JimH52
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Rep. Cummings Blasts Oversight Chair For Refusing To Call Gov. Snyder To Testify At Flint Hearing
The GOP is desperately trying to protect their own. ALWAYS, Party over Country! The people that live in Flint are in desperate straights and the GOP is playing political games with them. Austerity has now damned thousands of kids to illness and suffering, not only for this generation, but for generations to come.
Lead poisoning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lead has no known physiologically relevant role in the body,[36][70] and its harmful effects are myriad. Lead and other heavy metals create reactive radicals which damage cell structures including DNA and cell membranes.[125] Lead also interferes with DNA transcription, enzymes that help in the synthesis of vitamin D, and enzymes that maintain the integrity of the cell membrane.[18] Anemia may result when the cell membranes of red blood cells become more fragile as the result of damage to their membranes.[126] Lead interferes with metabolism of bones and teeth[127] and alters the permeability of blood vessels and collagen synthesis.[23] Lead may also be harmful to the developing immune system, causing production of excessive inflammatory proteins; this mechanism may mean that lead exposure is a risk factor for asthma in children.[127] Lead exposure has also been associated with a decrease in activity of immune cells such as polymorphonuclear leukocytes.[127] Lead also interferes with the normal metabolism of calcium in cells and causes it to build up within them.[84]
Hey, just another poor, mostly black, community that the Republican Party has ignored.
The GOP is desperately trying to protect their own. ALWAYS, Party over Country! The people that live in Flint are in desperate straights and the GOP is playing political games with them. Austerity has now damned thousands of kids to illness and suffering, not only for this generation, but for generations to come.
Lead poisoning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lead has no known physiologically relevant role in the body,[36][70] and its harmful effects are myriad. Lead and other heavy metals create reactive radicals which damage cell structures including DNA and cell membranes.[125] Lead also interferes with DNA transcription, enzymes that help in the synthesis of vitamin D, and enzymes that maintain the integrity of the cell membrane.[18] Anemia may result when the cell membranes of red blood cells become more fragile as the result of damage to their membranes.[126] Lead interferes with metabolism of bones and teeth[127] and alters the permeability of blood vessels and collagen synthesis.[23] Lead may also be harmful to the developing immune system, causing production of excessive inflammatory proteins; this mechanism may mean that lead exposure is a risk factor for asthma in children.[127] Lead exposure has also been associated with a decrease in activity of immune cells such as polymorphonuclear leukocytes.[127] Lead also interferes with the normal metabolism of calcium in cells and causes it to build up within them.[84]
Hey, just another poor, mostly black, community that the Republican Party has ignored.