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Acetaminophen, Tylenol, Is Safe During Pregnancy: Two recent studies indicate this medication's safety if taken in moderation. It is the safest med that moderates fevers. #acetaminophen #tylenol #pregnancy #pain #fever #birthdefects
https://www.instagram.com/p/DOwbtF0jPOI/

@drmaddkap
I remember the Measles. I remember how my mom worried that when I grew up and got pregnant, I might get exposed to it. (At the time, she could not imagine a world without the Measles.)

When a pregnant woman (even a vaccinated one, I'm told) is exposed to Measles, her unborn baby has a good chance of having birth defects, such as deafness. (Interestingly, the #CDC webpage that I am sure used to talk about that, now says "Page Not Found".🤔)

When the #Measles #vaccines began, rates of babies being born deaf plummeted.

If the Pro-Lifers really want to "protect unborn babies," tell them they can #GetVaccinated .

#VaccinesWork #VaccinesAreSafe

#MMRvaccine #MMRvaccinesafety #Deafness #BirthDefects #VaccineSafety #Antivaxxers #AntivaxxerMisinformation #RFKjrIsDangerous

3 Polish doctors convicted in 2021 death of pregnant woman

Three Polish doctors have been convicted for their roles in the 2021 death of a pregnant woman, known…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #123860412 #Abortion #Article #Birthdefects #Foodsafety #Generalnews #Homicide #Latvia #Legalproceedings #LV #Pregnancyandchildbirth #Protestsanddemonstrations #Worldnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/5053/

#YourLocalEpidemiologist #YLE #KatelynJetelina

Why we keep going

Today thousands of health workers at the CDC and FDA lost their jobs—effective immediately.

#HIV #Asthma #airQuality #EnvironmentalHazard
#GunViolence #Communications #workersafety
#ReproductiveHealth #BirthDefects #DisabilityHealth
#TB_Prevention #BloodDisorder
#DrugUse #MentalHealth
#LeadPoisoning #WaterSafety
#TobaccoControl

https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/why-we-keep-going
#HealthCare #us #usa #sectarian #kleptofascist #billionaire #looter

#Trump #EPA’s Next Move: Making It Harder to Sue for Getting Cancer from #Roundup

The corporation behind Roundup #herbicide has paid out nearly $11 billion in lawsuits. Now it's backing an EPA rule that would stop the bleeding.

by Schuyler Mitchell, March 21 2025

"Last August, 11 industry-friendly red states, led by Nebraska and Iowa, submitted a 436-page petition asking the agency to amend its labeling rules under the Federal #Insecticide, #Rodenticide, and Fungicide Act, or #FIFRA. The proposed rule change would explicitly prohibit states from labeling #pesticides and #herbicides with warnings about cancer, #BirthDefects, and reproductive harm if those notices contradict the EPA’s risk assessment.

"The states made clear that their ultimate goal is to thwart future lawsuits against pesticide manufacturers. Their petition argued that recent court rulings have created a 'gap in FIFRA’s regulatory framework' that the proposed rule change would plug.

"In January, in a move initiated by the Biden administration, the EPA took a first step of accepting public comment on the rule-making petition, with a deadline of March 24 — though this step is exploratory and does not mean a new rule will be issued. Still, the EPA’s decision could have disastrous consequences if Donald Trump’s second administration is as friendly to the #ChemicalIndustry as it was in his first.

"'It’s telling of the lengths that pesticide manufacturers will go to make sure that nothing interferes with their profit margins,' said Brett Hartl, government affairs director at the Center for Biological Diversity. 'There’s a reality that the industry itself generates much of the data, and they say it’s safe, and then EPA approves that determination.”

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/VsfWE

Link for public comment:
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0562
#KillThePoor #Ecocide #GlyphosateKills #MonsantoKills #WaterIsLife #LandIsLife #Pollution #RunOff #Cancer #EnvironmentalPollution #USPol #BigChemical #BigAg #RoundupReady #Microbiota #BeeKilling #BayerKills #CenterForBiologicalDiversity

"During the discovery process, another employee came forward to share a document revealing what was in the green 'frit' Yvette handled each day at work: the biggest ingredient was lead."

