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Eating just one freshwater fish is like drinking a month’s worth of “forever chemical”–laced water

No one would willingly drink a cup of carpet coating, shampoo or eye makeup — and yet, many of us routinely eat food that contains some of the same nasty chemicals. All of those aforementioned products contain a chemical called PFOS (short for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid) — which are in turn part of a class of everyday chemicals known as PFAS (short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) — and a new study in the scientific journal Environmental Research has disgusting news: Eating just a single serving of freshwater fish is like drinking a month’s worth of water laced with PFOS at harmfully high levels.... Read Original Article

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Eating just one freshwater fish is like drinking a month’s worth of “forever chemical”–laced water

No one would willingly drink a cup of carpet coating, shampoo or eye makeup — and yet, many of us routinely eat food that contains some of the same nasty chemicals. All of those aforementioned products contain a chemical called PFOS (short for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid) — which are in turn part of a class of everyday chemicals known as PFAS (short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) — and a new study in the scientific journal Environmental Research has disgusting news: Eating just a single serving of freshwater fish is like drinking a month’s worth of water laced with PFOS at harmfully high levels.... Read Original Article

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Eating just one freshwater fish is like drinking a month’s worth of “forever chemical”–laced water

No one would willingly drink a cup of carpet coating, shampoo or eye makeup — and yet, many of us routinely eat food that contains some of the same nasty chemicals. All of those aforementioned products contain a chemical called PFOS (short for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid) — which are in turn part of a class of everyday chemicals known as PFAS (short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) — and a new study in the scientific journal Environmental Research has disgusting news: Eating just a single serving of freshwater fish is like drinking a month’s worth of water laced with PFOS at harmfully high levels.... Read Original Article

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Eating just one freshwater fish is like drinking a month’s worth of “forever chemical”–laced water

No one would willingly drink a cup of carpet coating, shampoo or eye makeup — and yet, many of us routinely eat food that contains some of the same nasty chemicals. All of those aforementioned products contain a chemical called PFOS (short for perfluorooctane sulfonic acid) — which are in turn part of a class of everyday chemicals known as PFAS (short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) — and a new study in the scientific journal Environmental Research has disgusting news: Eating just a single serving of freshwater fish is like drinking a month’s worth of water laced with PFOS at harmfully high levels.... Read Original Article

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Thanks to inbreeding, bulldogs and pugs may not exist much longer, experts say

“People breed them because they’re cute,” began Florida veterinarian Dr. Doug Mader, author of “The Vet at Noah’s Ark.” Mader was speaking with Salon about brachycephalics, or dogs with squished faced: think English bulldogs, French bulldogs, Boston terriers, boxers and pugs. Brachycephalics are widely adored for their goggle-eyes, wrinkled faces and waddling gaits.... Read Original Article

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Thanks to inbreeding, bulldogs and pugs may not exist much longer, experts say

“People breed them because they’re cute,” began Florida veterinarian Dr. Doug Mader, author of “The Vet at Noah’s Ark.” Mader was speaking with Salon about brachycephalics, or dogs with squished faced: think English bulldogs, French bulldogs, Boston terriers, boxers and pugs. Brachycephalics are widely adored for their goggle-eyes, wrinkled faces and waddling gaits.... Read Original Article

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Thanks to inbreeding, bulldogs and pugs may not exist much longer, experts say

“People breed them because they’re cute,” began Florida veterinarian Dr. Doug Mader, author of “The Vet at Noah’s Ark.” Mader was speaking with Salon about brachycephalics, or dogs with squished faced: think English bulldogs, French bulldogs, Boston terriers, boxers and pugs. Brachycephalics are widely adored for their goggle-eyes, wrinkled faces and waddling gaits.... Read Original Article

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Thanks to inbreeding, bulldogs and pugs may not exist much longer, experts say

“People breed them because they’re cute,” began Florida veterinarian Dr. Doug Mader, author of “The Vet at Noah’s Ark.” Mader was speaking with Salon about brachycephalics, or dogs with squished faced: think English bulldogs, French bulldogs, Boston terriers, boxers and pugs. Brachycephalics are widely adored for their goggle-eyes, wrinkled faces and waddling gaits.... Read Original Article

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Thanks to inbreeding, bulldogs and pugs may not exist much longer, experts say

“People breed them because they’re cute,” began Florida veterinarian Dr. Doug Mader, author of “The Vet at Noah’s Ark.” Mader was speaking with Salon about brachycephalics, or dogs with squished faced: think English bulldogs, French bulldogs, Boston terriers, boxers and pugs. Brachycephalics are widely adored for their goggle-eyes, wrinkled faces and waddling gaits.... Read Original Article

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Thanks to inbreeding, bulldogs and pugs may not exist much longer, experts say

“People breed them because they’re cute,” began Florida veterinarian Dr. Doug Mader, author of “The Vet at Noah’s Ark.” Mader was speaking with Salon about brachycephalics, or dogs with squished faced: think English bulldogs, French bulldogs, Boston terriers, boxers and pugs. Brachycephalics are widely adored for their goggle-eyes, wrinkled faces and waddling gaits.... Read Original Article

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