Well, technology and advancement are not really free after all. It comes with a price. And what price we have to pay.
On 7/29/05, Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > -- Mhac Janapin PBTS SysAd www.pbts.net.ph ============= http://mulingsilang.blogspot.com ============= I'm an Open Source Enthusiast. c",) Mozilla Firefox 1 - getfirefox.com Mozilla Thunderbird 1 - mozilla.org OpenOffice.org 1 ============= _________________________________________________ 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
