Three judges have found no link between thimerosal and autism. The article quotes a couple dismissive anti-vaccine movement folks, saying the usual stuff about how it’s all a big conspiracy. They’ll just never be convinced, apparently. Paul Offit says it best in this article:
Even with this decision, Dr. Offit said, “it’s very hard to unscare people after you’ve scared them.”
We recently installed this cool feature on the blog that lets us see how many people are visiting and tracks how they arrived. It looks like many people find us via Google searches for accurate information, which I now have uppermost in my mind as I’m writing this. I keep thinking, “Stop stalling, get to the links! If you go on and on and try to demonstrate your skill with prose, you’re gonna lose your reader!” So if you are, like myself, a compulsive Googler looking for facts beyond the fear mongering surrounding the H1N1 vaccine, let’s get some accurate sources up front before I start ranting and raving about the power of the internet to spread dangerous lies. » Continue reading “H1N1 Vaccine Information Resources”
In the comments to “Never Break a Curly Bulb Part 1 ” so many questions arose, that my response comment turned into a whole blog post!
For starters, catgirl asks “For comparison, how hazardous is a normal light bulb?”
Great question! I hadn’t really thought about it. I’d say the short answer is » Continue reading “Never Break a Curly Bulb Part 2″
I’m in my kids’ bathroom, changing light bulbs. All I have to do is unscrew one, put it down somewhere without breaking it, then screw in the new one. Simple, right? Not for Mrs. Butterfingers over here. I reach up, twist, twist, crash! “Oh, no!!!” I’ve just dropped a compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) or, as I like to say “curly bulb”, on the bathroom vanity. It explodes, and glass is everywhere. I panic, think to myself, “What was it I read a few months ago about what you have to do if you break a CFL?” I turn the exhaust fan on, shut the door, and get the hell out of there. “Don’t go in the bathroom!” I shout to the kids. “Why not?” they ask. “Because Mommy broke a light bulb, and it was full of poison!”
Poison?? CFLs are going to save the planet, right? » Continue reading “Never Break a Curly Bulb Part 1″
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