A nuclear reactionary

Article Abstract:

Epidemiologist Alice Stewart was responsible showing the harmful effects of X-rays on pregnant women in the mid-1950s. The low-level radiation was found to cause cancer in children, and Stewart's popularity among the medical sector plummeted as a result. Later, Stewart publicised evidence which suggested that the health of workers in a nuclear reprocessing plant in the US was being compromised. The personal and career background of Stewart, now aged 88, is included.

Interview, Epidemiologists, Stewart, Alice

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The busy body

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Emily Martin is professor of anthropology at Princeton University and her latest book Flexible Bodies, consolidates her reputation as one of the most original social anthropologists in the United States. The book looks at immunity in American culture from polio to Aids and involved interviews with immunologists as well as working alongside them in laboratories.

Bibliography, Women anthropologists, Martin, Emily

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In the family way

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Infertility treatments, such as test-tube babies, are affecting people's views on kinship and social relationships. A normal conception gives the child an assigned place in relationships, whereas medical technology does not need these links. It is felt that unease at these medical developments stems from the separation of social relationships.

Social aspects, Infertility

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