Serum concentrations of PFASs and exposure-related behaviors in women

Serum concentrations of PFASs and exposure-related behaviors in women(nature.com)

8 points by glennon 7 years ago | 7 comments

mimixco 7 years ago |

Besides containing Teflon, those coated flosses just don't work as well.

glennon 7 years ago | |

For me, most dental floss shreds between one particularly irksome pair of teeth in my mouth. So Glide-style floss is the only type that works.

mimixco 7 years ago | | |

I have that problem, too, but I'm not willing to put PTFE in my body over two crammed teeth. :-)

masonic 7 years ago |

Actual title: "Serum concentrations of PFASs and exposure-related behaviors in African American and non-Hispanic white women"

sctb 7 years ago | |

We've updated the title from the submitted “Dental flossing linked with higher levels of PFAS in the body”.

glennon 7 years ago | | |

All good. Of course my descriptive headline was intended to emphasize the findings of the study. The journal article title simply offers that research has taken place -- and thus, is not nearly as useful. It would have been possible to link to a news article that interpreted the study (and had a 'catchy' title), but I thought HN readers would prefer a primary source. Regards!

example catchy title: 'Oral-B Glide floss tied to potentially toxic PFAS chemicals, study suggests' https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/09/oral-b...