Japan starts thyroid tests for Fukushima children

Japan starts thyroid tests for Fukushima children
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 9, 2011 - Japan's Fukushima prefecture on Sunday began health check-ups of 360,000 children amid worries that radiation from a crippled nuclear plant had exposed them to the risk of thyroid abnormalities. Many parents demanded the tests, drawing parallels with the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, after which locals reported thyroid disorders, a problem sometimes associated with radiation exposure. ... more