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• Report: Military needs new office to stem suicides

  Tue Aug 24, 2010
  • People should minimize exposure to glycol ethers. When dynamite explodes some type of ethylene ether is formed. Wear air tight goggles to keep fumes of explosions (or those in home cleaning products, too) from getting into your eyes.

• Oil spill workers complain of flu-like symptoms

  Thu Jun 3, 2010
  • There are two major misconceptions in medical science. One is that flu symptoms are caused by a virus. No, flu symptoms are caused from exposure to glycol ether such as is as much as 60% strong in some Corexit dispersants (2-butoxyethanol). Worst exposure is vapors in eyes.

• Dispersants add poison to gulf waters

  Thu May 27, 2010
  • GULF SPILL WORKERS COMPLAIN OF FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS: MY COMMENT: "Flu symptoms now and for a century are not caused by a virus, but by glycol ether exposure.

• Replay the live chat with Anne Thompson

  Thu Apr 29, 2010
  • Using dispersants in the gulf is a bigger mistake than the oil 'spill - leak' itself.

• Obama fears unprecedented disaster

  Sun May 2, 2010
  • Using dispersants in the gulf is a bigger mistake than the oil 'spill - leak' itself.

• Fort Hood suspect charged with murder

  Thu Nov 12, 2009
  • I certainly do think he could have been; on the other hand even they could have taken advantage of his diminished capacity ... and abnormal thinking. Taking meds can contribute to the problem. We medicated our Vietnam Vets out of their minds, and caused them a miserable life & earlier death.

• Fort Hood suspect charged with murder

  Thu Nov 12, 2009
  • Actually, there are logical ways to explain his actions, but what would not be thought of .... is a medical condition that would cause this. He was a loner. He had disjoited thinking.

• Fort Hood suspect charged with murder

  Thu Nov 12, 2009
  • There is such a thing as second hand solvent exposure to glycol ether chemicals (which I suspect for cause of PTSD).

• Michael Jackson reportedly rushed to hospital

  Thu Jun 25, 2009
  • Could the chemical exposure to glycol ether, especially a glycol ether with butyl (that should be suspect for causing autoimmune issues) also have caused FATIGUE that could result in rapid heart beat, shortness of breath, 'the chills,' ....

• House set to vote on controversial climate bill

  Fri Jun 26, 2009
  • What about the significant contribution to CO and CO2 that glycol ethers cause? Please consider these not only for causing multiple autoimmune issues and cancers, but for the rapid acceleration of global warming. http://www.valdezlink.com/re/environment/notpleased.htm