DDT Good, Enviros Bad

Milloy has always had a terrible sore about the DDT Rachel Carson story.
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Driessen on the SCOTUS EPA Endangerment Case

I have friends who write much better than I. One is Paul Driessen of CFACT
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The EPA Targets Sulphur

Every day I get up and my wife tells me the EPA did something to make me mad.
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Potent new Narcotic, Zohydro

Dangerous to allow the potent stuff on the market. One pill is not the same as another.
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Ohio discovers the Baby Wipe Allergy Crisis

Yesterday we talked about Baby wipes.
How is it that medical people a world away from each other would discover the allergens in baby wipes?
I looked at the ingredients and preservatives in my Equate Baby Wipes from Walmart, and the culprit identified in Australia was not in my baby wipes.
http://www.healthnewsdigest.com/news/allergies_al0/Moistened-Toiletry-Wipes-Cause-Rash-Of-Problems.shtml
Dr. Zirwas in Ohio is described as a good allergy detective.
Zirwas says the chemical preservative is MI (methylisothiazolinon) and it has been around for years. MI is found in many water-based products like liquid soaps, hair products, sunscreen, cosmetics, laundry products and cleaners as well as pre-moistened personal hygiene products and baby wipes.
This report reveals the nature of the problem–it is an allergy, not a sensitivity (some would say a distinction without a difference) and the MI is the culprit. Some other chemical in some other brand may soon be discovered to be an allergen–allergens are all around us, causing skin and respiratory problems mostly. The mediator is histamine–which causes itching and blood vessel reactions, but also fluid expanding in tissues under the influence of the histamine.
Life threatening allergic reactions occur, for example from hymenoptera (bees, wasps, hornets) and sudden loss of blood pressure can occur–anaphylactic shock–a very impressive event indeed, and too often fatal. More people die from bees than rattlesnakes, for example, by far.

Patient Safety Junk Research

Here’s the typical panicky study on patient safety, this time about skilled nursing facilities.
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Markers for Leukemia

A study that shows that Chronic Lymphocyte Leukemia CLL has a marker.
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Viv Forbes–Nice

Got a message from the boss of JunkScience.com. He is, like me, a fan of Viv Forbes, a reason why Americans should love Aussies.
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Censorship by the Warmist Tyrants

Holman Jenkins opines on the retaliation project of the losing warmers.
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Coal is Defended by Tom Harris

Times are tough in West Virginia because of the war on coal for no good reason.
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Drugs in the Water, Look for an Effect

One question, how does this researcher propose to do this research?
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Diaper Rash epidemic? Baby Wipes and the Ivory Plague

Baby wipes present a risk, according to a report by an Australian research group.
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