Nov 15 2023 23 mins 8
What is silica? How does it impact your risk of developing autoimmunity if you inhale it, inject it or even snort it up your nose? Listen and find out!
· Intro 0:12
· In the previous episodes 0:28
· The Ajax incident of 1979 1:15
· Silica and its association with autoimmune disease 4:11
· The history of silica and the health risks 5:21
· Rheumatoid scleroderma, etc. 8:14
· Cardiff pneumoconiosis medical panel 9:49
· Databases 12:51
· Silica exposure and the development of serologies 15:02
· What would happen if you injected silica into the veins? 16:51
· Anca vasculitis 18:33
· Thanks for listening 23:23
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