The biggest unfounded health scares of 2010 (The Daily Caller)
By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.
Type : ACSH In The News
Publish Date : Thursday, December 30, 2010
By Dr. Elizabeth Whelan. As we begin a new year, the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) would first like to try and slay the demons and hobgoblins of the past year. We do this each New Year’s Eve by making a list of the top unfounded health scares of the outgoing year. These bouts of hysteria are prompted by many different things. But what they have in common is that there’s no scientific evidence to back up the alarms being sounded.  Read Full >>

Dr. Ross talks about BPA's safety on KCTV5
Type : ACSH In The News
Publish Date : Friday, November 5, 2010
ACSH’s Dr. Gilbert Ross appeared on Kansas City’s KCTV5-TV Nov. 4, 2010, to explain why we shouldn’t be afraid of bisphenol A (BPA).    Read Full >>

The Deadly War against DDT (National Review)
By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.
Type : Articles
Publish Date : Wednesday, September 15, 2010
By Dr. Elizabeth M. Whelan. A remarkable new documentary tells the story of how political and ideological forces combined to ban a widely and safely used chemical, DDT, leading to a surge of malaria deaths in developing countries like Kenya, Indonesia, and India.  Read Full >>

Chemicals, Cancer And Claptrap (from Forbes.com)
By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H., and Dr. Henry I. Miller
Publish Date : Wednesday, June 2, 2010
By Drs. Henry I. Miller and Elizabeth Whelan. President Barack Obama's cancer panel report is a travesty, a paragon of political correctness and unscientific, naive speculation and misinterpretation.  Read Full >>

No oil spills with the nuclear option (from the Guardian)
By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H., and Henry Miller
Publish Date : Sunday, May 23, 2010
By Dr. Elizabeth Whelan and Dr. Henry Miller. Nuclear power is a safer, more environmentally friendly source of electricity. So why does the US still rely on coal and oil instead?  Read Full >>