[People who rarely get sick, what are your secrets? : AskReddit](https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1e0wsyo/people_who_rarely_get_sick_what_are_your_secrets/)

[Starting Hospice | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41157974)
[Starting hospice. The end « The Story's Story](https://jakeseliger.com/2024/08/04/starting-hospice-the-end/)

[The Water in Your Body is NOT H20. It is H3O2 | Sunny's Journal](https://sunnysjournal.com/2025/06/29/the-water-in-your-body-is-not-h20-it-is-h3o2/)

## big medi-pharma

[Amazon receives FDA warning letter for supplements with undeclared ingredients | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38794068)
[Amazon.com, Inc. - 662503 - 12/20/2023 | FDA](https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/amazoncom-inc-662503-12202023)

[Cost of developing new drugs may be lower than industry claims: trial | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40156642)
[Cost of developing new drugs may be far lower than industry claims, trial reveals | Global development | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/25/cost-of-developing-new-drugs-may-be-far-lower-than-industry-claims-trial-reveals)

[UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges | Ars Technica](https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/11/ai-with-90-error-rate-forces-elderly-out-of-rehab-nursing-homes-suit-claims/)

[The darker side of being a doctor | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40025261)
[The darker side of being a doctor - DrEricLevi's Substack](https://drericlevi.substack.com/p/the-darker-side-of-being-a-doctor)

[200 people charged in $2.7B health care fraud crackdown | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40815139)
[DOJ charges nearly 200 people in $2.7B health care fraud crackdown | AP News](https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-health-care-fraud-garland-24948b951896d0f265c29ba3fcacf858)

[Dean Baker](https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2017/10/25/doctors-salaries-pay-disparities-000557)
(2017) The problem of doctors’ salaries

[The Mafia of Pharma Pricing | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40971553)
[Inside the Mafia of Pharma Pricing - BIG by Matt Stoller](https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/inside-the-mafia-of-pharma-pricing)

[How to Replace Your CPAP in Only 666 Days | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39248631)
[How to Replace Your CPAP In Only 666 Days](https://aphyr.com/posts/368-how-to-replace-your-cpap-in-only-666-days)

[Peter Buxtun, whistleblower who exposed Tuskegee syphilis study, has died | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40973422)
[Peter Buxtun, whistleblower who exposed Tuskegee syphilis study, dies aged 86 | US news | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/15/peter-buxtun-tuskegee-whistleblower-dies)

[US hospital told family their daughter had checked out when in fact she'd died | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41313740)
[US hospital told family their daughter had checked out when in fact she’d died | California | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/21/sacramento-hospital-patient-death-checked-out)

GLP-1 drugs have health risks mixed with the weight loss

## population shifts

[U.S. home births hit 30-year high | WORLD](https://wng.org/roundups/u-s-home-births-hit-30-year-high-1708988776)

## cures for specific afflictions

[Cystic fibrosis breakthrough has given patients a chance to live longer | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39629004)
[The Cystic-Fibrosis Breakthrough That Changed Everything - The Atlantic](https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/04/cystic-fibrosis-trikafta-breakthrough-treatment/677471/)

[An FDA approved device offers a new treatment for tinnitus | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40041430)
[An FDA approved device offers a new treatment for ringing in the ears : Shots - Health News : NPR](https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/15/1244501055/tinnitus-hearing-loss-ringing-ear-noise)

[The one-year anniversary of my total glossectomy | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40485246)
[The one-year anniversary of my total glossectomy « The Story's Story](https://jakeseliger.com/2024/05/25/the-one-year-anniversary-of-my-total-glossectomy/)

[Scientists discover a new hormone that can build strong bones in mice | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41036462)
[Scientists Discover a New Hormone that Can Build Strong Bones | UC San Francisco](https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2024/07/428011/scientists-discover-new-hormone-can-build-strong-bones)

