A study that found a link between antibiotic use and breast cancer has been in the news and sure enough Steve Milloy has attacked it, calling it "baloney". One interesting thing I've noticed about Milloy is the large number of people who independently come to the conclusion that he is full of it. In this post modisch details how dreadful Milloy's arguments are. While in this post Myria, who seems generally sympathetic to Milloy, concludes:
Frankly FOX should be embarrassed to have this poorly thought out criticism on their site.
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