
Matt Fuchs
Writing and podcasting health, science, tech.
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3 weeks ago |
time.com | Matt Fuchs
Various chemicals, from those in plastics to food additives, have made headlines lately for their potential roles in triggering diseases. Pesticides are unique among chemicals, though, says Melissa Perry, an environmental epidemiologist and dean of George Mason’s College of Public Health. “They’re deliberately manufactured to kill things.”By poisoning weeds, pesticides clear the way for farmers’ crops to thrive. But their deadly design may undermine human health, too.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Matt Fuchs
Credit - iStockphoto—Getty ImagesVarious chemicals, from those in plastics to food additives, have made headlines lately for their potential roles in triggering diseases. Pesticides are unique among chemicals, though, says Melissa Perry, an environmental epidemiologist and dean of George Mason’s College of Public Health. “They’re deliberately manufactured to kill things.”By poisoning weeds, pesticides clear the way for farmers’ crops to thrive.
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3 weeks ago |
aol.com | Matt Fuchs
Credit - iStockphoto—Getty ImagesVarious chemicals, from those in plastics to food additives, have made headlines lately for their potential roles in triggering diseases. Pesticides are unique among chemicals, though, says Melissa Perry, an environmental epidemiologist and dean of George Mason’s College of Public Health. “They’re deliberately manufactured to kill things.”By poisoning weeds, pesticides clear the way for farmers’ crops to thrive.
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1 month ago |
au.lifestyle.yahoo.com | Matt Fuchs
Right now, it’s politically hot to spit out fluoride. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long railed against fluoride in public water supplies, claiming that it correlates to lower IQs in kids. (Research suggests that fluoride may be linked to lower IQ scores only at very high exposures.) Dozens of places in the U.S.—including Miami-Dade County, Fla., Peshtigo, Wis., and the entire state of Utah—have recently passed restrictions banning the fluoridation of public water supplies.
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1 month ago |
businessandamerica.com | Matt Fuchs
Right now, it’s politically hot to spit out fluoride. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long railed against fluoride in public water supplies, claiming that it correlates to lower IQs in kids. (Research suggests that fluoride may be linked to lower IQ scores only at very high exposures.) Dozens of places in the U.S.—including Miami-Dade County, Fla., Peshtigo, Wis., and the entire state of Utah—have recently passed restrictions banning the fluoridation of public water supplies.
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RT @TIME: Here’s what we know about the risks of glyphosate, atrazine, and other pesticides—and how to lower your exposure https://t.co/cHA…

Pesticides: modern miracle or invisible menace? I dug into the data (and dirt) on glyphosate and atrazine - how they get into your body, potential effects on health, and ways to reduce your risk https://t.co/WURO7hGnTh

RT @HopkinsMedicine: “Early determination of response to therapy is crucial for patients with pancreatic or other cancers, especially when…