Jumping Ship from the Rats (from the American Spectator blog)
By Gilbert Ross, M.D.
Posted: Wednesday, March 19, 2008
By Dr. Gilbert Ross.  We won! That is, the forces of science-based public health policy seem to have won...  Read Full >>

Sick Kids Misused in Smoke Ads (from HuffingtonPost.com)
By Jeff Stier, Esq.
Posted: Wednesday, March 19, 2008
By Jeff Stier.  Turns out the truth doesn't matter. The New York City Health Department is standing by TV ads that show children allegedly sickened by exposure to second hand smoke...  Read Full >>

Big Picture of Flu Vaccination (from the Los Angeles Times)
By Gilbert Ross, M.D.
Posted: Monday, March 17, 2008
By Dr. Gilbert Ross. While the total number of youngsters who succumb to the flu is not large, and it is unclear how many lives would be saved by the vaccine, that is beside the point...  Read Full >>

Anti-Chemical Hysteria (from the New Jersey Star-Ledger)
By Gilbert Ross, M.D.
Posted: Thursday, March 13, 2008
By Dr. Gilbert Ross. Bisphenol-A, a polycarbonate chemical in plastic bottles (and many other products), and phthalates, generally used to make plastic softer and flexible, have been in wide use for about fifty years...  Read Full >>

FDA Supreme, for Now (from the Washington Times)
By Gilbert Ross, M.D.
Posted: Wednesday, March 5, 2008
By Dr. Gilbert Ross.  The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in February that manufacturers of FDA-approved medical devices cannot be held liable for defects in design or malfunction, unless the company lied in their application for approval.  This is good news for consumers and for public health...  Read Full >>

Weakened Male Fertility Is Baseless Myth (from the Detroit News)
By Gilbert Ross, M.D.
Posted: Monday, March 3, 2008
By Dr. Gilbert Ross.  The Feb. 21 Scripps Howard article "Male fertility is weakening" is irresponsible alarmist propaganda...  Read Full >>

Allowing Personal Beliefs to Trump Public Health (from the San Diego Union-Tribune)
By Gilbert Ross, M.D.
Posted: Sunday, March 2, 2008
By Dr. Gilbert Ross. Childhood infectious diseases we thought had been relegated to the dustbin of history seem to be making a comeback...  Read Full >>