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AngryToxicologist is a scientist in the public health sector, knows plenty about toxicology, and is occasionally angry about it all. Drop me a line at tox@angrytoxicologist.com.
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What I'm reading, watching, and rating:
SawMichael Clayton*** out of 5
ReadMiddlesex**** out of 5
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Toxics:
A paper just published in Tox Sci shows that PFOS (the chemical that used to be the prime ingredient in Scotchgard) suppresses the immune system at levels, that didn't cause noticeable toxicity that are same as what are found in...
Posted on April 21, 2008 10:57 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Good reading for today: Ken Sepkowitz on why we should eat more excrement. Truly, he makes an excellent point. One other thing that he doesn't mention is that as we get safer the outbreaks that exist look worse and worse....
Posted on October 10, 2007 9:25 AM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Perhaps I should call this entry Mr Kawamura, CA secretary of the state department of Food and Agriculture, is a moron. Background The Monterey area has a problem with the light brown apple moth. Apparently it's been there for a...
Posted on October 5, 2007 7:25 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
So I if walked over to your house and dumped something over your fence, that's probably trespassing, unless that something happened to be a box of Krispy Kreme, then it's just tasty. If it's grass clippings, you'd be pissed off;...
Posted on August 21, 2007 8:00 AM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Scientists took lettuce, corn, and potatoes and grew them using soil treated with hog manure that had the commonly used livestock antibiotic Sulfamethazine in it. All three plants uptook the Sulfamethazine. You know what that means: mmmmm... Wait, no, I...
Posted on August 1, 2007 7:13 AM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
A study in Neurology came out today ($ required) that found that those with better reading skills had 2.5 times less cognitive brain damage due to lead! Reading ability is one of the best ways to measure cognitive reserve (CR),...
Posted on July 31, 2007 7:35 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Seems appropriate since controversial topics like vaccines are on the agenda this week. A study published in EHP finds that high fluoride (mean of 8.3 mg/L) or arsenic in water decreases IQ (it's very rare to have a fluoride level...
Posted on July 26, 2007 7:05 AM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The NYTimes reports today that the Charles River is clean enough to swim in. Well, sort of. Caveats: No diving...lest that stir up the toxic sediment at the bottom of the river. Do not expect to see the river bottom....
Posted on July 23, 2007 8:01 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The Washington Post reported yesterday on the vaccine court proceeding that starts today. Almost 5000 families will make the case that vaccines caused their children to develop autism. I don't think the families have a good case. To start off,...
Posted on July 2, 2007 7:51 AM • 25 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The WaPo reports today that Assemblywoman Sally Lieber (D) has introduced a bill to ban diacetyl use by 2010. The chemical is an artificial butter flavoring most commonly used in microwave popcorn. Numerous studies have found links between the chemical...
Posted on April 28, 2007 5:08 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