### historical medical breakthroughs

AIDS Drugs Lower the Risk of HIV Infection
Synthetic Cell
Blood Test for Alzheimer's
FDA Approves Botox for Migraines
Taking the Resuscitation Out of CPR
The FDA Restricts Avandia
Blood Test for Heart Attack
Predicting IVF Success
Artificial Ovary
Creating iPS Cells Safer and Faster

### gene therapy

[Gene therapy allows an 11-year-old boy to hear | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39106464)
[Gene Therapy Allows an 11-Year-Old Boy to Hear for the First Time - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/health/deaf-gene-therapy.html)
[Deaf girl is cured in world first gene therapy trial | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40307138)
[Deaf girl is cured in world first gene therapy trial | The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/deaf-cure-girl-gene-therapy-b2541735.html)
[Gene therapy restores hearing to children with inherited deafness | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40620056)
[Gene therapy restores hearing to children with inherited deafness](https://cosmosmagazine.com/science/biology/gene-therapy-restores-hearing-to-children-with-inherited-deafness/)

[HIV in cell culture can be completely eliminated using CRISPR-Cas gene editing [pdf] | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39761283)
[HIVCRISPRV4_1_.pdf](https://www.escmid.org/fileadmin/src/media/PDFs/2News_Discussions/Press_activities/2024/HIVCRISPRV4_1_.pdf)
[Gilead shot prevents all HIV cases in trial | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40742163)
[Gilead Shot Prevents All HIV Cases in Trial of African Women - Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-20/gilead-shot-prevents-100-of-hiv-cases-in-trial-of-african-women)

### medications

[Two pharmacists figured out that oral phenylephrine doesn't work | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38720248)
[How Two Pharmacists Figured Out That Decongestants Don't Work | Scientific American](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-two-pharmacists-figured-out-that-decongestants-dont-work/)
[FDA clarifies results of recent advisory committee meeting on oral phenylephrine | FDA](https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-clarifies-results-recent-advisory-committee-meeting-oral-phenylephrine)
- phenylephrine is a placebo

[FDA clears first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39618822)
[FDA Clears First Over-the-Counter Continuous Glucose Monitor | FDA](https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-clears-first-over-counter-continuous-glucose-monitor)

[Tick-killing pill shows promising results in human trial | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39743594)
[Tick-killing pill shows promising results in human trial | Ars Technica](https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/03/tick-killing-pill-shows-promising-results-in-human-trial/)

[Widespread aspirin use after chest pain could significantly reduce heart attack deaths | News | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health](https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/widespread-aspirin-use-after-chest-pain-could-significantly-reduce-heart-attack-deaths/)

[Viagra improves brain blood flow and could help to prevent dementia | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40620739)
[Sildenafil (‘Viagra’) improves brain blood flow and could help to prevent dementia | University of Oxford](https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-06-07-sildenafil-viagra-improves-brain-blood-flow-and-could-help-prevent-dementia)

### vaccines

[How Much Damage Have Vaccines Done to Society?](https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/how-much-damage-have-vaccines-done)

[Ivermectin Dosage Guide + Max Dose, Adjustments - Drugs.com](https://www.drugs.com/dosage/ivermectin.html)

## drugs

[The 14 Best Nootropics and Smart Drugs Reviewed](https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/nootropics)

[If Ozempic Commercials Were Honest | [Ozempic, GLP-1, Monjauro Parody] - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ7vsRgqw7I)
- dl for kids

## preventative maintenance

[Acupuncture - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acupuncture)

[Moxibustion - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moxibustion)

[Massage - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massage)

[Mewing 101: What It Is & How to Mew | Mewing.coach](https://mewing.coach/blog/mewing-how-to)

[Majority of U.S. Women Struggle to Prioritize Health](https://news.gallup.com/poll/646529/majority-women-struggle-prioritize-health.aspx)

### supplements, recreational/OTC drugs

vitamin D3 should use K2, which helps it deliver calcium (read up on? heard from Laurette)

vitamin b3 aka niacin
- helps with cholesterol, skin conditions, and memory loss/dementia

[Psilocybin desynchronizes the human brain | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40987427)
[Psilocybin desynchronizes the human brain | Nature](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07624-5)

