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New Uranium Production Cycle Assessment Service Makes its Debut
9 February 2010 | A new IAEA service for the promotion of best practices and safety in the uranium production cycle, the Uranium Production Site Appraisal Team (UPSAT), was first used to review the uranium production site of Caetité, State of Bahia, Brazil, in a two-week visit of the site that was completed on 5 February 2010. Full Story »
Nuclear for Newcomers
9 February 2010 | More than 60 countries are examining how to include nuclear power into their energy plans.
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Measuring Well-being
9 February 2010 | Researchers are tracking "biomarkers" to measure a wide variety of phenomena, ranging from the Earth's oxygen content billions of years ago to a search for life elsewhere in the Solar System.
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Feed the Child, Fight the Disease
9 February 2010 | Vitamins and minerals are vital in a child's diet to boost immunity and healthy development.
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Feast and Famine - Preventing Childhood Malnutrition
9 February 2010 | Every year, more than 10 million young children die in developing countries.
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IAEA Offers Guidance on Radiation Protection for Patients, Travelers
8 February 2010 | Radiation is a normal part of our everyday lives.
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How the IAEA Fights the Cancer Epidemic
4 February 2010 | In developing countries, 655 people die from cancer every hour.
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Cut Off From Care
4 February 2010 | Sixty years after radiotherapy machines powered by the radioisotope Cobalt 60 (Co-60) were first introduced to treat cancer they remain a workhorse of radiation oncology.
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The Hidden Epidemic
4 February 2010 | Twenty-two-year-old Saadatu Usaman was beating her cancer when the money for the treatment ran out.
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Toward Sustainable Nuclear Innovations
3 February 2010 | Commitment, sustainability, and co-operation: these were the buzzwords at the opening session of the first workshop of the INPRO Dialogue Forum on Nuclear Energy Innovations that kicked off on 1 February in Vienna.
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Director General Calls for Global Action to Combat Cancer
2 February 2010 | IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano appealed to leaders from business, politics and international organizations at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, urging them to make “cancer control a vital priority on the global health agenda.”
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Haiti Earthquake Update 2: IAEA Sends Eight Mobile X-Ray Units
29 January 2010 | Eight mobile X-Ray Units, purchased by the IAEA, are en route to Haiti as emergency medical relief for those injured in the earthquake that devastated the country two weeks ago.
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