If you inhale a millionth of a gram of plutonium, the surrounding cells receive a very, very high dose. Most die within that area, because it's an alpha emitter. The cells on the periphery remain viable. They mutate, and the… — Helen Caldicott Copy Share Image
as a physician I examine the dying planet as I do a dying patient. The earth has a natural system of interacting homeostatic mechanisms similar to the human body's. If one system is diseased, like the ozone layer, then other… — Helen Caldicott Copy Share Image
Nuclear industry proponents often assert that low doses of radiation (eg below 100mSV) produce no ill effects and are therefore safe. But , as… — Helen Caldicott Copy Share Image
As a physician, I see the earth as a patient in the intensive care unit. We have an acute clinical crisis on our hands… — Helen Caldicott Copy Share Image
Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the earth. — Helen Caldicott Copy Share Image
If you inhale a millionth of a gram of plutonium, the surrounding cells receive a very, very high dose. Most die within that area,… — Helen Caldicott Copy Share Image
As a doctor, as well as a mother and a world citizen, I wish to practice the ultimate form of preventive medicine by ridding… — Helen Caldicott Copy Share Image
On one hand, I'm an optimistic pessimist. On the other, I'm a pessimistic optimist. But while there's life, there's still hope, and I wouldn't… — Helen Caldicott Copy Share Image
We are the curators of life on earth. We hold it in the palm of our hand. — Helen Caldicott Copy Share Image
Politics is not really politics any more. It is run, for the most part, by Madison Avenue advertising firms, who sell politicians to the… — Helen Caldicott Copy Share Image
It is clear to me that unless we connect directly with the earth, we will not have the faintest clue why we should save… — Helen Caldicott Copy Share Image
The U.S. population, a mere four or five percent of the world total, creates half the world's toxic waste. — Helen Caldicott Copy Share Image
