Comments on: Antimicrobial Pencils http://blogs.scienceforums.net/ecoli/2008/05/26/antimicrobial-pencils/ a science and medicine related weblog from scienceforums.net Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:29:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Cerebral Palsy Children Complaints http://blogs.scienceforums.net/ecoli/2008/05/26/antimicrobial-pencils/#comment-2590 Cerebral Palsy Children Complaints Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:10:05 +0000 http://blogs.scienceforums.net/ecoli/2008/05/26/antimicrobial-pencils/#comment-2590 <strong>Cerebral Palsy Children Complaints...</strong> In closing, Snow says, \"And finally this: Wherever you are and whatever you do, never forget at this moment, and every moment forward, you have a precious blessing. You’ ve got the breath of life. No matter how lousy things may seem, you’ ve got... Cerebral Palsy Children Complaints…

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]]> By: thoughts from gut bacteria » Blog Archive » Antimicrobial Pencils (a response from Microban) http://blogs.scienceforums.net/ecoli/2008/05/26/antimicrobial-pencils/#comment-257 thoughts from gut bacteria » Blog Archive » Antimicrobial Pencils (a response from Microban) Tue, 27 May 2008 15:54:22 +0000 http://blogs.scienceforums.net/ecoli/2008/05/26/antimicrobial-pencils/#comment-257 [...] few days ago, I blogged about a company that put a wide range of long-lasting antimicrobial products into a wide range of [...] [...] few days ago, I blogged about a company that put a wide range of long-lasting antimicrobial products into a wide range of [...]

]]> By: ecoli http://blogs.scienceforums.net/ecoli/2008/05/26/antimicrobial-pencils/#comment-254 ecoli Tue, 27 May 2008 04:21:00 +0000 http://blogs.scienceforums.net/ecoli/2008/05/26/antimicrobial-pencils/#comment-254 I was wondering about that too (and not only because I have that pencil biting habit :-0 ) On the website, Microban says it specializes in long lasting antimicrobial products. That doesn't imply that it doesn't come out easily, but it might. Further research on my part is necessary (stay tuned). I was wondering about that too (and not only because I have that pencil biting habit :-0 ) On the website, Microban says it specializes in long lasting antimicrobial products. That doesn’t imply that it doesn’t come out easily, but it might. Further research on my part is necessary (stay tuned).

]]> By: scicurious http://blogs.scienceforums.net/ecoli/2008/05/26/antimicrobial-pencils/#comment-252 scicurious Tue, 27 May 2008 02:22:49 +0000 http://blogs.scienceforums.net/ecoli/2008/05/26/antimicrobial-pencils/#comment-252 I agree with you that the antimicrobial resistance is a big problem, but I am actually far more concerned about these pencils coming into use among schoolchildren. Kids (and some adults with bad habits) often suck and chew on their pencils. Can you have problems from sucking on a pencil that's coated in antimicrobials? I imagine the coating they use is very thin, and probably one wouldn't cause a problem, but over a long time? Good for you for writing! I've been considering writing to the Obama campaign about autism and the MMR vaccine, but I imagine others have probably tried already. I agree with you that the antimicrobial resistance is a big problem, but I am actually far more concerned about these pencils coming into use among schoolchildren. Kids (and some adults with bad habits) often suck and chew on their pencils. Can you have problems from sucking on a pencil that’s coated in antimicrobials? I imagine the coating they use is very thin, and probably one wouldn’t cause a problem, but over a long time?

Good for you for writing! I’ve been considering writing to the Obama campaign about autism and the MMR vaccine, but I imagine others have probably tried already.

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