Dr. Ross to appear on NBC Nightly News
Publish Date : Friday, January 27, 2012
Tune into NBC Nightly News this Saturday evening, January 28, to hear ACSH's Dr. Gilbert Ross discuss what’s problematic about the current trend of shopping for discounted medical care via websites like Groupon and Living Social.  Read Full >>

Should Patents on Pharmaceuticals Be Extended to Encourage Innovation?
Yes: Innovation Demands It (Wall Street Journal)
By Jonathan (Josh) Bloom, Ph.D.
Publish Date : Monday, January 23, 2012
In this Wall Street Journal debate, ACSH's Dr. Josh Bloom makes a compelling argument for extended patent protection on pharmaceuticals.  Read Full >>

ACSH's Dr. Gilbert Ross meets with TPSAC
Publish Date : Thursday, January 19, 2012
On Thursday, Dr. Ross met with the FDA’s Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) to discuss the importance of smokeless tobacco and other reduced risk nicotine delivery systems to curbing the country’s smoking-related mortality rate.   Read Full >>

Dr. Felsot on pesticides, in DC and on TV
Publish Date : Wednesday, January 18, 2012
In an interview on Wednesday with E&E TV, Dr. Allan Felsot discussed the role of pesticides in allowing us to supply the world’s population with food and keep people healthy...   Read Full >>

Dr. Allan Felsot to speak for ACSH on Capitol Hill
Publish Date : Thursday, January 12, 2012
On Tuesday, January 17, 2012, the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) will host a Capitol Hill briefing on the role pesticides play in protecting our food supply and public health. The event’s speaker, Dr. Allan Felsot, Professor of Entomology and Environmental Toxicology at Washington State University, is the author of ACSH’s new report on Pesticides and Health: Myths vs. Realities.    Read Full >>

Garbage In, Anti-Nuclear Propaganda Out: The 14,000 Death Fukushima Lie (Forbes Magazine)
By Jonathan (Josh) Bloom, Ph.D.
Publish Date : Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Dr. Bloom responds to a paper's reckless claims about radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant accident.  Read Full >>

The Top Ten Unfounded Health Scares of 2011
Publish Date : Tuesday, December 27, 2011
The American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) today released its annual list of the Top Ten Unfounded Health Scares. Topping the 2011 list is the HPV vaccine, a health scare fueled by anti-vaccine activists and presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann.  Read Full >>

ACSH's Dr. Josh Bloom on a new vaccine for stomach flu (Medical Progress Today)
By Jonathan (Josh) Bloom, Ph.D.
Publish Date : Friday, December 9, 2011
  In his latest blog post for Medical Progress Today, ACSH’s Dr. Josh Bloom hails a promising new vaccine for norovirus — otherwise known as the stomach flu. Check out the blog for Dr. Bloom’s assessment of the latest hope for preventing a virus that kills 800 Americans each year and costs hospitals as much as $1 million dollars every year to treat.    Read Full >>

ACSH releases two publications on pesticides and health
Publish Date : Thursday, December 1, 2011
In Pesticides and Health: Myths vs. Realities, environmental toxologist Allan S. Felsot explains the real benefits— both health-related and economical—of an informed use of pesticides. And in Pesticides in Perspective, William Kucewicz   Read Full >>

ACSH's Dr. Josh Bloom on CNN
Publish Date : Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Dr. Bloom appeared on CNN to discuss how major patent expirations will affect pharmaceutical innovation in the U.S.   Read Full >>