### diet

[In the gut's 'second brain,' key agents of health emerge | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38371808)
[Quanta Magazine](https://www.quantamagazine.org/in-the-guts-second-brain-key-agents-of-health-emerge-20231121)

[Something Really Awesome Happens When You Use Banana Peel as an Ingredient : ScienceAlert](https://www.sciencealert.com/something-really-awesome-happens-when-you-use-banana-peel-as-an-ingredient)

### exercise

[Cardio fitness is a strong, consistent predictor of morbidity and mortality | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40243238)
[Cardiorespiratory fitness is a strong and consistent predictor of morbidity and mortality among adults: an overview of meta-analyses representing over 20.9 million observations from 199 unique cohort studies | British Journal of Sports Medicine](https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/58/10/556)

[Adrenaline: What It Does and How to Control It](https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-adrenaline-5094550)

[Posture Desk](https://posturedesk.shop/blogs/posture-blog/burning-calories-standing-up-vs-sitting)
(2017) How many hours a day do you think we sit? Don't feel like sitting? We have a desk for that view

### holistic adaptation

[How do our brains adapt to control an extra body part? | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40551070)
[Getting to grips with an extra thumb](https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/third-thumb)

## toxic chemicals list
acetone cyanohydrin
acetone thiosemicarbazide
acrolein
acrylamide
acrylonitrile
acryloyl chloride
adiponitrile
aldicarb
aldrin
allyl alcohol
allylamine
aluminum phosphide
aminopterin
amiton
amiton oxalate
ammonia
amphetamine
aniline
2-tremethyl-aniline
antimony pentafluoride
antimycin a
antu (alpha-naphthylthiourea)
arsenic pentoxide
arsenous oxide
arsenous trichloride
arsine
azinphos-ethyl
azinphos-methyl
benzal chloride
trifluoromethyl-benzenamine
benzenearsonic acid
dichloro-trifluoromethyl-benzimidazole
benzotrichloride
benzyl chloride
benzyl cyanide
bicycloheptane-carbonitrile
bischloromethyl ketone
bitoscanate
boron trichloride
boron trifluoride
boron trifluoride compound with methyl ether
bromadiolone
bromine
cadmium oxide
cadmium stearate
calcium arsenate
camphechlor
cantharidin
carbachol chloride
carbamic acid
methyldimethyldithiolanmethyleneaminotirpate carbamic acid
carbofuran
carbon disulfide
carbophenothion
chlordane
chlorfenvinfos
chlorine
chlormephos
chlormequat chloride
chloroacetic acid
2-chloroethanol
chloroethyl chloroformate
chloroform
chloromethyl ether
chloromethyl methyl ether
chlorophacinone
chloroxuron
chlorthiophos
chromic chloride
cobalt carbonyl
cobalt-ethanediylbis
colchicine
coumaphos
crimidine
crotonaldehyde
cyanogen bromide
cyanogen iodide
cyanophos
cyanuric fluoride
cycloheximide
cyclohexylamine
decaborane
demeton
demeton-s-methyl
dialifor
diborane
dichloroethyl ether
dichloromethylphenylsilane
dichlorvos
dicrotophos
diepoxybutane
diethyl chlorophosphate
digitoxin
diglycidyl ether
digoxin
dimefox
dimethoate
dimethyl phosphorochloridothioate
dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine
dimethyldichlorosilane
dimethylhydrazine
dimetilan
dinitrocresol
dinoseb
dinoterb
dioxathion
diphacinone
disulfoton
dithiazanine iodide
dithiobiuret
endosulfan
endothion
endrin
epichlorohydrin
ergocalciferol
ergotamine tartrate
ethanesulfonyl chloride
ethion
ethoprophos
ethylbis-chloroethylamine
ethylene fluorohydrin
ethylene oxide
ethylenediamine
ethyleneimine
ethylthiocyanate
fenamiphos
fenitrothion
fensulfothion
fluenetil
fluorine
fluoroacetamide
fluoroacetic acid
fluoroacetyl chloride
fluorouracil
fonofos
formaldehyde
formaldehyde cyanohydrin
formetanate hydrochloride
formothion
formparanate
fosthietan
fuberidazole
furan
gallium trichloride
hexachlorocyclopentadiene
hexamethylenediamine
hydrazine
hydrocyanic acid
