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Disposable Face Masks May Cause Lung Damage !

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Despite stopping respiratory viruses such as Covid-19,  disposable face masks can cause lung damage due to their main ingredient, a study found. 

Weathered Microplastics

Polypropylene (PP) is the main raw material of disposable masks and is a microplastic commonly encountered as disposable items in everyday life. Recent reports have suggested that weathered PP microparticles can be inhaled. However, the inhalation toxicology of PP microparticles is poorly...

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The Notion of Face Masks Reduce ‘COVID Dose’ Dangerous

According to a University of Minnesota article, when two physicians at the University of California at San Francisco published a commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) on Sep 8 proposing to resurrect the 18th century practice of variolation using face coverings to prevent severe COVID-19 and confer immunity, the Internet lit up with headlines such as “Coronavirus: Another reason for that mask: You’ll get less sick.”

Face Coverings Reduce Viral Dose?

The paper, written by Monica...

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Face Masks Do Not Cause ‘Overexposure’ To Carbon Dioxide

  • New research findings contradict statements linking wearing face masks to carbon dioxide poisoning by trapping CO2.
  • During the COVID-19 pandemic the wearing of face masks has become a highly political issue with some individuals falsely claiming that wearing face masks may be putting people’s health at risk.
  • The impetus for the study came after reports of a public hearing in Florida where individuals made inflammatory comments.
  • Claims were made that wearing masks were putting lives at risk and...

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Masks Do Not ‘Mask’ Our Emotions!

The United Kingdom is the latest in a long list of countries to make mask wearing mandatory to slow down the spread of COVID-19, with face coverings compulsory on public transport starting Monday.

A smile is an easy way to defuse social tensions, but is this still possible when a mask is covering the bottom half of our face? And will the emotions of the people we encounter be harder to decode?

How does wearing a mask shape how we interact or communicate with others?  CNN spoke to communications...

https://mfame.guru/masks-do-not-mask-our-emotions/

Cruise Companies COVID19 Ready With Their Own Face Masks!

Royal Caribbean filed an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its own brand of sanitary facial masks named “Seaface,” USA Today reports.

Face masks may become a normal part of cruises, reports Fox News.

Cruise Company Making Own Face Masks?

A recent patent filing suggests that a prominent cruise company may be planning on releasing its own branded face mask. This news comes during a difficult time for the cruise industry, which has been greatly affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Royal Caribbean filed an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its own brand of sanitary facial masks named“Seaface,” USA...

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