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Odds are your plastic food wrap is not going to kill you. You're probably in no immediate danger from the plastic bowl you used to store last night's spaghetti or from the IV bag from which you once got a blood transfusion...
...plastic products raising the loudest alarms are made of a material known as polyvinyl chloride, or PVC. To make PVC pliable, manufacturers treat it with softeners known as phthalates (pronounced thalates)--loosely bound chemicals that easily leach out of the plastic. In the U.S. millions of IV bags made of PVC are used annually. If the liquids the bags contain pick up stray phthalates, they can be transfused straight into the veins of patients. Animal studies suggest that phthalates can damage the liver, heart, kidneys and testicles, and may cause cancer. "We don't know the toxicity mechanism," says Charlotte...
...better way of putting it. Experts point out that without intellectual property laws, musicians won't get paid for their work. And stealing someone's intellectual property is no different from stealing his bicycle, right? "People just view intellectual property differently," says Dan Lavin, research director for IV Associates, an entertainment-industry consulting firm. "Morality is what the community consensus decides is morality. And they're a tribe of cannibals out there." A typical consumer is American University freshman Jaymin Patel. "I've had MP3s for about two years now," he says. "I first learned about them from a hacker...
Celtic Chrismas IV: These days "Celtic" is synonymous with "muzak." It's unclear who purchases things Celtic, or why they're motivated to do so, but if you're tempted to send CCIV to your grandmother in Dublin, think again. Real traditional music from Celtic countries is as gritty and hard driving as good indie rock. It's best consumed live and kicking with a nice Guinness marinade. CCIV might be a hit with your Tuscon aunt who leads the self-realization workshop, but if your intended recipient is in Boston, go to The Burren and buy her a pint...
...efficient other than to raise public attention," said Joseph Hinsey IV, Weaver professor of business law. Hinsey said shareholder proposals rarely promote radical change...