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Plastic Hysteria Strikes Again (from the Washington Times) UPDATED

Posted: Monday, April 28, 2008

By Dr. Elizabeth Whelan. Chemical-phobia is in full bloom this spring...

Obama's Health (from HuffingtonPost.com)

Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2008

By Gilbert Ross, M.D. A new health scare -- over the safe and useful plastic component, bisphenol-A (BPA) -- has taken wing...

The Real Scare-Mongers (from the Washington Times)

Posted: Friday, April 18, 2008

By Jeff Stier. The fact that Sen. Obama was a smoker is old news, since he quit. Right? Think again...

Paper Bags: Roach City (from New York Post)

Posted: Thursday, April 17, 2008

By Dr. Elizabeth Whelan. Michael F. Jacobson's Monday letter, "The perils of corporate funding," is a misinformed, scurrilous, ad hominem attack on me and the group I head, the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH)...

Response to an Attack on "Conflicts of Interest" (from the Los Angeles Times)

Posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2008

By Jeff Stier. Get your plastic grocery bags while you can. By Earth Day, that is, Tuesday, the national chain Whole Foods Market will no longer offer shoppers plastic bags...

Jumping Ship from the Rats (from the American Spectator blog)

Posted: Saturday, April 12, 2008

By Dr. Gilbert Ross. Dr. Kassirer persistently targets financial conflicts while ignoring the many other potential sources of lack of scientific objectivity...

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March

Sick Kids Misused in Smoke Ads (from HuffingtonPost.com)

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...

Big Picture of Flu Vaccination (from the Los Angeles Times)

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...

Anti-Chemical Hysteria (from the New Jersey Star-Ledger)

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...

FDA Supreme, for Now (from the Washington Times)

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...

Weakened Male Fertility Is Baseless Myth (from the Detroit News)

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...

"Safety" Insanity (from New York Post)

Posted: Monday, March 3, 2008

By Dr. Gilbert Ross. The Feb. 21 Scripps Howard article "Male fertility is weakening" is irresponsible alarmist propaganda...

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February

Scary Health Stories (from the Washington Times)

Posted: Wednesday, February 20, 2008

By Jeff Stier. Congress is poised to pass a massive giveaway to the ambulance-chasing trial attorneys -- under the guise of protecting consumers...

Hostages in the War Against "Chemicals" (from HuffingtonPost.com)

Posted: Wednesday, February 6, 2008

By Dr. Elizabeth Whelan. If you are a parent (or grandparent) of a young child, you are a target for manipulation by activists (some with scientific degrees)...

ACSH Advice: Do Not Worry About Health Risks from Baby Powder, Lotion, and Shampoo

Posted: Wednesday, February 6, 2008

By Dr. Elizabeth Whelan. The fear-mongers have just about everything going for them...

Posted: Tuesday, February 5, 2008

An article in the current issue of the medical journal Pediatrics claims that baby lotions, powders, and shampoo contain a chemical known as phthalates, which are absorbed by babies through their skin, leaving them at risk of disease and disabilities...

January

ABC's Autism Outrage (from the New York Post)

What's "Normal" for Puberty? (from the Los Angeles Times)

Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2008

By Jeff Stier. ABC tonight will include an extraordinary disclaimer on the first episode of its new series Eli Stone...

ACSH Statement on New York Times Story Alleging That Tuna Is "Contaminated" with Dangerous Levels of Mercury

Posted: Monday, January 28, 2008

By Dr. Gilbert Ross. Whom should parents, as well as your writers, believe...

Posted: Friday, January 25, 2008

There are no legitimate health concerns associated with eating the tuna available today -- in sushi or other forms...

Doc Frieden's Fried Voodoo (from the New York Post)

The Science and Economics of Cholesterol Drugs (from MedicalProgressToday.com)

Posted: Wednesday, January 23, 2008

By Dr. Elizabeth Whelan. The city Health Department yesterday passed new regulations forcing some restaurants to post calorie content for all the food on the menu board...

The Supremacy of Preemption (from TCSDaily.com)

Posted: Friday, January 18, 2008

By Dr. Gilbert Ross. The disappointing results of the ENHANCE drug trial have spurred a medical and media frenzy...