Some of the points in the editorial “The Avastin Mugging” in today’s Wall Street Journal might look familiar. They were made yesterday by ACSH trustee Dr. Henry Miller and ACSH's Jeff Stier in their LA Times op-ed.

ACSH staffers have been troubled over the unjust termination of our trustee Dr. James Enstrom from his professorship at UCLA s School of Public Health, where he has served for the past 34 years. Dr. Michael Siegel, a Boston University School of Public Health professor and ACSH advisor, comes to Dr. Enstrom s defense, arguing he was fired solely because his research findings did not align with the university s political agenda and environmental ideologies:

The names of the 19 members of the Interagency Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Coordinating Committee were announced by the National Institutes of Health on Monday. The panel will meet in September to investigate the “environmental and genetic causes” of breast cancer and will determine the most effective allocation of breast cancer research funds.

An article in yesterday s New York Times suggests that Lou Gehrig may not have had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig s disease. In a study of just two NFL players and a boxer previously diagnosed with ALS, researchers discovered that the athletes actually suffered from a different fatal disease caused by concussionlike trauma, causing them to propose that Gehrig may have been misdiagnosed as well.

According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), cancer is now the most economically crippling disease in the world, costing more in lost productivity and lives than any other illness.

ACSH staffers were not surprised to learn that National Action Against Obesity president MeMe Roth is on another junk food rampage, this time targeting Ben & Jerry s ice cream.

An FDA advisory panel s recommendation to pull the breast cancer indication for Genentech s Avastin shouldn t cause the FDA to pull the accelerated approval system along with it, argue ACSH s Jeff Stier and Hoover Institute fellow, former FDA official and ACSH trustee Dr.

A study published Friday in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine found a link between teenagers' use of acetaminophen such as Tylenol and asthma and allergies.

The Environmental Working Group, which assiduously monitors public health research for alleged conflicts-of-interest, is suggesting its supporters shop on Amazon for green back-to-school supplies, including PVC-free backpacks, BPA-free lunch boxes and r

Last week we discussed how doctors have been reluctant to prescribe finasteride to men as a prophylactic treatment for prostate cancer.