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    • FDA: Chemical found in plastic bottles is safe - despite Canadian claims to contrary

      Posted by Jeff from MSNBC

      The agency previously declared the chemical safe, but agreed to revisit that opinion after a report by the federal National Toxicology Program said there was "some concern" about its risks in infants. Based on a review of animal studies, the government working group said bisphenol can cause changes in behavior and the brain, and that it may reduce survival and birth weight in fetuses. About 93 percent of Americans have traces of bisphenol in their urine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But the FDA's report concludes that those levels are thousands of times below what would actually be dangerous to adults or children.

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    • Bio-Breast? Stem cells used for plastic surgery

      Posted by fozapd from The Scientist

      This is kind of disturbing. Sure at first they will use cancer patients and burn victims to gain approval, but we all know it will not stop there. Before we know it girls everywhere will be attending bio-beauty parties. Somehow I don't think stem cells where intended for beautification of oneself.

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      Motivated by a Tax, Irish Spurn Plastic Bags

      Posted by Jon from New York Times

      In 2002, Ireland passed a tax on plastic bags; customers who want them must now pay 33 cents per bag at the register. There was an advertising awareness campaign. And then something happened that was bigger than the sum of these parts. Within weeks, plastic bag use dropped 94 percent. Within a year, nearly everyone had bought reusable cloth bags, keeping them in offices and in the backs of cars. Plastic bags were not outlawed, but carrying them became socially unacceptable.

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    wcolesr comments on:

    FDA: Chemical found in plastic bottles is safe - despite Canadian claims to contrary

    "So" who am I soposto beleave? The Government (LOL), or the Government funded Corpration? (LOL).

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    1:20 pm 8/26/08
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    Lara Flynn Boyle: Latest Plastic Surgery Casualty (Photos)

    I think she looks very tired and maybe even sick. Do you know for sure she had work done to her face? It is like the camera just caught her at a bad moment. When she was not ready to have her picture taken. Her face looks puffy, she might be on medication that makes that happen as a side effect.  I hate to think she is getting all this attention for having bad work done on her face when she could be ill. G.W.

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    3:49 pm 4/01/08
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    Jon comments on:

    Motivated by a Tax, Irish Spurn Plastic Bags

    Get the price right, and people change their behavior. Sometimes it is that simple.

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    8:58 am 2/02/08
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    fozapd

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    Jeff is the founder of NewsCloud. He is also a freelance writer and blogs at Idealog.

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