Wow... Rad-Away really exists....

[SithDaddy75]

The link is to a news article about a newly developed drug for the US military. As soon as I read this, I immediately thought that someone had really invented a Rad-Away / Rad-X drug from Fallout. Now if I can just get a Pip-Boy and a couple of Stealth-Boys I will be all set!

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/03/16/ex-rad-militarys-radiation-wonder-drug/

 

[Lord Devius]

Rad-X boosts radiation resistance, right? Seems like that's what it's doing, and in such a way that it could also cause radiation to be flushed from the body if you're not being exposed.

...Wow, that's actually kind of impressive. RadAway-X!

Didn't notice it was on FOX, but hm. Interesting and still awesome.

 

[SithDaddy75]

It said that it worked before or after exposure, so I thought it seemed like both rolled into one. But yes, Rad-X boosts your resistance, and Rad-Away removes accumulated radiation / radiation damage.

 

[Boneasse]

Damn, that's pretty cool! I'll just quote some of the text here for those lazy bastards who can't be bothered with reading the whole thing;

In what has to be one of the greatest accomplishments in the history of military medicine, the U. S. military has developed a radiation protection drug known as Ex-Rad that can give protection through DNA repair against otherwise lethal dosages of radiation. Ex-Rad, which is administered as an injection or orally, can be given either before or after exposure. While Ex-Rad officials are continuing to work with the FDA, it has successfully cleared two clinical studies showing it is safe.

Ex-Rad?s life-saving utility isn?t limited to countering radiation exposure near a compromised nuclear facility. From potentially enabling cancer patients to withstand greater levels of radiation to protecting soldiers deployed into radioactive ?hot zones,? this drug delivers critical help and hope.

If only it had been completed a little sooner, they could sell/ship some off to Japan.

 

[Thaluikhain]

Have to wait and see...the article gave almost nothing in the way of actual details, just some half arsed political rhetoric.

 

[Lord Devius]

National Library of Medicine for further study info here. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19267542]

Or, the important (and not too difficult to understand) stuff here:

Ex-Rad is among a series of small molecule kinase inhibitors developed for modifying cell cycle distribution patterns in cancer cells subjected to radiation therapy, and it has been identified as a potential candidate for radiation protection studies. We have investigated its radioprotective efficacy using mouse and in vitro models. Thirty-day survival studies with C3H/HeN male mice revealed 88% survival when 500 mg/kg of Ex-Rad was injected subcutaneously 24 h and 15 min before gamma irradiation with 8.0 Gy.

Gamma radiation is the flesh-penetrating stuff. This is awesome.

Have to wait and see...the article gave almost nothing in the way of actual details, just some half arsed political rhetoric.

Didn't see your post or I would've quoted you before posting so you'd see this.

EDIT: Ironically, this research came out of Bethesda (Bethesda, Maryland).

 

[Internet Kraken]

This is incredible. One of my greatest fears related to nuclear was always about our limited abilities to fight against the effects of heavy radiation exposure. But after reading the article, it seems that our medical technology has progressed a lot more than I had realized. So if the nuclear waste spill that I dread so much does occur, hopefully by then this drug will have been fully developed. Perhaps our abilties to clean up enviornments blighted by radiation have also improved.

 

[RevRaptor]

EDIT: Ironically, this research came out of Bethesda (Bethesda, Maryland).

I don't think it's ironic when you consider that the military hospital was there before the game developer - and before they got hold of the Fallout franchise. It's an amusing coincidence.

Well it's not ironic anyway dude doesn't know how to use the word

 

[Lord Devius]

EDIT: Ironically, this research came out of Bethesda (Bethesda, Maryland).

I don't think it's ironic when you consider that the military hospital was there before the game developer - and before they got hold of the Fallout franchise. It's an amusing coincidence.

Well it's not ironic anyway dude doesn't know how to use the word

I love throwing out the word "ironically" and seeing how many people jump on the improper use.

It's fun when people go insane-rage on me.

In any case, aptly (or some form of the adjective apt, I'm still half-asleep) is almost always the real word for such an occurrence.

(Kudos for taking the time to link the Cracked article chart (EDIT: need more coffee.), though)

 

[Anarchemitis]

Instead of turning us into walking lead statues, it increases our DNA's resilience to the modifying nature of radiation. Fascinating.

 

[RevRaptor]

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I'm really happy for you and I'm going to let you finish but.
It would probably be easier to troll people if you didn't admit to it after the first salvo, you know use your second post to take a giant dumb on the english language. Maybe use sarcasm wrong to get them frothing.

Just saying.