The AP reports that a quarter of the H1N1 vaccines produced in the US will be thrown away. Some believe that the World Health Organization may have overblown the issue.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) gets another red mark from ACSH for attempting to have three of the most commonly used food dyes banned by the Food and Drug Administration. CSPI claims that these dyes contain carcinogens and cause behavioral problems in children. Notably, the three dyes Red 40, Yellow 5 and Yellow 6 are often found in sugary foods such as cereals, fruit drinks, and candy.
The controversy over formaldehyde in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) trailers is back, and this time it is featured on the front page of today s The New York Times. The FEMA trailers are being re-sold to temporarily house oil spill cleanup workers, but many workers are purchasing them as longer-term housing.
This 4th of July weekend, there will be plenty of beautiful fireworks displays to watch, but ACSH advisor and ophthalmologist Dr. Emil Chynn cautions us to literally keep an eye out for fireworks hazards.
ACSH's Dr. Gilbert Ross will be heading to Turin, Italy tomorrow to attend the European Science Open Forum (ESOF) meeting from July 2 through July 7. Next Tuesday, July 6, he will be moderating an ACSH-led presentation on "Tobacco Harm Reduction" with three presentations by world-renowned experts, Karl Fagerstrom and Lars Ramstrom of Sweden, and Karl-Erik Lund of Norway.
Pew Charitable Trusts, a powerful non-profit organization, sponsored a retreat on Bonaire in October 2002 and personally handpicked the roster of influential journalists and respected scientists who were in attendance, The Gloucester Times reported this week.
In an attempt to curb the public’s appetite and solve the nation’s obesity epidemic, certain public health officials are advocating regulating junk food as strictly as cigarettes.
It turns out that turbulence might not be the only thing to fear while flying. FDA inspection records reveal airline food preparation kitchens have numerous hygiene issues, including the presence of roaches and mice, unsanitary conditions and no access for employee hand washing.
During her confirmation hearings yesterday, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan was questioned by Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) on an issue near and dear to ACSH: Does the U.S. government have the authority to tell the American public what they can and cannot eat?
Kagan responded, The question of whether it s a dumb law is different from whether the question of whether it s constitutional.
Courts would be wrong to strike down laws that they think are senseless just because they re senseless, continued Kagan.
ACSH offers an honorary seat at the table to the California lawmakers who succeeded in voting down a ban against BPA on Monday.
Despite pressure from environmental activists to ban BPA from use in children’s products, the Legislature adhered to sound science instead, earning themselves a pat on the back from ACSH staffers.
