IrvineCommuter_IHB
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<p>Blackacre,</p>
<p>I think being skeptical is great. . .it is the basis of many scientific breakthroughs. But, skepticism needs to be tempered with realities, facts, and science, otherwise, it is just paranoia. </p>
<p>As a blood-sucking snake that are involved in lawsuits everyday, I can tell you that many cases are brought by attorneys trying to get a quick settlement from deep pockets. There are also a great deal of good lawsuits. I have not looked at the thimerosal lawsuits in depth so I cannot comment on them but with any medical treatment there are risks. You just have to weigh the risk with the harms. For example: the Polio vaccine. Can result in very dangerous side effects but has practically eliminate one of the most deadly diseases in 20-30 years. Worth the risk? I would say so. On the other hand, DDT is much more controversial.</p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polio_vaccine">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polio_vaccine</a></p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ddt">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ddt</a></p>
<p> As for why we get colds more in the winter, it is because people congregrate closer together in confined spaces in cold weather. In the tropics, cold seasons occur during the raining seasons when people go inside and get closer to each other.</p>
<p>http://www.hhmi.org/cgi-bin/askascientist/highlight.pl?kw=&file=answers%2Fimmunology%2Fans_023.html</p>
<p>Finally, my comment on conspiracy theorists was not direct toward you. It is more of an indictment on the lot. </p>
<p>I think being skeptical is great. . .it is the basis of many scientific breakthroughs. But, skepticism needs to be tempered with realities, facts, and science, otherwise, it is just paranoia. </p>
<p>As a blood-sucking snake that are involved in lawsuits everyday, I can tell you that many cases are brought by attorneys trying to get a quick settlement from deep pockets. There are also a great deal of good lawsuits. I have not looked at the thimerosal lawsuits in depth so I cannot comment on them but with any medical treatment there are risks. You just have to weigh the risk with the harms. For example: the Polio vaccine. Can result in very dangerous side effects but has practically eliminate one of the most deadly diseases in 20-30 years. Worth the risk? I would say so. On the other hand, DDT is much more controversial.</p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polio_vaccine">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polio_vaccine</a></p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ddt">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ddt</a></p>
<p> As for why we get colds more in the winter, it is because people congregrate closer together in confined spaces in cold weather. In the tropics, cold seasons occur during the raining seasons when people go inside and get closer to each other.</p>
<p>http://www.hhmi.org/cgi-bin/askascientist/highlight.pl?kw=&file=answers%2Fimmunology%2Fans_023.html</p>
<p>Finally, my comment on conspiracy theorists was not direct toward you. It is more of an indictment on the lot. </p>