hydrogen chloride
hydrogen fluoride
hydrogen selenide
hydrogen sulfide
hydroquinone
isobenzan
isocyanic acid
isodrin
isophorone diisocyanate
isopropylmethylpyrazolyl dimethylcarbamate
lactonitrile
leptophos
lewisite
lindane
lithium hydride
malononitrile
mechlorethamine
mercuric acetate
mercuric chloride
mercuric oxide
methacrolein diacetate
methacrylic anhydride
methacrylonitrile
methacryloyl chloride
methacryloyloxyethyl isocyanate
methamidophos
methanesulfonyl fluoride
methidathion
methiocarb
methomyl
methoxyethylmercuric acetate
methyl 2-chloroacrylate
methyl bromide
methyl chloroformate
methyl hydrazine
methyl isocyanate
methyl isothiocyanate
methyl phenkapton
methyl phosphonic dichloride
methyl thiocyanate
methyl vinyl ketone
methylmercuric dicyanamide
methyltrichlorosilane
metolcarb
mevinphos
mexacarbate
mitomycin c
monocrotophos
muscimol
nickel carbonyl
nicotine sulfate
nitric oxide
nitrobenzene
nitrocyclohexane
nitrogen dioxide
n-nitrosodimethylamine
norbormide
organorhodium complex
ouabain
oxamyl
oxydisulfoton
paraquat
paraquat methosulfate
parathion
parathion-methyl
paris green
pentaborane
pentadecylamine
peracetic acid
perchloromethylmercaptan
phenol
phenoxarsine
phenyl dichloroarsine
phenylhydrazine hydrochloride
phenylmercury acetate
phenylsilatrane
phenylthiourea
phosacetim
phosfolan
phosgene
phosmet
phosphamidon
phosphine
phosphonothioic acid
methylethylphosphonothioic acid
nitrophenylphosphonothioic acid
phosphoric acid
dimethylphosphonothioic acid
phosphorus
phosphorus oxychloride
phosphorus pentachloride
phosphorus trichloride
physostigmine
picrotoxin
piperidine
pirimifos-ethyl
plutonium
polonium-210
potassium arsenite
potassium cyanide
potassium silver cyanide
promecarb
propargyl bromide
propionitrile
4-amino-propiophenone
propyleneimine
prothoate
pyrene
4-amino-pyridine
4-nitro-oxide-pyridine
pyriminil
salcomine
ricin
sarin
selenious acid
semicarbazide hydrochloride
4-aminobutyliethoxymethylsilane
sodium arsenate
sodium azide
sodium cacodylate
sodium cyanide
sodium fluoroacetate
sodium pentachlorophenate
sodium selenate
sodium selenite
acetoxytriphenylstannane
strychnine
strychnine sulfate
sulfotep
3-chloropropyl octyl sulfoxide
sulfur dioxide
sulfur tetrafluoride
sulfur trioxide
sulfuric acid
tabun
tellurium
tellurium hexafluoride
tetraethyl pyrophosphate
terbufos
tetraethyllead
tetraethyltin
tetranitromethane
thallium sulfate
thallous carbonate
thallous chloride
thallous malonate
thallous sulfate
thiocarbazide
thiofanox
thionazin
thiophenol
thiosemicarbazide
thiourea
2-methylphenylthiourea
titanium tetrachloride
4-diisocyanate toluene
6-diisocyanate toluene
triamiphos
triazofos
trichloro silane
trichloro dichlorophenyl silane
trichloroacetyl chloride
trichloroethylsilane
trichloronate
trichlorophenylsilane
triethoxysilane
trimethylchlorosilane
trimethylolpropane phosphite
trimethyltin chloride
triphenyltin chloride
valinomycin
vinyl acetate monomer
warfarin
warfarin sodium
xylylene dichloride
zinc phosphide
methemoglobin formers
4-methylcyclohexane methanol
arsenic pentafluoride
arsine
bis(trifluoromethyl)peroxide
boron tribromide
boron trichloride
boron trifluoride
bromine
bromine chloride
bromomethane
carbon monoxide
chlorine
chlorine pentafluoride
chlorine trifluoride
chlorofluorocarbons
chloropicrin
cyanogen
cyanogen chloride
diazomethane
diborane
dichloroacetylene
dichlorosilane
fluorine
formaldehyde, gas
germane
hexaethyl tetraphosphate
hydrogen azide
hydrogen cyanide
hydrogen selenide
hydrogen sulfide
hydrogen telluride
nickel tetracarbonyl
nitrogen dioxide
osmium tetroxide
oxygen difluoride
perchloryl fluoride
perfluoroisobutylene
phosgene
phosphine
phosphorus pentafluoride
selenium hexafluoride
silicon tetrachloride
silicon tetrafluoride
stibine
disulfur decafluoride
sulfur tetrafluoride
tellurium hexafluoride
tetraethyl pyrophosphate
tetraethyl dithiopyrophosphate
trifluoroacetyl chloride
tungsten hexafluoride

