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When did HackerNews get so hysterical. The evidence for talc causing ovarian cancer is extremely weak, maybe 5 additional cases per 100,000 women at worst. It
by jcampbell1 4y ago
When did HackerNews get so hysterical. The evidence for talc causing ovarian cancer is extremely weak, maybe 5 additional cases per 100,000 women at worst. It makes no damn sense as a cervix only allows anything to head inside about 1 day per month. Are dudes getting testicular cancer from talc powder traveling up their pee hole? Gametes are like stem cells and prone to cancer forming mutations. It seems like all the undersexed white knights are ruling the attitudes of the day.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoDesire to crucify any and all entities for even the tiniest bit of fault or risk is handicapping the US economy. So much of the US GDP is about avoiding liability and nailing someone with liability. See the recent thread about pharmacies having to pay huge fines for dispensing opioids as prescribed by a doctor. So now, pharmacies simply will not dispense them. People lose the freedom to get opioids for legitimate use, governments get plausible deniability they did something, and all for the political show of holding someone responsible.