On 7/30/05, Renan Yson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: .. > now, how many of you remember merthiolate, that pinkish antiseptic > used on cuts and wounds (this was before iodine based antiseptics came > into popular use)? there you have it, thimerosal.
You're exactly right. I remember merthiolate from a kid. This was "tincture of thimerosal." According to the article when swabbed on the cut cords of some babies, it killed them. :P Also there's mercurochrome, which is also a topical antiseptic and also mercury based. _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
