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fromTruthout
1 week ago

RFK's Policies May Increase Risk of Parkinson's and Other Chronic Diseases

The anti-vaccine policies of Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy have rightfully caused great distress among many parents, public health professionals and primary care physicians, given the efficacy of vaccines in preventing measles, mumps, polio, influenza, and COVID-19, among many debilitating infectious diseases. In contrast to these policies, Kennedy's apparent aim of reducing exposure to toxic pesticides, herbicides and food additives has been treated, even by some public health advocates, as a positive turn toward regulation.
Public health
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

A Cause of Erectile Dysfunction That We are Ignoring

Pesticides are designed to disrupt biological systems, and they can cause hormone disruption, nerve damage, and blood flow blockage in humans.
Public health
#autism-research
Beer
fromMail Online
3 months ago

Experts sound the alarm over cancer-causing chemicals in popular BEERS

Popular beers may be contaminated with toxic 'forever chemicals' (PFAS) without consumers realizing it.
NYC parents
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

'Which is it?' RFK Jr. waffles on cuts to lead poisoning prevention efforts

Miscommunication exists regarding federal support for Milwaukee's lead exposure crisis affecting school children.
fromwww.nytimes.com
4 months ago

Citing N.I.H. Cuts, a Top Science Journal Stops Accepting Submissions

It's reducing the ability for people to have good information that can be used to make good decisions.
Environment
#autism
NYC parents
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

People with autism and their families: share your views on Robert F Kennedy Jr's comments

Robert F Kennedy Jr links rising autism diagnoses to environmental toxins, while experts attribute it to better diagnosis and screening.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

RFK Jr contradicts experts by linking autism rise to environmental toxins'

Robert F Kennedy Jr claims rising autism rates signify an epidemic caused by environmental toxins, contradicting established health experts' views.
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