It's in the Air: Silica exposure and the risk of autoimmunity, Part 4
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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
Disclosures: Brown reports no relevant financial disclosures.
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