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Podcast: America's Troublesome Adderall Shortage; EPA's Nonsensical PFAS Water Standards

Podcast: America's Troublesome Adderall Shortage; EPA's Nonsensical PFAS Water Standards
Join host Cameron English as he sits down with Dr. Chuck Dinerstein to break down these stories on Episode 40 of the Science Dispatch podcast:
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'Adam and Heave' - Is Akee the Real Forbidden Fruit?

'Adam and Heave' - Is Akee the Real Forbidden Fruit?
You may want to temper your expectations if The Fruit and Spice Park in Homestead, Florida, is on your itinerary.
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Podcast: Tylenol After Surgery is Useless; CVS Sued for Selling Homeopathic 'Remedies'

Podcast: Tylenol After Surgery is Useless; CVS Sued for Selling Homeopathic 'Remedies'
Join host Cameron English as he sits down Dr. Josh Bloom to break down these stories on Episode 36 of the Science Dispatch podcast:
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How the Media Got the Vinyl Chloride Risk All Wrong (Reason Magazine)

How the Media Got the Vinyl Chloride Risk All Wrong (Reason Magazine)
The residents of East Palestine, Ohio, have more than enough to worry about. A train wreck with black fumes of burning chemicals pouring from a tank is frightening enough.
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Podcast: 'Peer-Reviewed' Science Ain't So Scientific; Alcohol and Cancer Risk In Context

Podcast: 'Peer-Reviewed' Science Ain't So Scientific; Alcohol and Cancer Risk In Context
Join host Cameron English as he sits down Dr. Chuck Dinerstein to break down these stories on episode 35 of the Science Dispatch podcast:
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Putting the East Palestine Train Accident in Perspective

Putting the East Palestine Train Accident in Perspective
The media has used predictable scare tactics in covering the East Palestine train derailment, subsequent fire, and release of vinyl chloride and its combustion products.
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Vinyl Chloride and the Ohio Train Derailment

Vinyl Chloride and the Ohio Train Derailment
The recent Ohio train derailment and subsequent fire that released vinyl chloride into the environment has been a terrifying experience for the nearby population.
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Podcast: What Everyone Got Wrong About Gas Stoves; Secondhand Weed Smoke Causes Asthma?

Podcast: What Everyone Got Wrong About Gas Stoves; Secondhand Weed Smoke Causes Asthma?
Join host Cameron English as he sits down Dr. Chuck Dinerstein to break down these stories on episode 33 of the Science Dispatch podcast:
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People Worry Hysterically About Low Risk Carcinogens. And Then They Drink

People Worry Hysterically About Low Risk Carcinogens. And Then They Drink
One of our challenges at ACSH is trying to inform the public about assessing relative risk. Most people are terrible at doing this. They worry about flying but drive while texting.
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4-ANPP: Fentanyl in Waiting

4-ANPP: Fentanyl in Waiting
There are precisely two things you can do with a bottle of 4-anilino-N-phenethylpiperidine, aka, 4-ANPP – a chemical that has been in the
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