WHO Warns Against Self-Medication as Antidote to Radiation
The World Health Organization (WHO) warns against the indiscriminate(任意的无差别的) use of potassium iodide as a precaution against nuclear radiation. WHO is issuing this advisory 1 following reports of people in Japan and elsewhere who are using the substance in response to radiation leaks from nuclear plants in northeastern Japan.
The World Health Organization calls self-medication a bad idea. It says potassium iodide pills are not antidotes 2 for radiation. The United Nations agency says they do not protect against external radiation, or against any other radioactive substance.
WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl says potassium iodide should be taken only when there is a clear public health recommendation to do so.
"Indiscriminate use of the product can cause side effects such as inflammation of the salivary 3 glands 4, nausea 5, rashes, intestinal 6 upset and possible severe allergic 7 reactions," said Hartl. "It can also interact with other medications, especially certain types of cardiovascular medications such as ACE 8 inhibitors, receptor blockers and potassium-sparing diuretics."On another issue, the World Health Organization says it is safe to eat food produced before the nuclear power plant leakage 9 in northeastern Japan occurred. But it says food grown and harvested in the 30-kilometer exclusion 10 zone after the emergency might be contaminated and should be avoided.
WHO says there is no reason to restrict travel to Japan, as there are no dangers of nuclear radiation except in the exclusion zone. The World Meteorological Organization agrees with this assessment 11.
The Head of WMO's Aeronautical 12 Meteorological Division, Herbert Tuempel, says there is no reason to fear international air travel unless there is a change in the current radiological situation.
"There is a small exclusion zone of a 30-kilometer radius 13 around the plant where there is no traffic allowed - neither marine 14 nor air traffic is allowed into this 30-kilometer radius," noted 15 Tuempel. "But apart from this very small area, there is no restriction 16 to international air travel."Tuempel says there also is no need for screening incoming passengers, except for those who have been directly involved in the crisis.
He says he has potentially good news for the thousands of homeless tsunami 17 survivors 18 who are suffering from bitterly cold weather. He says these nasty winter conditions are coming to an end. Temperatures are expected to rise, and this, he says, will take some of the pressure off people who do not have proper housing.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
- I have worked in an advisory capacity with many hospitals.我曾在多家医院做过顾问工作。
- He was appointed to the advisory committee last month.他上个月获任命为顾问委员会委员。
- Treatment involves giving antidotes that Bind the lead in the tissues. 治疗办法有用解毒剂，它会与组织中的铅结合而把它驱逐出去。
- With Spleen Qi, heat antidotes, such as cough Runfei effectiveness. 具有补脾益气、清热解毒、润肺止咳等功效。
- Small doses depress salivary and bronchial secretion and sweating. 小剂量可抑制唾液分泌、支气管分泌及出汗。
- The five pairs of salivary glands open into the mouth. 有五对唾液腺通向口腔。
- Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕期常有恶心的现象。
- He experienced nausea after eating octopus.吃了章鱼后他感到恶心。
- A few other conditions are in high intestinal obstruction. 其它少数情况是高位肠梗阻。 来自辞典例句
- This complication has occasionally occurred following the use of intestinal antiseptics. 这种并发症偶而发生在使用肠道抗菌剂上。 来自辞典例句
- Alice is allergic to the fur of cats.艾丽斯对猫的皮毛过敏。
- Many people are allergic to airborne pollutants such as pollen.许多人对空气传播的污染物过敏，比如花粉。
- A good negotiator always has more than one ace in the hole.谈判高手总有数张王牌在手。
- He is an ace mechanic.He can repair any cars.他是一流的机械师,什么车都会修。
- Large areas of land have been contaminated by the leakage from the nuclear reactor.大片地区都被核反应堆的泄漏物污染了。
- The continuing leakage is the result of the long crack in the pipe.这根管子上的那一条裂缝致使渗漏不断。
- Don't revise a few topics to the exclusion of all others.不要修改少数论题以致排除所有其他的。
- He plays golf to the exclusion of all other sports.他专打高尔夫球，其他运动一概不参加。
- This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
- What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？
- Many of the pilots were to achieve eminence in the aeronautical world. 这些飞行员中很多人将会在航空界声名显赫。 来自辞典例句
- The advent of aircraft brought with it aeronautical engineering. 宇宙飞船的问世导致了航天工程的出现。 来自辞典例句
- He has visited every shop within a radius of two miles.周围两英里以内的店铺他都去过。
- We are measuring the radius of the circle.我们正在测量圆的半径。
- Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
- When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
- The park is open to the public without restriction.这个公园对公众开放，没有任何限制。
- The 30 mph speed restriction applies in all built-up areas.每小时限速30英里适用于所有建筑物聚集区。
- Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
- Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。