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Although the dangers of so-called forever chemicals are well-documented, these harmful substances have been detected in a range of personal care products used by consumers on a daily basis.
Trichinosis is mainly spread when undercooked meat containing Trichinella cysts is eaten. [1] Wild meat is more likely to contain the parasite. [7] [8] In North America this is most often bear, but infection can also occur from pork, boar, and dog meat. [9] Several species of Trichinella can cause disease, with T. spiralis being the most common ...
Although not caused by a bacterium, trichomoniasis can be cured with certain antibiotics (metronidazole, tinidazole, secnidazole). [1] Sexual partners should also be treated. [1] About 20% of people get infected again within three months of treatment. [2] There were about 122 million new cases of trichomoniasis in 2015. [3]
Forever chemicals are a large group of man-made chemicals that have been used since the 1950s, according to the National Institutes of Health. While they're used for a wide range of things — to ...
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in pesticides used on food, in homes and on pets, study finds. Sandee LaMotte, CNN. July 24, 2024 at 12:01 AM.
The risks of PFAS, sometimes known as "forever chemicals," have long been known. But it's more complicated than it sounds.
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are chemicals that have made a lot of products better: They have been used in firefighting foam, food wrappers, makeup and, maybe most ...
Forever chemicals are so-called for their ability to stay in the environment — and in people’s bodies — for a very long time without breaking down. There are nearly 15,000 of them, ...