http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_jekyll_and_hyde_that_is_incense Catholics and stoners and swamis in general have always understood it: Incense is delightful! It fills the room and fuddles the senses! It goes well with curry and carries your prayers to the gods! But they are all going to die now. Observe: Researchers in Denmark studied the effects of long-term incense exposure on 61,000 Singapore Chinese ages 45 to 74. They found that burning incense, an important part of many cultures' religious rituals, almost doubles the risk of squamous cell carcinomas in the upper respiratory tract (which includes the tongue, mouth, sinus and largyneal areas). And now you’re thinking,... Copyright 2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:05:51 -0800 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:33:16 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss I can't burn incense in my nursing home because of people's respiratory problems but I have to put up with the stench of urine and feces all day. I feel like I live in a cow pasture.

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_jekyll_and_hyde_that_is_incense#c1115128 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_jekyll_and_hyde_that_is_incense#c1115128 Life Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:27:19 -0800 i think casual use isn't the problem but continual day in-day out use.

]]> Jiberish http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_jekyll_and_hyde_that_is_incense#c1115153 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_jekyll_and_hyde_that_is_incense#c1115153 Life Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:40:09 -0800 Almost all incense gives me an instant splitting headache, even just walking past that damn store on Broadway. Down with incense!

]]> Bethany Jean Clement http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_jekyll_and_hyde_that_is_incense#c1115226 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_jekyll_and_hyde_that_is_incense#c1115226 Life Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:33:59 -0800 Adrian, what's wrong with you?! That post almost has substance...

]]> Uncle Vinny http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_jekyll_and_hyde_that_is_incense#c1115228 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_jekyll_and_hyde_that_is_incense#c1115228 Life Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:37:59 -0800 oh god, i'm going to die.

]]> kdc http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_jekyll_and_hyde_that_is_incense#c1115260 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_jekyll_and_hyde_that_is_incense#c1115260 Life Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:02:04 -0800 If, like I, you misread this word as "incest," you probably thought this was a rather confusing post.

]]> Dan http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_jekyll_and_hyde_that_is_incense#c1115410 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_jekyll_and_hyde_that_is_incense#c1115410 Life Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:33:16 -0800