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The Debate On The Health Effects Attributable To Low Radiation Exposure, Abel J. Gonzalez
The Debate On The Health Effects Attributable To Low Radiation Exposure, Abel J. Gonzalez
The University of New Hampshire Law Review
[Excerpt] "Few scientific issues have aroused passions more than the dispute about the health effects attributable to low levels of exposure to ionizing radiation (or radiation in short) and the currently authoritative dose response hypothesis, termed “linear non-threshold,” or LNT. Finding out whether health effects are induced by low-level radiation exposures, and if so, what they are, has become a kind of contest rather than a serious scientific inquiry. Sometimes it seems that rationality, or a methodical examination of the unknown, has disappeared from this debate. While the confrontation of different hypotheses is typical in academic discussions – at least …
Ecological Health Movement In Lebanon : An Overview Of Alternative Culture In A Developing Country, Mark Perry
Ecological Health Movement In Lebanon : An Overview Of Alternative Culture In A Developing Country, Mark Perry
Journal of Ecological Anthropology
An ecological health movement has emerged in Lebanon in reaction to problems in the mainstream health care system, to environmental conditions affecting agriculture and food sources, and to urbanization. The movement parallels similar developments in other countries. It depends primarily on practitioners of macrobiotics and organic agriculture, and is centered on the belief that good health is obtained through observance of dietary rules requiring consumption of organic food. The practice of these rules necessitates in Lebanon a reversal of trends toward centralization and urbanization in order to reestablish ties between consumers and farmers. It also implies a renaissance of organic …