Justine Calma for The Verge: https://longreads.com/2025/02/25/the-women-who-made-americas-microchips-and-the-children-who-paid-for-it/

#Longreads #Manufacturing #SiliconValley #Technology #Miscarriage #Workers #Women #BirthDefects #WomensHealth

The women who made America’s microchips and the children who paid for it

The US wants to bring back domestic chipmaking. But America’s first generation of Silicon Valley factory workers endured unsafe manufacturing conditions and never got answers about kids born with birth defects.

https://www.theverge.com/features/611297/manufacturing-workers-semiconductor-computer-chip-birth-defect

#News #USA #BirthDefects #AI #Microchips #SiliconValley #Manufacturing #Toxic #Chemicals

Notorious US #ChemicalPlant polluting water with toxic #PFAS, lawsuit claims

Complaint says #Chemours factory dramatized in Hollywood movie #DarkWaters continues to pollute #WestVirginia river

by Tom Perkins, January 27, 2025

"The chemical giant Chemours’s notorious West Virginia PFAS plant is regularly polluting nearby water with high levels of toxic 'forever chemicals', a new lawsuit alleges.

"It represents the latest salvo in a decades-old fight over pollution from the plant, called Washington Works, which continues despite public health advocates winning significant legal battles.

The new federal complaint claims #WashingtonWorks has been spitting out levels of PFAS waste significantly higher than what a discharge permit has allowed since 2023, which is contaminating the #OhioRiver in #ParkersburgWestVirginia, a town of about 50,000 people in #Appalachia.

"The factory was the focal point of a Hollywood movie, Dark Waters. It dramatized the story of how the pollution widely sickened Parkersburg residents, and the David v Goliath legal saga in which a group of residents and attorneys took on Chemours, then part of DuPont.
The findings ‘highlight the importance of careful scrutiny of novel chemicals’, said Irene Jacz, a study co-author and Iowa State economist.

"An epidemiological study stemming from the case blew the lid off of the health risks of PFAS, and ultimately cost #DuPont about $700m.

"Though the landmark case still reverberates across the regulatory landscape, the suit started almost 25 years ago, concluded in 2016, and Chemours’s pollution continues. The new lawsuit is part of other legal actions related to the facility that have filled the gap left by weak regulatory action, local advocates say. The never-ending struggle 'wears you out', added Joe Kiger, a Parkersburg resident who was one of the original litigants in 2001.

"'We have put up with this for 24 years, and [Chemours] is still polluting, they’re still putting this stuff in the water,' Kiger said.

"The new lawsuit, filed by the #WestVirginiaRiversCoalition, alleges 'numerous violations' since the level of PFAS the company is permitted to discharge per a consent order was lowered in early 2023. Among the contaminants are #PFOA, a PFAS chemical to which virtually no level of exposure in drinking water is safe, the #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency (#EPA) has found. It also includes #GenX, a compound for which the EPA has similarly found very low exposure levels can cause health problems.

"The EPA ordered Chemours to take corrective action, but the company has done nothing in response, and the agency has not taken further action, the suit states. The complaint does not mention drinking water, which is largely filtered. But the suit alleges the ongoing pollution prevents residents from using the river for recreation.

"In a statement, Chemours said the 'concerns are being addressed' through the consent order. It also noted it was renewing discharge permits with the state, and was working with regulators 'to navigate both the consent order and the permit renewal process'.

"'Chemours recognizes the Coalition as a community stakeholder and invites the Coalition to engage directly with the Washington Works team,' a spokesperson wrote.

"The EPA and West Virginia Rivers Coalition declined to comment because litigation is ongoing.

