Trevor Butterworth wrote a detailed history for the non-profit Statistical Assessment Service (STATS) of the falling-out between toxicology and endocrinology experts and the anti-BPA activist faction led by Dr. Frederick vom Saal.

The FDA announced yesterday that it will review the safety of triclosan, a widely used antibacterial agent found in soap, much to the gratification of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), which has been urging the FDA to review triclosan on the basis of its hormonal effects on lab rodents.

Federal District Judge Robert Sweet ruled that human genes cannot be patented, calling into question decades of precedent and thousands of biotechnology patents.

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine and the University of Utah developed a genetic test to identify which cigarette smokers have the highest risk of developing lung cancer.

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine indicates that firefighters and EMT workers who lost lung function as a result of dust at Ground Zero did not fully recover it over the next six years. We asked ACSH Trustee and lung specialist Dr. Ken Prager of the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons to explain the nuances of the report.

A study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute investigated the claim that eating fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk of cancer, concluding, A very small inverse association between intake of total fruits and vegetables and cancer risk was observed in this study. Given the small magnitude of the observed associations, caution should be applied in their interpretation.

Time compiled profiles of what they call the Top 10 Common Household Toxins, with the dire warning, Chemicals in plastics and other products seem harmless, but mounting evidence links them to health problems -- and Washington lacks the power to protect us.

An analysis of Medicare data indicates that the rate of hospital admissions for heart attack was 23% lower in 2007 than in 2002.

The CDC is reporting an increase in hospitalizations for severe H1N1 influenza among adults, as well as an overall increase in H1N1 activity, especially in the southeastern states.

Reuters reports, “Children with a history of food-induced allergic reactions may need more than one shot of epinephrine to halt a severe reaction, a study has confirmed.