Comments on: Who are these corrupt scientists? Leachates nearly unavoidable

By: paladin1787

paladin1787 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:07:04 +0000

Kate: I’d love to see the study. I’m pretty sure I saw doctors, even post-1950, being paid to support cigarette companies in advertisements, to the effect of, “these aren’t that dangerous for you.” I suppose those aren’t studies, though.

As far as the BPA thing, I’d love to hear what you thought about the article this all came from, URL here: http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/87/8735cover.html

It’s in Chemical and Engineering News—a source I think could hardly be lumped in with those other “media” that regularly distort research findings to stir up public angst.

By: Kate Glass

Kate Glass — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:27:16 +0000

and actually, no one ever said cigarettes were safe, to my knowledge. There was simply no research conducted about their potential effects until Doll and Hill, 1950. I have it, if you care to see it.

By: Kate Glass

Kate Glass — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:25:37 +0000

i suggest you read the studies about BPA. While you may have a point, they really are inconclusive, no matter who conducted them. In fact, even studies of people who work in BPA factories aren’t providing solid proof that BPA causes problems.
Although I think it definitely merits further investigation, and is better for the environment not to use these plastics and cans, i do think media attention to studies that aren’t scientifically sound causes much ado about nothing.

By: Tina

Tina — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:52:47 +0000

interesting, I never even gave it a second thought until I read this, thanks for sharing :)