Atomic bomb health benefits.

Media reports of deaths and devastation produced by atomic bombs convinced people around the world that all ionizing radiation is harmful. This concentrated attention on fear of miniscule doses of radiation. Soon the linear no threshold (LNT) paradigm was converted into laws.

Radiation hormesis: the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Three aspects of hormesis with low doses of ionizing radiation are presented: the good, the bad, and the ugly. The good is acceptance by France, Japan, and China of the thousands of studies showing stimulation and/or benefit, with no harm, from low dose irradiation. This includes thousands of people who live in good health with high background radiation.

Low dose irradiation as a treatment for gingivitis.

Improved dental hygiene has decreased the incidence of dental caries and focused attention on periodontal diseases. Gingivitis is the inflammation and/or ulceration of gingival tissue caused by anaerobic bacteria. Ionizing radiation produces a variety of oxygen species from the water in our tissues; each is highly toxic for anaerobic.

Nurture with ionizing radiation: a provocative hypothesis.

Whole body exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation appears to decrease overall cancer incidence. The data come from at least eight large studies of populations exposed to various forms of radioactive material and from more limited studies of occupational and environmental exposures to plutonium, radium, and radon. Earlier experiments in animals strongly support the protective effect that is apparent in humans.