Scary Year (from the Washington Times) By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H. Type : Editorial Publish Date : Thursday, December 27, 2007 By Elizabeth M. Whelan. Does everything around us — food, air, water, consumer products — cause cancer or some other dread disease? You would think so, if you believed the cascade of health scares we witnessed during 2007.
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Make 2008 the Healthiest Year Yet Publish Date : Monday, December 24, 2007
Twelve resolutions to help make the next twelve months healthy, science-based, and rational:
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TOXIC TOYS: FALSE ALARM (from the New York Post) By Jeff Stier, Esq. Type : Editorial Publish Date : Friday, December 21, 2007 By JEFF STIER. THIS holiday season has brought an explosion of "toxic toys" fears - ground less ones. And Congress is moving ahead with a bill that would add to the hysteria.
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PERILS OF GLOBAL WARNINGS (from the Washington Times) By Jeff Stier, Esq. Type : Editorial Publish Date : Monday, December 10, 2007 By Jeff Stier - They've finally gotten what they've asked for and it isn't pretty. The activist groups, plaintiff's bar, and complicit legislators have created an environment where "Sesame Street" is deemed inappropriate for children, restaurants are forced to protect themselves with Omnibus Warning Labels, and California's Proposition 65 requires cancer warnings on artificial Christmas trees.
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