A study of about 500 people in Charlotte, N.C., before and after the city completed a light-rail system found that those who used the system to commute were 81 percent less likely to become obese.
Radiologists are raising the alarm over the excessive use of diagnostic medical imaging, which they say both drives up the cost of health care and exposes people to unnecessary radiation.
Middle-aged women who average just one alcoholic drink a day may be nearly doubling their risk of a certain type of breast cancer, according to a study of
A coveted seat at the ACSH Dispatch table goes to agronomist Giorgio Fidenato for standing up to environmental groups and the Italian government.
Following our original predictions last Thursday, the national recall of 380 million eggs due to salmonella contamination has since increased to more than 550 million eggs.
FDA head Margaret Hamburg tells The Associated Press that consumers can protect themselves from getting sick by thoroughly cooking eggs and avoiding “runny egg yolks for mopping up with toast.”
ACSH Director of Publications Derek Rose harnessed his creative juices to produce this informative and amusing video on the truth behind BPA.
We ask our Dispatch readers to help spread the real BPA message by posting the link to this video to their Facebook pages and send it along to friends and family.
Warning: Video is intended for adult audiences and may cause uncontrollable laughter.
ACSH staffers were excited with the overwhelming response we received over the weekend via e-mail and Twitter to our question asking readers whether they or someone they know used electronic cigarettes as an effective method to successfully quit smoking.
Numerous people wrote in testimonials describing how, thanks to e-cigs, they have kicked their cigarette habits for good:
WebMD on Friday cited a study in Environmental Health Perspective claiming that prenatal exposure to a class of pesticides known as organophosphates may increase the risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, especially boys.
A review of six studies involving 220,000 men and women found that those who consume one and a half extra servings of green leafy vegetables per day reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus by 14 percent. The researchers believe that the antioxidants and magnesium found in green leafy vegetables such as spinach are responsible for the diabetes risk reduction.
The federal government is providing incentives for biotech companies to use more modern and efficient ways to develop vaccines. A new U.S.
