Biden administration caves to tobacco industry by further delaying menthol cigarette ban.
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'Our analysis of associations between #PFAS and risk factors for CVD [cardiovascular disease] supports a stronger relationship between PFAS exposure and the risk of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and hyperuricemia but not adiposity or glucose intolerance.'
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20 years ago today, 4/25/04 at the March for Women’s Lives in Washington DC, a group of researchers and cancer prevention advocates launched the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. I'm proud to be part of that team. Safe Cosmetics

Did you know that a scientist at the center of the lab leak theory is connected to Fauci’s inner circle?

We’re publishing new emails of David Morens, an aide to Fauci for decades.

Morens was also a mentor and drinking buddy of EcoHealth Alliance President Peter Daszak, whose…

Ultra-processed foods and beverages, particularly those that contain artificial sweeteners, are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Read about the latest science here: usrtk.org/ultra-processe…

Ultra-processed foods increase risk of cardiovascular disease. A new fact sheet, via Mikaela Conley U.S. Right To Know
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Our other fact sheets on the health risks of eating ultra-processed foods:
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Emulsifiers in processed foods may be linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
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Food additive emulsifiers: a new risk factor for type 2 diabetes? Via The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
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10 Times as Much of This Toxic Pesticide Could End Up on Your Tomatoes and Celery Under a New EPA Proposal. “It will put children at an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders like autism and ADHD...” #acephate Via ProPublica Sharon Lerner
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People ask: What are the chances SARS-CoV-2 emerged near a lab specializing in SARS-like viruses?

A more precise question might be: What are the chances SARS-CoV-2 emerged near the lab looking for SARS 2.0?

The latest example of public universities for sale:
Louisiana’s flagship university lets oil firms influence research – for a price. Via The Guardian Sara Sneath
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Elizabeth Hanna says she was fired by the American Diabetes Association after refusing to approve recipes heaped with sucralose/Splenda made by a major donor.
Via The Guardian Neil Barsky
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Our fact sheet on sucralose:
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.Consumer Reports found unhealthy pesticide levels in 20% of US produce. Via The Guardian
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NEW today from U.S. Right To Know:

'We Sued the Defense Intelligence Agency (Again)'

Also: An update from Emily Kopp on an area that isn't necessarily settled science.
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'For the first time, an association of #PFAS exposure with mortality from cardiovascular disease was formally demonstrated. The evidence regarding kidney cancer and testicular cancer is consistent with previously reported data.' Via Environmental Health
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Science editor says his journal’s “wet market” papers are not conclusive. Via Emily Kopp U.S. Right To Know
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The editor in chief of Science is testifying to Congress today.

We are likely to hear about how the strongest evidence points to a natural origin of COVID.

But the two papers in Science that prompted this New York Times front page story — then rumbled through major media…

Email suggests Fauci was involved in some kind of 'damage control' related to EcoHealth Alliance in April 2020.

Top aide to Fauci relays rumor to EcoHealth Alliance President Peter Daszak that Fauci was doing damage control related to his grant.

The 'Lauer letter' likely refers…

Lead in Lunchables: “It’s a travesty that what we feed our children isn’t held up to a higher standard. They are our future and deserve better” -- Chef Ann Cooper
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EcoHealth Alliance's attorneys are working overtime. But this statement doesn't include a previous talking point:

EcoHealth has previously claimed the DEFUSE proposal — which some scientists liken to a 'blueprint' for generating COVID-like viruses in the lab — was set to happen…

'A handful of companies now control the food system of the United States, stifling competition in ways not seen since the great trusts and monopolies of the late 1890s.' By Eric Schlosser in The Atlantic
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