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New drug offers radiation protection
If the US has this protection and our enemies do not, It could upset the balance of power. 1st Strike weapon?

Injection protects against dirty bomb

New medication a game-changer: 'We made a breakthrough that may save the lives of millions'



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A groundbreaking advance in medicine announced this week promises to dramatically reduce the number of people who would be killed in a nuclear war due to radiation poisoning with simple injections administered within three days of exposure.

Funded by the Pentagon, Professor Andrei Gudkov, chief scientific officer at Cleveland BioLabs, developed the preventative drug – it's not a vaccine – based on research he began in 2003 using protein produced in bacteria found in the intestine to protect cells from radiation, reported Israel's YnetNews.

Cells exposed to large doses of radiation die, scientists have found, when the cell's "suicide mechanism" is activated. The new medication based on intestinal bacteria works by suppressing the mechanism that causes cells to die and allows them to recover.

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Gudkov's hunch paid off in early mice studies.

"We exposed both groups to lethal radioactive radiation," he told YNetNews. "All the mice in the control group died within a short period of time. A few days later, when I approached the cage with the mice that received the protein, I could see that they're OK, that they're alive. They survived. It's hard to describe the joy all of us felt. We realized that finally, after so many years and so many experiments and frustrations, we made a breakthrough that may save the lives of millions."

Those results were published in the journal Science, but the discovery of the injectable medicine is only now being revealed following two tests that showed the drug's effectiveness in protecting monkeys and its safety for humans.

In the monkey experiment, two groups of 650 individuals were exposed to levels of radiation equal to the highest dosage humans experienced at the 1986 nuclear reactor accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. Only one group was given the medication.

Among those monkeys not receiving the injection, 70 percent died. Those that survived were diagnosed with various health problems linked to radiation poisoning. In the second group, nearly all the monkeys survived without side efects of radiation poisoning. Similar results were found for monkeys receiving the shots within 24 hours and 72 hours.

A second test on humans, who were administered the injections, but not given any radiation dose, found no adverse side effects.

Expanded safety tests are planned under a program provided for fast-tracking bio-defense drugs. At the current rate of testing and progress, Gudkov expects his work to be completed by mid-2010 and FDA approval within one to two years.

"Both its effectiveness and safety had been proven. It is stable, safe, and easy to inject," said Elena Feinstein, an Israeli researcher working with Gudkov.

Stability and ease of use are particularly important if the drug is to be stockpiled for extended periods to be used in a nuclear emergency when conditions are chaotic.

If the drug performs as early tests indicate – and Feinstein and Gudkov both note it is not completely effective – it could save millions of lives in contaminated areas beyond the immediate blast zone of a nuclear weapon and free emergency responders to treat survivors suffering acute injuries. Localized dirty bombs, long-feared by security experts, would not necessarily be accompanied by high numbers of casualties.

The drug is also seen as a way of permitting cancer sufferers undergoing chemotherapy to receive higher and more effective radiation dosages without sustaining radiation damage.
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07-19-2009 08:46 AM
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Side effects include:

* increased appetite
* indigestion
* nervousness or restlessness
* darkening or lightening of skin color
* dizziness or lightheadedness
* flushing of face or cheeks
* hiccups
* increased sweating
* sensation of spinning
* Decreased or blurred vision
* frequent urination
* increased thirst
* confusion
* excitement
* false sense of well-being
* hallucinations (seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not there)
* mental depression
* mistaken feelings of self-importance or being mistreated
* mood swings (sudden and wide)
* restlessness
* skin rash or hives
* abdominal or stomach pain or burning (continuing)
* acne
* bloody or black, tarry stools
* changes in vision
* eye pain
* filling or rounding out of the face
* headache
* irregular heartbeat
* menstrual problems
* muscle cramps or pain
* muscle weakness
* nausea
* pain in arms, back, hips, legs, ribs, or shoulders
* reddish purple lines on arms, face, groin, legs, or trunk
* redness of eyes
* sensitivity of eyes to light
* stunting of growth (in children)
* swelling of feet or lower legs
* tearing of eyes
* thin, shiny skin
* trouble in sleeping
* unusual bruising
* unusual increase in hair growth
* unusual tiredness or weakness
* vomiting
* weight gain (rapid)
* wounds that will not heal


Oh, and this:

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07-19-2009 11:28 AM
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(07-19-2009 11:28 AM)Rebel Wrote:  Side effects include:

* increased appetite
* indigestion
* nervousness or restlessness
* darkening or lightening of skin color
* dizziness or lightheadedness
* flushing of face or cheeks
* hiccups
* increased sweating
* sensation of spinning
* Decreased or blurred vision
* frequent urination
* increased thirst
* confusion
* excitement
* false sense of well-being
* hallucinations (seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not there)
* mental depression
* mistaken feelings of self-importance or being mistreated
* mood swings (sudden and wide)
* restlessness
* skin rash or hives
* abdominal or stomach pain or burning (continuing)
* acne
* bloody or black, tarry stools
* changes in vision
* eye pain
* filling or rounding out of the face
* headache
* irregular heartbeat
* menstrual problems
* muscle cramps or pain
* muscle weakness
* nausea
* pain in arms, back, hips, legs, ribs, or shoulders
* reddish purple lines on arms, face, groin, legs, or trunk
* redness of eyes
* sensitivity of eyes to light
* stunting of growth (in children)
* swelling of feet or lower legs
* tearing of eyes
* thin, shiny skin
* trouble in sleeping
* unusual bruising
* unusual increase in hair growth
* unusual tiredness or weakness
* vomiting
* weight gain (rapid)
* wounds that will not heal


Oh, and this:

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Sounds like "Over the Counter Aspirin" side affects ...... 03-lmfao 03-lmfao 03-lmfao 03-lmfao

And if Uncle Sugar Invented it, I will stick with the Radiation before I take anything Those Bozo's have forced the FDA to OK for Human Consumption.

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RE: New drug offers radiation protection
Those are Vigra side effects...... besides what's a few side effects compared to 6 foot under.
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Can this be used with cancer treatments?
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(07-19-2009 12:56 PM)blah Wrote:  Can this be used with cancer treatments?

Quote:The drug is also seen as a way of permitting cancer sufferers undergoing chemotherapy to receive higher and more effective radiation dosages without sustaining radiation damage.
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(07-19-2009 02:07 PM)Paul M Wrote:  
(07-19-2009 12:56 PM)blah Wrote:  Can this be used with cancer treatments?

Quote:The drug is also seen as a way of permitting cancer sufferers undergoing chemotherapy to receive higher and more effective radiation dosages without sustaining radiation damage.

Yeah man, some of those poor guys get pummeled by the effects of their Radiation Treatments.

I hope this truly can help them because they go thru so much pure hell man.

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So, I take it no one has seen "I Am Legend"?
07-19-2009 05:33 PM
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(07-19-2009 05:33 PM)Rebel Wrote:  So, I take it no one has seen "I Am Legend"?

Had to look up an synopsis to refresh my memory. Getting old.
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