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November 19, 2008

The 32nd Great American Smokeout: A Perspective

By Gilbert Ross, M.D.

As we approach yet another Great American Smokeout -- tomorrow, November 20th -- both good and bad news on smoking abounds...

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November 14, 2008

Who Should Get Gardasil?

By Elizabeth Wade

Although Merck's HPV vaccine Gardasil is currently approved only for women between the ages of nine and twenty-six, several new studies suggest the vaccine could be beneficial for older women and even men...

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November 6, 2008

Critique of JAMA Article on BPA

By Michael Kamrin

In their Journal of the American Medical Association article (1), Lang et al. conclude that their findings of an association between urinary bisphenol A (BPA) and medical disorders are consistent with studies in laboratory animals -- and that their results support the contention that exposures to low doses of BPA have adverse effects in humans.  Although the study deploys sophisticated statistical analyses in exploring this association, a careful examination of the research methodology raises questions about the validity of their conclusions...

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October 16, 2008 - ACSH Dispatches Round-Up: PETA, CEI, Arnold, Plants' Rights, Erin Brockovich, Greek Food, Ritalin, and More
October 15, 2008 - Phthalates: An Overview
October 14, 2008 - Counting Calories at Harvard
October 10, 2008 - A Bad Summer for Organic Food
September 12, 2008 - ACSH Dispatches Round-Up: McDonald's, 9/11, Children, Corn Syrup, and TV
September 10, 2008 - ACSH Dispatches Round-Up: Clones, Candidates, Movie Stars, Suicidal Teens, and Dragons
August 29, 2008 - World Food Crisis (Part V: Addendum on Vegetarianism for All)
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