Antibiotic Use in Infancy May Increase Risk for Asthma: Those at the highest risk to develop asthma were children treated before 1 year old, and children given multiple courses of antibiotics.

Autism-Childhood Vaccine (Thimerasol) Link to be Investigated by Court: I have been following this issue for several years. It seemed unlikely that a link between Thimerasol and autism was going to be established. However, when Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. agreed that the question of a link between vaccinations and increased autism needed further investigation, it seemed possible that a cover-up may have occurred. It will be interesting to see what (if anything) new is uncovered on this issue.

How Moving Jobs Overseas Hurts the US Economy: Apparently, the US has been overstating its productivity in recent years, to the tune of about $66 Billion dollars in “phantom GDP.”

Subsidies for Unkillable Draculas: Does Coal (Big Fat Carbon Emitter) Need Another Subsidy? Explore the issue with Lori A. Ehrlich, CPA, MPA over at Truthandprogress.com.

Bloggers for Gore: In keeping with David’s recent post, A Reason to Adore Al Gore, here is a new group of bloggers urging Al Gore to give it a go. Their opening message for the group: “This is a group for bloggers who support an Al Gore candidacy in 2008. He is a visionary leader and the only one with the experience and know-how needed to make global warming a national priority, end the war in Iraq, and unite our country. And lets face it, he’s already won a Presidential election before.”