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Radithor

Withdrawn radioactive patent medicine

Radithor was a radioactive patent medicine brand of distilled water containing at least 1 microcurie (37 kBq) each of the radium-226 and 228 isotopes,

Radithor

Eben Byers

American amateur golfer (1880–1932)

in golf. He died from jawbone cancer after consuming 1,400 bottles of Radithor, a patent medicine made from radium salts dissolved in water. The son of

Eben Byers

Eben_Byers

William J. A. Bailey

American inventor and salesman (1884–1949)

sale of Radithor, a well known patent medicine/snake oil that is possibly the best known example of radioactive quackery. Bailey created Radithor by dissolving

William J. A. Bailey

William_J._A._Bailey

Radium jaw

Former occupational disease caused by radium, resulting in deformation of the jawbones

golfer and industrialist Eben Byers in 1932, after taking large doses of Radithor, a radioactive patent medicine containing radium, over several years. His

Radium jaw

Radium_jaw

Radioactive quackery

Quackery that improperly promotes radioactivity as a therapy for illnesses

surname of Pierre and Marie Skłodowska-Curie but had no connection to them. Radithor, a solution of radium salts, which was claimed by its developer William

Radioactive quackery

Radioactive_quackery

Radium ore Revigator

Radioactive quack device

that it had a lead spout), vanadium, and uranium that pose a health risk. Radithor Radioactive quackery Ross Mullner. Deadly glow: the radium dial worker

Radium ore Revigator

Radium_ore_Revigator

Radium fad

Early 20th century radioactive quackery

such as Radium Brand Creamery Butter did not actually contain any radium. Radithor, an "energy drink" of distilled water with traces of radium, was marketed

Radium fad

Radium_fad

List of patent medicines

20th century whose main ingredients were calf's brain, sugar and milk. Radithor: American socialite Eben Byers died of radiation-induced cancer in 1932

List of patent medicines

List_of_patent_medicines

Crimes involving radioactive substances

Illicit acts involving radioactive material

preposterous claims (see below) that were neither scientific nor verifiable. Radithor, a well known patent medicine or snake oil, is possibly the best known

Crimes involving radioactive substances

Crimes_involving_radioactive_substances

Radium and radon in the environment

Significant contributors to environmental radioactivity

called Radithor is a prominent example of a death caused by radium. Radithor contained ~1 μCi (40 kBq) of 226Ra and 1 μCi of 228Ra per bottle. Radithor was

Radium and radon in the environment

Radium_and_radon_in_the_environment

Radium

Chemical element with atomic number 88 (Ra)

discovered they could have serious adverse health effects. (See, for instance, Radithor or Revigator types of "radium water" or "Standard Radium Solution for Drinking"

Radium

Patent medicine

Medicine sold regardless of effectiveness

steel heir Eben McBurney Byers was a supporter of the popular radium water Radithor, developed by the medical con artist William J. A. Bailey. Byers contracted

Patent medicine

Patent_medicine

History of the Food and Drug Administration

people in the 1930s, including Eben Byers in 1932 from the ingestion of radithor and many women, some known as The Radium Girls, to making the FDA into

History of the Food and Drug Administration

History_of_the_Food_and_Drug_Administration

History of radiation therapy

Many other quack cures and patent medicines were sold on the market. Radithor, a solution of radium salts, was claimed by its developer William J. A

History of radiation therapy

History_of_radiation_therapy

Mysteries at the Museum

Television program

McKinley Nightshirt" December 7, 2010 (2010-12-07) 7 7 "Greensboro Lunch; Radithor; WWII U-boat" December 14, 2010 (2010-12-14) 8 8 "Rosa Parks; Eliot Ness;

Mysteries at the Museum

Mysteries_at_the_Museum

List of unusual deaths in the 20th century

socialite and industrialist died after drinking excessive quantities of Radithor, a patent medicine that contained 2 microcuries of radium. He drank a total

List of unusual deaths in the 20th century

List_of_unusual_deaths_in_the_20th_century

History of radiation protection

decay product radon to be recognized as the cause of the observed effects. Radithor, a radioactive agent consisting of triple-distilled water in which the

History of radiation protection

History_of_radiation_protection

Allegheny Cemetery

United States historic place

gruesome death caused by consumption of the radioactive patent medicine Radithor. John Caldwell Jr. (1827–1902), George Westinghouse partner and member

Allegheny Cemetery

Allegheny_Cemetery

List of civilian radiation accidents

level – USA – radium poisoning Eben Byers ingested almost 1400 bottles of Radithor, a radioactive patent medicine, leading to his death in 1932. He is buried

List of civilian radiation accidents

List_of_civilian_radiation_accidents

Everything Is Alive (podcast)

Podcast by Radiotopia

tangent in the episode featuring a can of soda about radioactive soda called Radithor. The A.V. Club included the podcast on their list of the podcasts that

Everything Is Alive (podcast)

Everything_Is_Alive_(podcast)

Radiation hormesis

Unproven hypothesis regarding low doses of ionizing radiation on health

fractionation Hormesis Linear no-threshold model Petkau effect Radioresistance Radithor Ramsar, Iran Calabrese, Edward J; Baldwin, Linda A (2003). "Toxicology

Radiation hormesis

Radiation_hormesis

List of Harvard University non-graduate alumni

Bailey 1933–2021 lawyer Attended College William J. A. Bailey 1884–1949 Radithor scandal Attended College Andrew Beyer born 1943 horse racing expert Attended

List of Harvard University non-graduate alumni

List_of_Harvard_University_non-graduate_alumni

Early history of food regulation in the United States

many of its women users to go blind. Also legal under the old law was Radithor, a “radium-containing tonic that sentenced users to a slow and painful

Early history of food regulation in the United States

Early_history_of_food_regulation_in_the_United_States

Robley D. Evans (physicist)

American nuclear physicist (1907–1995)

of Eben Byers, who died in March 1932, after taking over 1,000 doses of Radithor, received considerable publicity and alerted the general public to the

Robley D. Evans (physicist)

Robley_D._Evans_(physicist)