During the 1950s and 1960s, I remember the government-conducted Civil Defense drills in my school. We were told to climb under our school desks, duck down and cover our heads. We might have survived a ...

During the 1950s and 1960s, I remember the government-conducted Civil Defense drills in my school. We were told to climb under our school desks, duck down and cover our heads. We might have survived a ...

He believed he had found the ultimate health elixir, drinking it daily for years. At first, he felt stronger, more ...

The Ottawa Historical and Scouting Heritage Museum has a permanent exhibit dedicated to the young women who used radium paint ...

The wonder of Radium, a glowing treasure discovered by Marie Curie, blinded the world to its perils... and it quickly became ...

In the early 20th century, the world went ‘raving mad on the subject of radium’, according to George Bernard Shaw. The newly ...

The hundreds of young women who worked in watch factories throughout the 1920s were exposed to so much radium that they used ...

Radon is a serious public health concern in Minnesota. The average radon level in Minnesota is more than three times higher ...

Del Norte High’s students are stepping back into the ‘60s with the musical “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” Opening Friday and running through next weekend, the show is ...

So, radium comes from uranium ... "The longer the period and the higher the exposure then the more likelihood of causing cancer," said Wheat. Which is why Brent Wheat, the Environmental Health ...

A woman in Australia has been arrested on allegations she gave a 1-year-old girl a variety of drugs to make her sick over a period of several months, then posted videos of the infant online for ...

A 34-year-old woman in Australia has been charged with poisoning a baby "known to her" so she could post videos of the child suffering to boost views and followers, as well as solicit donations.