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As far as I know, Asbestos is only harmful when inhaled, no?

• tekno45 8y ago
  Baby powder is in the air pretty often with a baby in the house.
  • astura 8y ago
    Some adults use baby power too, sometimes every day.
    • agumonkey 8y ago
      yeah, every baby caring employee (nursery, kindergarten even) might accumulate risks over their career..
      • astura 8y ago
        I mean, I know adults who use it on themselves regularly, It's not just a risk for people who care for children. They use it reduce moisture in various areas (genital and anal region, feet, between thighs, under boobs, etc.) A lot of women are taught to sprinkle it on their underwear ever day to "stay fresh."[1] [1] https://www.thecut.com/2016/04/sad-truth-behind-the-baby-powder-ovarian-cancer-lawsuits.html https://www.thecut.com/2016/04/sad-truth-behind-the-baby-pow...
• lixtra 8y ago
  According to the Reuters article some lawyers claim > that asbestos causes mesothelioma and is associated with ovarian and other cancer
  • mr_toad 8y ago
    > is associated with Standard newspaper jargon. There’s no proof, but it’ll sell copy anyway.
    • XMPPwocky 8y ago
      Ah, yes, the media's classic alarmism over... asbestos.
      • DonHopkins 8y ago
        Yeah, it's "100% safe, once applied", right? https://nypost.com/2018/07/11/russian-asbestos-company-puts-trumps-face-on-product/ https://nypost.com/2018/07/11/russian-asbestos-company-puts-... >And in his 1997 book, “The Art of the Comeback,” he said it is “100% safe, once applied.” All it needs is a little rebranding. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/russian-asbestos-trump_face/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/russian-asbestos-trump_fac... >"I believe that the movement against asbestos was led by the mob, because it was often mob-related companies that would do the asbestos removal. Great pressure was put on politicians, and as usual, the politicians relented." -Trump, The Art of the Comeback, 1997 When they're not Rolling Coal, Trump supporters should show their faith in their leader and p0wn the libs by snorting up lines of asbestos and rubbing it all over their skin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_coal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_coal
      • Aloha 8y ago
        Pretty much.
• SilasX 8y ago
  Phew! It's not like baby powder mixes with air or anything...
• fnordfnordfnord 8y ago
  It's suspected/shown to cause cancer in women's reproductive tracts as well.