Indigenous Australians who were exposed to radiation from British nuclear tests will receive upgraded healthcare, the Australian government has announced. From 1952 to 1963, Britain detonated bombs at Maralinga and Emu Field in South Australia, and the Montebello Islands off Western Australia. Although the sites were remote, many Aboriginal people were forced to move. Those who remained were exposed to high levels of radiation, which was later linked to significant health problems. They will now be eligible for a war veterans’ Gold Card, which covers most medical costs, Veterans’ Affairs Minister Dan Tehan said. ...

Researchers in the US have found that poor environmental quality is particularly strongly linked to prostate and breast cancer cases. New York: A new research has found that exposure to harmful environmental factors including air; water and land quality may increase risk of developing deadly disease cancer. Researchers in the US have found that poor environmental quality is particularly strongly linked to prostate and breast cancer cases. One of the researchers Jyotsna Jagai of the University of Illinois, Chicago.”Our study is the first we are aware of to address the impact of cumulative environmental exposures on cancer incidence.” Jagai said, “This work helps support the idea that all of the exposures we experience affect our health, and underscores the potential for social and environmental improvements to positively impact health outcomes. ...