible radiation exposure as the investigation into the death of a former Russian spy continued.
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Radio frequency radiation from mobile phones can damage DNA in laboratory conditions, European researchers say in a recent study. The study, called REFLEX, which stands for Risk Evaluation of Potential Environmental
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Two London police officers have tested positive for low traces of the polonium radiation that apparently killed former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, but both are well, the police said.
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Radiation exposure from a yearly full-body scan could dramatically increase the lifetime risk of cancer, researchers report in a new study.
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Britain's Health Protection Agency said Thursday that seven workers at the Millennium Hotel, where former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko met a contact on the day he fell ill, have tested positive for "low levels" of polonium.
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LONDON, Nov. 23 -- British authorities announced Friday the body of Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian spy and vocal critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, contained a high level of radiation, saying they were unsure whether it was even safe to perform a full post-mortem examination of the...
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A hospital tries to contact patients after admitting errors were made by a pathologist in diagnosing cases of cancer.
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Scientists move swiftly to quash reports that a possible contact has been received from  extraterrestrial life.
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Experts investigating the death of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko say there is no radiation risk to those who had contact with the deceased.
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Viruses, X-rays and compounds found in grilled meats joined the official list of known or suspected cancer-causing agents released on Monday.
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For several years, Adam M. Finkel, a top administrator at the Labor Department's    Occupational Safety and Health Administration, said he expected the agency to test its inspectors for exposure to beryllium fumes or dust. In 2002, he realized the agency was not moving in that direction, and he became a whistle-blower.
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People having full body scans to find potential health problems may wind up creating one, researchers suggest. Radiation from computed tomography, or CT, scans will result in a modest increase in the risk
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Andrei Lugovoy, a contact of poisoned  Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko, is suffering from  radiation poisoning, Interfax news agency said on Friday,  quoting medical sources.
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German police have found traces of  radiation in two buildings linked to a Russian businessman who  met the murdered ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko on the day he fell  ill, a spokeswoman said on Saturday.
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Authorities had tested eight people for possible radiation exposure as the investigation into the death of a former Russian spy continued.