TRC drops four segments this week for your listening pleasure. First, Pat scours the research after a listener writes in questioning whether antibacterial soap is more effective at killing germs. Adam taps into the recent health claims lauding the benefits of Maple Water. Cristina looks into why anti-vaxxers are up in arms over a recently published funded study. Finally, Darren takes an exhaustive look at which countries are the highest CO2 emitters.
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Antibacterial Soap Links
Medical XPress Article Sent In By Listener “ByTheLake Running”
Paper in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
2007 Paper in Clinical Infectious Diseases
Systematic Review Clinical Infectious Disease
TIME: Antibacterial Soap Is A Wash
US Dept of Health and Human Services: Household Products Containing Triclosan
PNAS: Triclosan Promotes Liver Tumours In Mice
NPR: Do You Really Need Antimicrobials In Your Soap
Maple Water
Coconut Water – Rehydrating with the Naturalistic Fallacy – Skeptic North
Maple Water – SEVA 100% Pure Organic Maple Water
Oviva – Une eau d’érable, pure et naturelle, très légèrement sucrée et veloutée
Don’t Drink the Maple Water: Which Health Drinks Are Actually Healthy
How to Make Maple Syrup – Common Sense Home
Anti-Vaxxers Funding Fail
Newsweek: Anti-Vaxxers Accidentally Fund a Study Showing No Link Between Autism and Vaccines
Popular Mechanics: Anti-Vaccination Groups Dealt Blow as Lancet Study is Retracted
Top CO2 Emitters
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