## specific afflictions

[Scientists discover a cause of lupus, possible way to reverse it | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40931636)
[Scientists Discover a Cause of Lupus and a Possible Way to Reverse It - News Center](https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2024/07/10/scientists-discover-a-cause-of-lupus-and-a-possible-way-to-reverse-it/)

[How I got my laser eye injury | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41127706)
[How I Got My Laser Eye Injury - Funranium Labs](https://www.funraniumlabs.com/2024/07/how-i-got-my-laser-eye-injury/)

[Australia starts peanut allergy treatment for babies | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41116238)
[Australia starts world first peanut allergy treatment for babies](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0xj3xq5l1vo)

[Antidepressants Save Lives - by Chris Guillebeau](https://yearofmentalhealth.substack.com/p/antidepressants-save-lives)
- they save lives, but also weaken us: they're as good as crutches

[Prevention of HIV | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41184365)
[Prevention of HIV | Science | AAAS](https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/prevention-hiv)

[Caltech Develops First Noninvasive Method to Continually Measure Blood Pressure | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41207182)
[Caltech Team Develops First Noninvasive Method to Continually Measure True Blood Pressure - www.caltech.edu](https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/caltech-team-develops-first-noninvasive-method-to-continually-measure-true-blood-pressure)

[It took my savings and 14 years but I’m about to beat arthritis | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41217319)
[It took my savings and 14 years — but I’m about to beat arthritis](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/science/article/i-lost-my-job-so-spent-14-years-searching-for-osteoarthritis-cure-d6d69wwxz)

### cancer

[Two in five adult cancer cases preventable, U.S. study finds | WORLD](https://wng.org/sift/two-in-five-adult-cancer-cases-preventable-u-s-study-finds-1720814311)

[Cancer under age 50 increased 80% from 1990 to 2019 | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39803845)
[Global trends in incidence, death, burden and risk factors of early-onset cancer from 1990 to 2019 | BMJ Oncology](https://bmjoncology.bmj.com/content/2/1/e000049#DC1)

[Proteins in blood could provide early cancer warning 'by more than seven years' | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40366443)
[Proteins in blood could provide early cancer warning ‘by more than seven years’ | Cancer research | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/15/proteins-blood-cancer-warning-seven-years-study)

[Immunotherapy Is Changing Cancer Treatment Forever | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40969901)
[Immunotherapy Is Transforming Cancer Treatment and Oncology](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/cancer-treatment-immunotherapy-oncology-tcells-brain-tumor.html)

[Use of artificial intelligence for image analysis in breast cancer screening | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28394834)
[Use of artificial intelligence for image analysis in breast cancer screening programmes: systematic review of test accuracy | The BMJ](https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n1872)

