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11/19/2004
Baghdad and Al Basra Results to be Presented to the RSNA in Chicago
The UMRC is presenting results from uranium analysis of civilians of Baghdad and Al Basra following Operation Iraqi Freedom to the Radiological Society of North America. The abstract is available on the RSNA website.

10/31/2004
Dr. Asaf Durakovic Awarded International Peace Prize
The prize was awarded for the work on the issues of radioactive warfare, depleted uranium, and medical and environmental effects of nuclear weapons on the human habitat and biosphere. The prize is sponsored by over 134 nations. Dr. Durakovic is donating the $10,000 cash prize to UMRC's continuing work on nuclear and radioactive warfare.

10/31/2004
UMRC Launches New Website
To better serve researchers, our patients, and other interested parties, UMRC has created a new website. We will be updating our site regularly with the progress of our research and other pertinent information. Our old site is still available at www.umrc.net/os.

9/5/2004
UMRC Afghanistan Results Presented from our Second Field Trip
Quantitative Analysis of Uranium Isotopes in the Urine of the Civilian Population of Kabul, Afghanistan after Operation Enduring Freedom, European Association of Nuclear Medicine, September 5-8, Helsinki, Finland.

8/25/2004
Samawah, Iraq Civilians Found to be Contaminated with Depleted Uranium
Quantitative Analysis of Concentration and Ratios of Uranium Isotopes in the US Military Personnel at Samawah, Iraq during Operation Enduring Freedom, European Society for Radiation Biology, August 25-28, Budapest, Hungary.

7/11/2004
UMRC Presents Iraqi Soil Data at the Health Physics Society Annual Meeting
Concentration and Ratio of Uranium Isotopes in the Fine-Fraction of Surface Soil from Baghdad and Basra Collected after Operation Iraqi Freedom, 49th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, July 11-15 2004, Washington, DC.

6/28/2004
"The Doctors, the Depleted Uranium, and the Dying Children"
Film documentary posted on Traprock Peace Center covering UMRC's field research, Gulf War II. Get the film. View UMRC's comments.

5/23/2004
UMRC Presents Afghanistan Results to IRPA
The Urinary Concentration and Ratio of Uranium Isotopes in Civilians of the Bibi Mahro Region after Recent Military Operations in Eastern Afghanistan, 11th Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association, May 23-28, Madrid, Spain.