‘.¢ Some years ago, the &
people had adult-onset
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coctors dascoverea tnau B ieewse we
Chesetes,
and said that 25% of
eer
ate oe
‘1e people had the
diseases
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a) Why haven't the ERUA co etors given medicine to tne teople who have the
b)
Diabinase) ?
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Trust Terrdtory Cov'te (in Majuro) for
the
z
Dro Konrad Kotrady had sked
ond they refused to give hin any for the
the medicine (Diab
disease in Utirik
ierefore, the people with this Cisease have now
ow
people of UtirikI.
been oroverly tr
Tne medical
team has be en
other Marshallese people.
studying diabetes
i people and
Though a study of this dis as2 vas not considered
a responsibility of the medi cal team since the disease is not related to
radiation exposure, it was c onsidered important to help the Trust Territory
with this disease which is such a serious problem in the Marshall Islands.
With regard to the use of Diabenase in the treatment of this disease Dr.
James Field, an
expert on diabetes from the University of Pittsburgh who
had been studying diabetes in the Marshall Islancs with the medical tean,
states that "there would be inherent risks in the use of the drug Diabenase
in treating diabetes on Utirik or other outer islends in the Marshalls since
long term medical supervision and laboratory tests are necessary to insure
its safe
and effective use."
an
danaged 2s a
“s+ The people of Utirik feel that their arrowroot hes b eon
At present the arrovrosct stelks neasure one
result of the radiation.
r2a
2a
i five reate
foot, whereas before the radiation they measur
With regard to your comment about the reduced size of arrowroot plants
on Utirik, we can state that the results of studies of radiation effects on
plants would not support radiation exposure as being 2 responsible for a
reduction in size of arrowroot or of any other plants growing on Utirik Atoll.
Numerous studies of radiation on Utirik show the levels have been too low to
result in such effects.
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