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  2. Effects of nuclear explosions on human health - Wikipedia

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    The medical effects of the atomic bomb upon humans can be put into the four categories below, with the effects of larger thermonuclear weapons producing blast and thermal effects so large that there would be a negligible number of survivors close enough to the center of the blast who would experience prompt/acute radiation effects, which were observed after the 16 kiloton yield Hiroshima bomb ...

  3. Atomic battery - Wikipedia

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    Medtronic and Alcatel developed a plutonium-powered pacemaker, the Numec NU-5, powered by a 2.5 Ci slug of plutonium 238, first implanted in a human patient in 1970. The 139 Numec NU-5 nuclear pacemakers implanted in the 1970s are expected to never need replacing, an advantage over non-nuclear pacemakers, which require surgical replacement of ...

  4. Alcatel-Lucent's Intangible Problem - AOL

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    Alcatel-Lucent (NYS: ALU) carries $7.8 billion of goodwill and other intangibles on its balance sheet. Sometimes goodwill, especially when it's excessive, can foreshadow problems down the road.

  5. Acute radiation syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms can start within an hour of exposure, and can last for several months. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 5 ] Early symptoms are usually nausea , vomiting and loss of appetite. [ 1 ] In the following hours or weeks, initial symptoms may appear to improve, before the development of additional symptoms, after which either recovery or death follow.

  6. The One Habit Women Over 60 Should Stop Doing - AOL

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    Most women over 60 have entered a new phase in life and health: post-menopause. According to Dr. Tara Scott, MD, gynecologist and Medical Advisor at Versalie, by the age of 60, most women are ...

  7. Research shows why it feels like we're aging so fast in our ...

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    Researchers have found that molecules and microorganisms both inside and outside our bodies are going through dramatic changes, first around age 44 and again at 60. Research shows why it feels ...

  8. Alcatel-Lucent - Wikipedia

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    Alcatel's Greewich, UK cable factory for repeaters, amplifiers, and submerged equipment. Since Alcatel was a manufacturer of telecommunication components for undersea cables, they also used company repeaters in their operations. Repeaters are used for amplification of the copper cable voice transmission over long distance undersea cables.

  9. 5 symptoms women over 40 should always take seriously - AOL

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    The study, which involved 106 peri- and postmenopausal women and was presented at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in May, indicates women should self-monitor their vasomotor symptoms and ...