New York, NY -- March 13, 2009. Scientists and physicians at the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) call for the reform of a broken regulatory system -- one that now tries to appease advocates of junk science who pressure the Food and Drug Administration.

New York, NY -- March 13, 2009. Modern food technology provides numerous means of lowering the calories in foods while preserving flavor, according to a new report -- Obesity and Food Technology -- by the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH).

This piece first appeared on TCSDaily.com.
When all three branches of the federal government target an industry, you know it's in big trouble. The hapless companies under the gun are our pharmaceutical manufacturers, but we will all be victims in this crusade.

This article first appeared on Forbes.com.
You would think liberal politicians are the only ones who stand up for us, the consumers. But consider the current effort to allow consumers in all fifty states to sue over injuries sustained from FDA-approved medical devices.

Pharmaceutical products -- drugs -- can be effective components of treatments to counter the current widespread prevalence of overweight and obesity, according to physicians and scientists associated with the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH).

Obesity affects far more than just appearance -- it can impair the functioning of the skeleton, skin, gastrointestinal system, respiratory system, and even reproductive system. That's the message of experts from the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) seen in a three-minute video based on a recent ACSH report on the wide-ranging effects of obesity.

Twenty years ago tomorrow, a combination of environmentalists, public interest lawyers, publicists, and members of the news media foisted a bogus health scare on the American public -- the fear that apples being sprayed with Alar were exposing children to a cancer-causing chemical.

A cancer scare in early 1989 caused millions of consumers throughout the country to stop buying and eating apples and apple products. The fear was that apples were being sprayed with a cancer-causing chemical.

New York, New York -- February 20, 2009. Twenty years ago next week, a combination of environmentalists, public interest lawyers, publicists, and members of the news media foisted a bogus health scare on the American public -- the fear that apples being sprayed with Alar were exposing children to a cancer-causing chemical.

The endocrinologist David Ludwig calls his patients, the seven-member G family, a microcosm of 21st-century America.