Russell and Carol - hayle and hearty

Oh well - that's OK... NOT!!!!

The UKHSA said PFAS biomonitoring was not currently recommended
through the NHS or private blood tests, but it was "developing capabilities" as an agency to examine human exposure to PFAS by analysing blood and urine samples.

It said that "most people in the UK are likely to have measurable levels of PFAS in the blood" as it is "widespread", with exposure coming from food, drinking water, air
and everyday products.

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Residents previously asked the council to test their blood for
the chemical. But according to the UK Health Security Agency, PFAS monitoring is not currently recommended because "tests are unlikely to provide clear information for individuals".

 

 

 

However, he also warned about the "immense" energy needs of AI, which made up 1.5% of the world's electricity consumption last year, external, according to the International Energy Agency.

I was struck by some of the numbers in the recent Guardian article on plans to lift radioactive contamination controls on UK sheep farms

Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986, at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine (then in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, pa

As a side report in today's report about the tangible effects of loneliness on heaalth:

Life and style

Interestingly different view on UV exposure and melanoma's in The Guardian's Comment is Free - stirred up plenty of response too!

Comment is free

Don't let the phoney melanoma scare keep you out of the sun

• guardian.co.uk, Wednesday July 21 2010
• Sam Shuster

Kira Cochrane asks "why can't we give up the tan?" (Going for the burn, G2, 7 July). The answer is simple: we are not convinced that the alleged harm outweighs the obvious benefits, and we dislike the bullying, fear-mongering campaign against sun exposure. Skin cancer statistics are used to scare, not educate.