Health Protection Matters - Spring 2009

Synopsis

Putting children and young people first
A summary of the Children's Environment and Health Strategy in the UK

Mortality and cancer among radiation workers
 A study of a large cohort of UK radiation workers strengthens the evidence that exposure to radiation in the workplace can increase the risk of cancer

Pulmonary TB among street homeless populations
Cases of infectious tuberculosis among street homeless people require a coordinated response

Fly-tipping and public health
Guidance and policy needed to assess the public health hazards from inappropriate waste disposal

High dose radiation effects and tissue injury
A summary of the main points from a report by the Advisory Group on Ionising Radiation (AGIR)

Strange odours in the south-east
Complaints over a large area of south-east England

The toxicology of the tiny
Nanotoxicology - the fastest developing technology of the 21st century

Last reviewed: 13 October 2009