Make America Healthy Again - Trump populism comes to health regulation (2 Viewers)

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    This is going to need a thread as we move forward - there are now clear signs that Trump supports a new, critical if not dubious approach on vaccination, and his HHS nominee RFK Jr. regularly espouses eating raw milk and raw meat . . . dietary components most experts agree are more dangerous than their heated counterparts.

    Health is certainly one of those areas were anti-institutionalism and turning to popular influencers over medical science comes with genuine risk of harm.

    Today Trump provided his most clear indication that he is a vaccine skeptic - claiming (falsely of course) that the USA doesn't "do as well" as other nations that use no vaccines at all.

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    All RFK jr does is lie. How did we get this bad this quickly? People are going to die for years to come because of this sociopath.

     
    This really shows it does not matter what it is if biden did it it has to be destroyed. no matter what.
    Despite touting ambitious goals of making America healthier, the Trump administration on Monday revealed in court documents that it is backpedaling on a ban on cancer-causing asbestos.

    Last year, under the Biden administration, the Environmental Protection Agency took a long-awaited step to ban the last type of asbestos still used in the US—chrysotile asbestos, aka "white asbestos." While use of chrysotile asbestos was on the decline, the dangerous mineral has lingered in various gaskets, brake blocks, aftermarket automotive brakes and linings, other vehicle friction products, and some diaphragms used to make sodium hydroxide and chlorine.

    With the ban, the US joined over 50 other countries around the world that had already banned its use due to health risks. Generally, asbestos is known to cause lung cancer, mesothelioma, ovarian cancer, and laryngeal cancer. Asbestos exposure is linked to more than 40,000 deaths in the US alone each year, the EPA noted at the time.

    “The science is clear—asbestos is a known carcinogen that has severe impacts on public health. President Biden understands that this [is a] concern that has spanned generations and impacted the lives of countless people. That’s why EPA is so proud to finalize this long-needed ban on ongoing uses of asbestos," Michael Regan, EPA administrator at the time, said in a statement.


    “100% safe”​





    arstechnica.com

    Trump’s EPA to “reconsider” ban on cancer-causing asbestos

    Trump has supported use of asbestos and blamed the mob for its bad reputation.
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    MT15 said:
    All RFK jr does is lie. How did we get this bad this quickly? People are going to die for years to come because of this sociopath.

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    I know this is harsh and cynical, but it's also the truth. The group that's going to suffer the most deaths is the group that is foolishly defiant of medical science and will intentionally put themselves at higher risk as a "fork you" to preventive health care advice. They are going to thin their own tribe. Tragically, they will take some others down with them.
     
    Eeyore said:
    www.thedailybeast.com

    ICE Barbie Visited Biohazard Lab With RFK Jr. Before Hospitalization

    The HHS secretary shared an image alongside Noem “inspecting the biological hazard labs” a day earlier.
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    Full disclosure. When I heard about Noem going to the hospital due to an "allergic reaction," my first thought was botox treatment gone wrong.

    More full disclosure. After reading the article about the biosafety lab, my first thought was, "great the real 'Wuhan lab leak' just happened on US soil started by the 'Wuhan lab leak' conspiracy nuts. Better start getting ready for the next pandemic."
     
    fooferdoggie said:
    This really shows it does not matter what it is if biden did it it has to be destroyed. no matter what.
    Despite touting ambitious goals of making America healthier, the Trump administration on Monday revealed in court documents that it is backpedaling on a ban on cancer-causing asbestos.

    Last year, under the Biden administration, the Environmental Protection Agency took a long-awaited step to ban the last type of asbestos still used in the US—chrysotile asbestos, aka "white asbestos." While use of chrysotile asbestos was on the decline, the dangerous mineral has lingered in various gaskets, brake blocks, aftermarket automotive brakes and linings, other vehicle friction products, and some diaphragms used to make sodium hydroxide and chlorine.

    With the ban, the US joined over 50 other countries around the world that had already banned its use due to health risks. Generally, asbestos is known to cause lung cancer, mesothelioma, ovarian cancer, and laryngeal cancer. Asbestos exposure is linked to more than 40,000 deaths in the US alone each year, the EPA noted at the time.

    “The science is clear—asbestos is a known carcinogen that has severe impacts on public health. President Biden understands that this [is a] concern that has spanned generations and impacted the lives of countless people. That’s why EPA is so proud to finalize this long-needed ban on ongoing uses of asbestos," Michael Regan, EPA administrator at the time, said in a statement.


    “100% safe”​





    arstechnica.com

    Trump’s EPA to “reconsider” ban on cancer-causing asbestos

    Trump has supported use of asbestos and blamed the mob for its bad reputation.
    arstechnica.com arstechnica.com
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    My father-in-law died from cancer caused by exposure to chrysotile asbestos—an incredibly painful and cruel way to go. Although it was banned here years ago, the danger didn’t disappear. Like so many others, he carried this silent time bomb for decades before it finally surfaced with devastating consequences.

    He did receive a settlement from the foundation set up by the producers to cover long-term health damages, but he would have traded that money in a heartbeat for more time with his grandchildren.
     

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