PLoS Medicine Journal Bans Tobacco-Sponsored Research (from Los Angeles Times)
Publish Date : Friday, February 26, 2010
A piece by Thomas A. Maugh II about the journal PLoS Medicine rejecting any studies produced with tobacco money appeared in the Los Angeles Times Read Full >>

Summer Is for Fun, Not Injury, Says Health Group
Combine "a maximum of fun and a minimum of harm"
Publish Date : Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Nothing can spoil vacations faster than a severe case of poison ivy, an intense sunburn, or a life-threatening allergic reaction to a bee sting. It is possible, however, to keep such threats at bay with a little foresight and care. To help the public do so, physicians and scientists associated with the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) have updated their list of Health and Safety Tips for Your Summer Vacation.  Read Full >>

You Can't Even Talk About It (from ABC's 5/8/09 interview with ACSH's Dr. Ruth Kava)
Publish Date : Friday, May 8, 2009
This press release from ABC News's John Stossel announced his scheduled one-hour show for Friday, May 8, 2009 -- with the final paragraph mentioning his interview of ACSH's Dr. Ruth Kava...  Read Full >>

Report: Time to Lose Irrational Fear of Nukes
"On the thirtieth anniversary of Three Mile Island, end the scare stories"
Publish Date : Friday, March 27, 2009
The end of this month marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Three Mile Island nuclear accident -- and for too long, the tiny handful of such mishaps have been used to exaggerate the dangers of nuclear power.  Read Full >>

Food-Altering Technology Should Play Role in Fighting Fat
"technology has been invaluable in solving public health problems"
Publish Date : Friday, March 13, 2009
Food technology has been invaluable in solving public health problems in the past. For example, iodinating salt virtually eliminated mental retardation due to iodine deficiencies, and pasteurizing milk greatly reduced deaths from diarrheal diseases in infants and young children. Food technology can be useful in fighting the “battle of the bulge” as well. But it is rarely mentioned in strategies to combat obesity. Instead, the high priority strategies have focused on punitive   Read Full >>

MORE ARTICLES BY ACSH RECENTLY FEATURED ON OUR HOMEPAGE
Publish Date : Monday, February 23, 2009
Click for a list of pieces that appeared on this page in the twelve months preceding the pieces above. (For FactsAndFears pieces, click on our blog, above; for coverage by others about ACSH, see our News Center section.)   Read Full >>

20th Anniversary of the (Scientifically Baseless) Alar Scare.
Publish Date : Friday, February 20, 2009
New York, New York. Twenty years ago next week, a combination of environmentalists, public interest lawyers, publicists, and members of the news media foisted a bogus health scare on the American public -- the fear that apples being sprayed with Alar were exposing children to a cancer-causing chemical. The Great Apple Scare: Alar 20 Years Later, a new publication by the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH), depicts how this plant growth-regulating chemical was successfully   Read Full >>

Health Group: Drugs Can Help in Battle of the Bulge
"how the currently approved anti-obesity pharmaceuticals work"
Publish Date : Tuesday, February 17, 2009
New York, NY -- February 18, 2009. Pharmaceutical products -- drugs -- can be effective components of treatments to counter the current widespread prevalence of overweight and obesity, according to physicians and scientists associated with the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH).�  Read Full >>

Counterfeit Drugs Continue to Present a Growing Threat to Global Health, Says New Report
"estimated to be about 10% of the global drug supply"
Publish Date : Monday, February 2, 2009
New York, NY -- Counterfeit drugs remain a real and growing threat to global health, jeopardizing the security of the American drug supply, according to an updated report by the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH).  Read Full >>

Health Hoaxes and Health Hoaxes, Revisited (from the Washington Post "Checkup" blog)
Publish Date : Monday, January 5, 2009
The blog of the Washington Post on January 5, 2009, posted an item by Jennifer Huget noting ACSH's picks for the previous year's biggest health scares...  Read Full >>