Bloodletting recommended for Jersey residents after PFAS contamination

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• GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The bioaccumilation of PFAS in mortal blood is concerning for me and my colleagues.
  It would be very sad to live for 600 years, only to be killed off by rain fire suppressant.

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• thehatfox@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I was told the future would be all flying cars and food in pills.

  But instead it’s industrial pollution and bloodletting.

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• GoodShowSir@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Huh interesting, as someone who has to bloodlet regularly… nice to know my PFAS levels should be a bit lower.

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  • LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m curious - why would someone need to bloodlet? I’m ignorant AF on this but I thought this was like, dark ages medicine?

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    • teft@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Its used therapeutically for hemochromatosis which is too much iron in your blood.

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  • GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Always nice to have a silver lining!
    I really don’t want to think about a 10 year future where everyone has to go through this.

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• Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  A course of leeches?

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• Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Plasma donation works much better.

  Whole blood donation typically takes 500ml of blood every 12 weeks. Plasma donation takes 1000ml of plasma every 2 weeks (in the UK) or twice a week (in the US).

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• huf@hexbear.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  WE ARE SO BACK

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