Health and Safety Tips for Your Summer Vacation (2008)
By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Publish Date : Monday, May 19, 2008
Whether you are traveling around the world or relaxing at home, a safe, healthy vacation will add to your enjoyment. Here are some health and safety tips to keep in mind when planning your summer vacation.  Read Full >>

Top Ten Unfounded Health Scares of 2007
By Compiled by Krystal Wilson, ACSH Research Associate
Edited By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Publish Date : Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Asbestos Exposure: How Risky Is It?
Edited By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Publish Date : Monday, October 15, 2007
The hazard, exposure, and risks associated with asbestos fibers have been explored and debated for many years. Human evidence suggests an association between exposure to asbestos and asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma, although the lack of consistent information on fiber type, size, and exposure concentrations and duration limit our ability to establish causal relationships between exposure and disease in some cases. While uncertainties remain in our ability to consistently and   Read Full >>

Health and Safety Tips for Your Summer Vacation (2007)
By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Publish Date : Thursday, May 24, 2007
Whether you are traveling around the world or relaxing at home, a safe, healthy vacation will add to your enjoyment. Here are some health and safety tips to keep in mind when planning your summer vacation.  Read Full >>

The Top Ten Unfounded Health Scares of 2006: References
Edited By Jaclyn Eisenberg, Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D., Molly Lee
Publish Date : Friday, December 15, 2006

The Top Ten Unfounded Health Scares of 2006
By Jaclyn Eisenberg, Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D., Molly Lee
Publish Date : Friday, December 15, 2006
Unfounded stories, or those based mainly on hyperbole, focus attention on hypothetical risks and divert attention from real problems. While we acknowledge that media coverage of health stories is, of necessity, brief and cannot take all nuances of scientific and medical research into account, there is considerable room for improvement in health reporting—particularly when it comes to sorting out health facts from health hype...  Read Full >>

Trans Fatty Acids and Heart Disease
By Kathleen Meister, M.A.
Edited By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Publish Date : Monday, October 30, 2006
The recent addition of trans fat information to the Nutrition Facts labels on food products, combined with news media reports and activists’ warnings, have brought these fats to the forefront of public concern. In a national survey conducted in November 2005, 81 percent of a representative sample of U.S. consumers reported being aware of trans fats, and 54 percent indicated that they were trying to decrease their trans fat consumption...  Read Full >>

Foods Are Not Cigarettes
Why Tobacco Lawsuits Are Not a Model for Obesity Lawsuits
By Kathleen Meister, M.S.
Edited By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Publish Date : Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Starting in the 1950s, people suffering from smoking-related diseases have sued cigarette companies. More recently, people with obesity and obesity-related medical problems have sued companies in the food industry. Some attorneys and activists view anti-cigarette litigation as a model that may be applicable to obesity. However, food is not tobacco, and there are important differences between the two health issues and the two forms of litigation...  Read Full >>

Health and Safety Tips for Your Summer Vacation (2006)
By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Publish Date : Friday, May 19, 2006
Whether you are traveling around the world or relaxing at home, a safe, healthy vacation will add to your enjoyment. Here are some health and safety tips to keep in mind when planning your summer vacation...  Read Full >>

Good Stories, Bad Science: A Guide for Journalists to the Health Claims of "Consumer Activist" Groups
By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Publish Date : Friday, June 10, 2005
The media frequently report claims by nonprofit consumer groups about alleged health hazards in our food supply and our environment. Often these claims are coupled with suggestions for specific actions to reduce the purported risk of disease or premature death by avoiding or reducing exposure to the allegedly harmful substance...  Read Full >>