A review on natural gamma radiation dose levels and its health effects

Natural Gamma Radiation and Effective Annual Dose in Hot Springs in South Khorasan Province, Iran

Background and purpose:  Background radiation exists naturally in the environment and human has been always exposed to it. These rays can affect living creatures and cause chromosomal damage, and genetic and somatic diseases. Hot water springs are a major source of background radiation. This study aimed at investigating the absorbed dose of environmental gamma and determining the annual effecti...

Special Issue on The Challenging Issues of the Health Effects of Exposure to High Levels of Natural Radiation

A Review on Antioxidants and Their Health Effects

Background: Literature has focused that oxidative damage is a common factor in the aging process and the formation and development of major diseases. Such a finding encouraged the use of antioxidants to prevent and treat mentioned problems. Several research endeavors have done on the issue to find out any relevant relationship between antioxidant use and human being health especially in the cas...

A review on natural background radiation

The world is naturally radioactive and approximately 82% of human-absorbed radiation doses, which are out of control, arise from natural sources such as cosmic, terrestrial, and exposure from inhalation or intake radiation sources. In recent years, several international studies have been carried out, which have reported different values regarding the effect of background radiation on human heal...

A Quick Review of the Effects of Chelidonium majus L and Its Active Components on Health and Disease Treatment

Background: Using herbs for the treatment of diseases has a long history. Chelidonium majus from the family of Papaveraceae is one of the best-known and most widely used herbs used in traditional medicine. The aim of this study was to review its active components, as well as its therapeutic and toxic effects on body tissues. Methods: This short o...