"Kiger and others who have taken on Chemours and DuPont railed against the company, accusing it of 'greed' and putting profits above residents’ health. Some in Parkersburg refer to the waste as the 'Devil's Piss'.

"'They do what they can to make money,' said Harry Deitzler, a West Virginia attorney who helped lead past lawsuits.

"'The officers in the corporation sometimes don’t care about what’s right and wrong – they need to make money for shareholders and the lawsuits make everyone play by the same rules.'

"Still, most residents are not aware of the ongoing pollution, those who spoke with the Guardian say. Chemours is a large employer that still wields power locally, and spends heavily on charitable giving. Many remain supportive of the company, regardless of the pollution, Kiger said.

"'That’s the kind of stuff you’re up against,' he added. 'People put a blind trust in them. It could be snowing out and Chemours would tell everyone it’s 80F [27C] and sunny, and everyone will grab their tan lotion.'

"The saga began in the late 1990s when the plant’s pollution was suspected of sickening nearby livestock, and an investigation by attorneys revealed the alarming levels at which PFAS was being discharged into the water and environment.

"A class action lawsuit yielded about $70m in damages for area residents in 2004, but the litigation did not prove DuPont’s PFAS pollution was behind a rash of #cancer, #KidneyDisease, stubbornly high cholesterol and other widespread health problems in the region.

"Instead of dividing the settlement up among tens of thousands of residents, which would have only provided each with several hundred dollars, the money went toward developing an epidemiological study with independent scientists to verify that widespread local health issues were caused by DuPont’s pollution.

"The move was a gamble that ultimately paid off – the study of about 70,000 people showed by 2012 that PFOA probably caused some forms of cancer, #ThyroidDisease, persistently #HighCholesterol, pregnancy-induced #hypertension and #autoimmune problems.

"Subsequent studies have shown links between the chemical and a host of other serious health problems – #BirthDefects, #neurotoxicity, kidney disease and #LiverDisease – that residents in the area suffered.

"DuPont and Chemours in 2017 settled for $671m in costs for about 3,500 injury suits, and have paid more to install water-filtration systems throughout the region. Separately, Chemours in 2023 settled with the state of #Ohio for $110m for pollution largely from Washington Works.

"The EPA and state regulatory agencies have at times been staffed with former DuPont managers or industry allies, and litigation has been the only way to get any meaningful movement, said Rob Bilott, the attorney who led the original class-action suit.

'"It’s infuriating,' Bilott said. 'It took decades of making DuPont documents and internal data public, and getting the story out through movies, news articles, books and public engagement, and that’s what finally pushed the needle here. This is the impact of citizens forcing it through decades of litigation.'

"The latest lawsuit is a citizen’s suit under the #CleanWaterAct. Such suits give citizens the power to ask a judge to enforce federal law when a polluter is violating it and regulators fail to act.

"The lawsuit asks a judge to order the company to pay $66,000 for each day it has been in violation, which is stipulated in the permit. That would total around $50m, but the main goal is to stop the pollution.

"The EPA has acknowledged Chemours is violating the law, but has 'taken no further enforcement action regarding Chemours’s violations as of the date of this complaint', the suit reads."

Source:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/27/chemours-pfas-pollution-lawsuit

Archived:
https://archive.ph/p3wA6
#Environment #PFASPollution #PollutionRunoff #WaterIsLife #DevilsPiss

Texas saw a 12.7% rise in infant mortality after implementing a strict #abortion ban. The increase was 7x higher than the rest of U.S., primarily affecting babies with severe congenital malformations. https://theconversation.com/stricter-abortion-laws-may-cause-increased-infant-deaths-2-maternal-and-child-health-researchers-explain-the-data-243881 #pregnancy #birthdefects

𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 🌍❤️
This Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) Awareness Week, we spotlight the incredible work being done to enhance care for children with CHD and other birth defects worldwide. Collaborative efforts with organizations like the World Health Organization are paving the way for better health outcomes.

