--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@...> wrote:
>
> One third of west coast newborns may have thyroid problems:
> http://rt.com/usa/fukushima-us-children-thyroid-291/
Very, very misleading. "28 percent more likely to develop
thyroid problems" is not the same as "one third may have
thyroid problems." What percentage of newborns ordinarily
develop thyroid problems? It's *tiny*, around 0.025 percent.
(And what they're talking about is hypothyroidism, not
thyroid cancer, BTW. Hypothyroidism is easily treated with
thyroid hormone.)
In any case, the study is highly preliminary and has drawn
no firm conclusions. The point of the study is that
measurable changes in radiation levels make it possible to
determine how much of the change over time in the percentage
of infants with thyroid problems is due to radiation as
opposed to a multitude of other possible factors.
But the headline is:
"Almost third of US West Coast newborns hit with thyroid
problems after Fukushima nuclear disaster"
So that tells you how much trust you can put in this Russian
propaganda site ("RT" stands for "Russia Today").
