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DaCrazyJamez , to Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-related in Living near a busy airport can make you sick, new study finds

Well...AVgas (aviation gasoline) still uses leaded fuel....and it gets dispersed more, as it eminates from aircraft.......so there's that

Aphelion ,

Not disagreeing at all, AVgas is nasty, but it's only used by a small portion of planes that are prop driven. Jetfuel is arguably worse, as it's insanely carcinogenic.

magnetosphere , (edited ) to Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-related in Living near a busy airport can make you sick, new study finds
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While the headline itself isn’t much of a surprise, I’m somewhat bewildered to see diabetes listed among the illnesses. Then again, I know nothing about diabetes.

prettybunnys , to Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-related in Living near a busy airport can make you sick, new study finds

I’ll tell you that Iive under the flight path of an airport and even though I rarely notice the planes during the day I definitely notice them at 5am when my body wakes up because of the rumbling I can’t even hear.

The airport is probably 20 miles away.

It’s actually awful.

YarHarSuperstar ,
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Pretty much same here. I live a bit closer than you and the rumbling is so much louder than I expected

ganksy , to World News in Far right seizes France’s conservative heartlands
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Heartland is a nonsense term.

Psychodelic ,

It certainly could mean something, but unfortunately it seems like it's mostly just used for advertising things to... certain people

sensiblepuffin ,
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Only ever seems to be used to describe bastions of conservative support. I wonder why.

Zos_Kia ,
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In French we use the term "diagonale du vide" (the empty diagonal)

dubyakay , to World News in 12 countries push for EU crackdown on vapes

Tax that shit more. Higher taxation is proven to cause a decline in consumption rate. Along with the added benefit of increasing revenue that can be used for enforcement, prevention, rehabilitation and care.

AnalogPrincess , to World News in ‘Unprecedented’ rail traffic between North Korea and Russia suggests military transfers

Good

febra , to World News in 12 countries push for EU crackdown on vapes

Even more stupid regulation incoming

BilboBargains , to World News in Social care: The crisis Britain’s politicians are too scared to discuss

We spend more in healthcare in our last year of life than we do in our the rest of our lives combined.

Why are we spending a fortune proping up these old wrecks when their quality of life is already shit?

It's the topic nobody wants to talk about. We want to live in the fantasy land where we can keep going forever.

Gradually_Adjusting ,
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It's a temporary first world problem. Either aging therapy breakthroughs will kick the can until after we destroy society some other way, or we'll try your Logan's Run thing (except by accident and even stupider than we're imagining)

Norgur , to World News in 12 countries push for EU crackdown on vapes
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If we don't enforce the already existing rules to a meaningful degree.... what's stopping people from ignoring the new ones?

wewbull , to World News in Social care: The crisis Britain’s politicians are too scared to discuss

Voters may want social care to be on the ballot at the UK general election, but no one seems to be listening.

Yes they are. You just need to be talking to a Liberal Democrat. It's part of the manifesto.

RecursiveParadox , to World News in 12 countries push for EU crackdown on vapes
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This bullshit just infuriations me. Nearly every country ALREADY HAS LAWS that prevent minors from buying vapes (and cigarettes, etc.) Just enforce the damn rules rather than turn two pack a day people back to two pack a day people and then have to pay for their cancer treatment.

Jesus these fucks are dumb.

JCreazy ,

Enforcement costs money and time which it seems nobody has. A complete ban would be cheaper and easier. I don't even know how you could enforce it. If someone buys a vape that is legal age and gives it to a kid, you can't stop that. I don't have an opinion either way as I quit smoking years ago.

RelativeArea0 ,

I agree with what you've said about enforcement and also as an ex smoker 🤝

However, I don't agree with total ban of stinkies and vapes, etc(as much as i also would like to) because it will cause a fuck ton of new problems, just look at US alcohol prohibition during 1920s and wow, that was wild (feel free to watch oversimplified video about it, i find it as a good reference material)

JCreazy ,

Yes, I know about prohibition. It always gets brought up. It would be interesting to see how a ban on vapes/cigs today plays out how prohibition did back then. What lengths would people go to to get their nicotine fix? Or would most people just think it's not worth the time and give it up? Would growing your own tobacco for personal use but a ban of commercial sale mean that only the very dedicated would smoke? I lot of interesting things to consider and thank about.

Silentiea ,
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I think a large and important difference is the ease of back-room manufacturer. Anyone with a boiler can can make some alcohol, but vapes are rather more complicated, no? Cigarettes and other straight up smoking products would still be around, though.

eatthecake ,

They want people to smoke, that's the only explanation. They make money from taxing it and save money when people die early.

Zorque ,

Aren't healthcare costs higher because their last years are so much worse? It's not like you just drop dead right after your healthiest years, you decline gradually and expensively.

ichbinjasokreativ ,

In germany, vapes are already under the same taxation as cigs. I pay about 60€ for 60ml bottles.

RedEyeFlightControl ,
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Holy FUCK, that's crazy high!

ichbinjasokreativ ,

That is at least including the nicotine shots, base and flavouring, but still.

OhmsLawn , to World News in Social care: The crisis Britain’s politicians are too scared to discuss

They're talking about assisted living facilities, for anyone lost in the pond.

girlfreddy ,
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Canadians get it. Many Americans, not so much.

syct31e8hu , to World News in 12 countries push for EU crackdown on vapes

Tobacco gives more money and they're upset lol

autotldr Bot , to World News in Social care: The crisis Britain’s politicians are too scared to discuss

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Britain’s adult social care sector has been in turmoil for as long as most can remember — soaring numbers of elderly people and chronic underfunding posing a public policy challenge met with a distinct lack of answers by several generations of politicians.

In March, the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee accused the current Conservative government of bringing the care sector “to its knees,” citing severe staffing shortages, rising waiting lists and uncertain finances.

In a statement, East Sussex Council said it has “a number of primary and secondary providers holding contracts for home care provision,” and that it strives to ensure residents “receive the appropriate support as quickly as possible.”

The Nuffield Trust described the party’s pledges as “commendable ambitions” which are “overshadowed by the lack of a costed plan for social care.” The Institute for Fiscal Studies, a respected non-partisan think tank, said Labour had provided “next to no detail on how or when these [reforms] would be implemented, or what final form they would take.”

The warm words echo Boris Johnson’s infamous ambitious but never-enacted 2019 social care plan, leading the party to run straight into the brick wall criticism during the election campaign of “why didn’t you do this before?”

Early on in the election campaign, Davey took part in a breakthrough interview with ITV News where he showcased his life juggling caring and work, tearing up as he spoke about the pressures of his competing roles.


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Feliskatos , to World News in Drug-resistant tuberculosis leaves EU scrambling for medicines

Hope we don't see a return to tuberculosis sanatoria.

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