Thermography > mammograms, since it doesn't use radiation

### death

[It's getting harder to die | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40787124)
[It's Getting Harder to Die by Lydia S. Dugdale](https://www.plough.com/en/topics/life/aging/its-getting-harder-to-die)

### dementia and brain damage

[Ten-minute brain scan could detect dementia early, study suggests | Dementia | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/06/ten-minute-brain-scan-could-detect-dementia-early-study-suggests)

[Pattern of brain damage is pervasive in Navy SEALs who died by suicide | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40836960)
[Pattern of Brain Damage Is Pervasive in Navy SEALs Who Died by Suicide - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/30/us/navy-seals-brain-damage-suicide.html)

[The protein Reelin keeps popping up in brains that resist aging and Alzheimer’s | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41100737)
[A protein called Reelin may help protect brains against aging and Alzheimer’s : Shots - Health News : NPR](https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/07/29/g-s1-13519/alzheimers-protein-reelin-brain-aging-amyloid-tau-memory)

### diabetes

[Taking my diabetes treatment into my own hands | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41052365)
[Taking my diabetes treatment into my own hands | Martin Janiczek](https://martin.janiczek.cz/2024/07/23/taking-my-diabetes-treatment-into-my-own-hands.html)

### modern technologies

[Australia to ban engineered stone | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38634213)
[Australia makes world-first decision to ban engineered stone following surge in silicosis cases - ABC News](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-13/engineered-stone-ban-discussed-at-ministers-meeting/103224362)

[The EPA is proposing that 'forever chemicals' be considered hazardous substances | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39230263)
[The EPA is proposing that 'forever chemicals' be considered hazardous substances : NPR](https://www.npr.org/2024/02/02/1228540721/forever-chemicals-pfas-epa-hazardous)

[Scientists found another way we’re exposed to ‘forever chemicals’: Through our skin - The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/06/26/toxic-forever-chemicals-beauty-products-study/)

[EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after partial ban | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39746806)
[EPA bans asbestos, still in use decades after partial ban | AP News](https://apnews.com/article/epa-asbestos-cancer-brakes-biden-72b0fa8b36adedaff6000034d35c2acd)

[Why Are We Consuming Engine Lubricant? – Gab News](https://news.gab.com/2024/05/why-are-we-consuming-engine-lubricant/)

[The Hidden Dangers of Polyester Underwear – Gab News](https://news.gab.com/2024/05/microplastics-in-our-balls-the-hidden-danger-of-polyester-underwear/)

[FDA warns top U.S. bakery not to claim foods contain allergens when they don't | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40797790)
[FDA warns top U.S. bakery not to claim foods contain allergens when they don't : NPR](https://www.npr.org/2024/06/26/g-s1-6238/fda-warns-bakery-foods-allergens)

[Is Crystal Deodorant Safer Than Antiperspirant, and How Does It Work?](https://www.healthline.com/health/crystal-deodorant)

### parkinsons

[‘Parkinson’s is a man-made disease’: How a chemical Europe can’t quit may be driving the disease – POLITICO](https://www.politico.eu/article/bas-bloem-parkinsons-pesticides-mptp-glyphosate-paraquat/)

### RSI

[Itamar Turner-Trauring](https://codewithoutrules.com/2016/11/18/rsi-solution/)
(2016) How I stopped the RSI pain that almost destroyed my programming career

### upticks

[The curse of the goitre in Switzerland | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38782954)
[Jonah Goodman · A National Evil](https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v45/n23/jonah-goodman/a-national-evil)

[Alzheimer's cases tied to no-longer-used medical procedure | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39183063)
[First-ever transmitted Alzheimer's cases reported in new study](https://www.statnews.com/2024/01/29/first-transmitted-alzheimers-disease-cases-growth-hormone-cadavers/)
[Root cause of Alzheimer's may be fat buildup in brain cells, research suggests | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39760333)
[Root cause of Alzheimer's may be fat buildup in brain cells, research suggests](https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-03-root-alzheimer-fat-buildup-brain.html)