But the study found that, after adjusting for factors such as age and general health, patients from hospitals more willing to try long resuscitations showed no greater risk of brain damage.

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The specific symptoms, the treatments available and the prospects for recovery vary from one person to another and are generally dependent on the amount and type of radioactivity, the radiation energy, the area of the body exposed, and the age and general health of the individual.

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Research carried out by Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) and Age UK repeatedly found stories of discrimination, ignorance and poor clinical treatment in general health services.

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