Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link 50 years ago

Re:Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link ... by jungletime on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @06:02PM (#15761462)

Also, asbestos is all over the place in a lot of homes. Plus many locations also have Radon gas seeping in. These things are known about, but mostly ignored because of the cost to fix them.

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Re:Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link ... by buckminster on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @06:27PM (#15761593)

Most Western countries have banned the use of asbestos so the problem isn't getting any worse. But not America!

What's worse is that we've known about the dangers for more than 100 years.

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Re:Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link ... by Tsiklon on Thursday November 23, 2017 @04:54AM (#15764036)

Hang on, Asbestos is still used in America?

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Re:Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link ... by SmellyGeekBoy on Thursday November 23, 2017 @09:55AM (#15765393)

Woah, TIL: https://www.asbestos.com/blog/2012/09/17/why-isnt-asbestos-b...

Here in the UK if traces of asbestos are found the entire building is quarantined while a team of workers in hazchem suits and breathing apparatus removes it!

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Re:Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link ... by buckminster on Thursday November 23, 2017 @09:50AM (#15765364)

Yes. Permitted uses include brake pads and clothing!

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