The B-Side of My Mind

After blen's comment on the last post, i googled up about heated bottled water and found this from the American Cancer Society at http://www.cancer.org/ : Email: The original version of this email begins by saying “Many are unaware of poisoning caused by re-using plastic bottles,” and says “bottles are safe for one-time use only; if you must keep them longer, it should be or no more than a few days, a week max, and keep them away from heat as well.” The email says the bottles contain DEHA, which it calls a potential carcinogen. A newer (2007) version of the email quotes an unidentified doctor as saying women should not drink bottled water that has been left in a car because the heat and the plastic of the bottle have certain chemicals that can lead to breast cancer. Fact: These emails are apparently based on a student’s college thesis. In fact, DEHA is not inherent in the plastic used to make these bottles, and even if it was the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says DE...

" Ladies, please avoid drinking bottled water kept in your car. The heat and plastic of the bottle have certain chemicals that can lead to breast cancer. The heat causes toxins from the plastic to leak into water and they have found these toxins in breast tissue. Please be careful and pass this message to every woman that you care " That was a text message that i received just a while ago from a nurse friend. I dont know how true this is, but just to be safe.. please ladies, stop drinking those bottled water that you keep in your car. I know i wont be anymore. +++++++++++++ Since the election is tomorrow, i urge all my fellow Malaysians to exercise your rights to vote. I wont be voting tomorrow, tia sempat register lah. If you are unsure where your place to vote is, you can check so at http://daftarj.spr.gov.my/