These initiatives focus on creating comprehensive care frameworks, especially in low- and middle-income countries, to ensure sustainable screening, diagnosis, and long-term care programs. This global commitment is a significant step toward reducing maternal, newborn, and child mortality.

Together, let's raise awareness and support these vital initiatives for a healthier future for all children.

#CHDAwareness #GlobalHealth #ChildHealth #WHO #SustainableDevelopment #MaternalHealth #BirthDefects #HealthcareForAll #ChildrensHeartLink #HeartHealth #SCABPharmacy

Did you know that 1 in 7 pregnant people drink alcohol, and 4 in 10 of those who drink, also use other substances, most frequently tobacco and cannabis? Learn how social workers can play a leading role in prevention in our latest Social Work Blog post: https://buff.ly/40kFtvF #NASW #BirthDefects #FASDNPN @NASWFoundation @TexasSteveHicks @CDCgov #ICYMI

January is Birth Defects Awareness Month, a call to action for social workers to share a key message: for a healthy pregnancy, it is safest to avoid alcohol, smoking, and other recreational drugs. Learn more in our latest Social Work Blog post: https://bit.ly/4fG2wFt #NASW #FASDNPN #BirthDefects

#ICYMI #DYK that 1 in 7 pregnant people drink alcohol, and 4 in 10 of those who drink, also use other substances? Learn how social workers can play a leading role in prevention: https://buff.ly/40kFtvF #NASW #FASDNPN #BirthDefects @NASWFoundation @TexasSteveHicks @CDCgov

You’re invited to the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Video Series Virtual Watch Party! On January 15, we’re gathering with FASD partners, advocates and allies to view CDC’s new video series highlighting the stories of individuals and families living with FASDs. We hope you’ll join us! RSVP here: bit.ly/3Cs9XCh. #FASD #FASDNPN #BirthDefects #NASW

Paraquat, a dangerous herbicide banned in 70 countries, is blamed for severe birth defects and other serious health problems. It's still used widely in the US.
#Paraquat
#birthdefects
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/california-paraquat-health-harms-20014040.php

#DYK that 1 in 7 pregnant people drink alcohol, and 4 in 10 of those who drink, also use other substances? Learn how social workers can play a leading role in prevention: https://buff.ly/40kFtvF #NASW #FASDNPN #BirthDefects @NASWFoundation @TexasSteveHicks @CDCgov

One thing I feel critical of - can't recall now what the context was, but I recall some preventive measure to avoid #BirthDefects from #PFAS exposure being offered only to #women.

As if male sperm has 0 to do w/it. I see that blindness as an extension of #sexism, blaming moms.

Very similar to the blame women took for decades for #Autism as "Refrigerator Mothers." We now know thousands of male sperm mutatiions are the usual culprit.
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/Autism/autism-linked-family-inherited-gene-mutations/story?id=16071503

#Pollution #Health

#Something’s Poisoning America’s Land. #Farmers Fear #ForeverChemicals. #Fertilizer made from #city #sewage has been spread on millions of acres of #farmland for decades. Scientists say it can contain high levels of #toxic substance. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/climate/pfas-fertilizer-sludge-farm.html 5 Takeaways From Our Reporting on #Toxic #Sludge Fertilizer. NYT dug into widespread use of sewage sludge as fertilizer, which is sometimes heavily contaminated by “forever chemicals.” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/climate/takeaways-pfas-sludge-fertilizer.html #EPA #cancer #birthdefects #PFAS

#Wisconsin #Republicans block #PFAS cleanup until #polluters are granted immunity
#GOP-controlled committee thwarting distribution of $125m budgeted by legislature until #polluter immunity approved
PFAS chemicals used across dozens of industries to make products water-, stain- and heat-resistant. Compounds are linked to #cancer, decreased immunity, #thyroid problems, #birthdefects, #kidney and #liver problems and a range of other serious #illnesses.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/15/wisconsin-pfas-cleanup
Why protect polluters?

#BirthDefects

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