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*Radium girls’ were victims of industrial diseaseDEAR DR. GOTT: What are -“radium girls?”DEAR READER: Radium girls are part of the long-standing saga of occupational disease* During World War I, young■'•women were hired to paint the ' luminous numbers on wristwatches designed for American soldiers.Certified Trained ROLEXWatchmakerThen, in the 1920s, glow-in-the-dark wristwatch dials became a con sumer fad. These women were taught to sharpen the tips of their paintbrushes between their lips. In so doing, they absorbed substantialftuaMtksofradta.Of course, at that time in history, no one appreciated the disastrous consequences of radiation exposure In fact, some radium girls even went so far as to paint their clothing, their fingernails and their teethKrn«nrTMrSpecializing InAll Fine Watches and Clacks• Buy Selldark” Radium was considered to emit healing power.Predictably, tragedy followed. The watch-dial painters developedDR. GOTTBy Dr. PETER H. GOTTtive enough to sound a warning — and it was largely ignored, unfortunately, until the Hiroshima bombing, after which the public came to appreciate radiation danger.it seems beyond belief, given today’s knowledge, that the hazards of radium poisoning took so long to be recognized. Although many radium girls filed lawsuits, the watch-dial companies rejected the claims, and government regulatorsrnnsrflcient to warrant further investi-anemia, bone fractures and a host of fation. This whole experience was a other symptoms directly attributed travesty, a damning indictment of to their occupation. Only a few the politics of industrial disease.whole issue has been reviewed and analyzed in a new book, “Radium Girls: Women and Industrial Health Reforms, 1910-1935, by Claudia Clark (University of North Carolina Press, 1997).To give you related information, 1am sending you a copy of my Health Report on “Viruses and Cancer.” Other readers who would like, a copy should send $2 plus a long, self-addressed, stamped envelope to P.O. Box 2017, Murray Hill Station, New iriTfTmsTBg-gtirgTa-fflgTTtm'carrots provide?DEAR READER: Our bodies often tell us, though cravmgs, that we are deficient in certain nutrients I believe in body wisdom — to a degreeBut a pound of carrots a day will probably cause you to develop carotenemia, the presence of too much carotene in the blood and tissues. This will give a yellow or orange cast to the skin, leading totoxicity: abdominal pain, nausea,•vbrnTtmrmmesrmg'CTttgfypiBr’the title.DEAR DR. GOTT: Do you believe in body wisdom? I have developed a craving for carrots and eat a poundtoms.I suggest that you have a medical examination and let the doctor determine which, if any, vitamins andiraaeWatchesBUDDY HUGULEY’S n ncK a watph rfpair
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Annapolis, Maryland, US
Wed, Dec 16, 1998
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