Drugmaker Merck has begun marketing its HPV vaccine Gardasil to boys, a move the Chicago Tribune reports is leading to some skepticism among vaccine-wary parents.
Proctor & Gamble says its Dry Max Pampers, less bulky but more absorbent than the previous design, are the biggest thing in diapers in 25 years.
ACSH expects to post on our webpage later today video from an interview Dr. Elizabeth Whelan did with CNN Sunday evening, discussing last week's scaremongering report from the President's Cancer Panel linking cancer to environmental chemicals.
Last night ACSH's Jeff Stier attended a group of libertarian activists -- yes, those types -- called "Junto", which was begun by hedge fund manager Victor Niederhoffer. Dr. Alexander Tabarrok spoke on whether the FDA is "safe and effective."
As the President's Cancer Panel's fear-mongering recommendations continue to reverberate through the media, a seat at the ACSH Dispatch table goes to Dr. Michael J. Thun, vice president emeritus of the American Cancer Society's division of Epidemiology & Surveillance Research.
Investor’s Business Daily’s Investors.com features an article by Professor Jaap Hanekamp of Utrecht University's Roosevelt Academy in the Netherlands warning that the European Union’s restrictive policy for chemicals sets a dangerous example for the rest of the world:
The President s Cancer Panel has caused quite a stir with its release of a report imputing cancer to environmental chemicals. The report practically plagiarizes the work of anti-chemical activist groups, including the Environmental Working Group s catchphrase that babies are pre-polluted with chemicals, and in its frequent homage to the precautionary principle.
A study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology sought to determine if the risk of breast cancer is elevated for night-shift workers. Reuters reports, [Wong-Ho Chow, a researcher with the National Cancer Institute] followed more than 70,000 women in Shanghai, inquiring about their work and cancer status.
Several species of weeds have developed resistance to the herbicide glyphosate (a.k.a. Roundup), threatening crop yields in sections of farmland across the country.
A New York Times health blog celebrates the advent of larger warning signs on smokeless tobacco products like snus, which were dictated by the 2009 FDA tobacco law: “Research has also shown that larger warning statements discourage users.
