Tests find thyroid radiation in Japanese children

Tests find thyroid radiation in Japanese children
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 18, 2011 - Forty-five percent of children tested in the region around Japan's stricken nuclear plant were found to have traces of radioactive elements in their thyroid glands, an official said Thursday. The official said that the iodine concentrations - found in tests that the government carried out about five months ago in Fukushima prefecture - were not considered alarming in terms of their health ... more