A November 7, 2007 piece by the Business & Media Institute's Jeff Poor quoted ACSH's Dr. Ruth Kava on a study of energy drinks:
On November 7, American Morning reported on a small study conducted by the American Heart Association with only 15 participants. They concluded energy drinks “may pose risks” for people with high blood pressure and heart disease.
But the study wasn’t conclusive enough to say energy drinks are a danger to just anyone.

Okay, let's be clear, smoking is still the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. Obesity, though, seems to be claiming much more attention from the media and the public health establishment -- perhaps because there has been recent controversy about exactly what the health effects of extra pounds might be. Two new studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) should help put this question into perspective.

A November 6, 2007 piece by David Harrison about what may be psychosomatic illnesses quotes ACSH's Dr. Elizabeth Whelan:
Studies over the past few years have described similar cases of inexplicable illnesses and symptoms. In many cases, the condition affects young women and may be caused by anxiety or stress, said Elizabeth Whelan, a doctor of public health and epidemiology in New York.
"There's no underlying biological explanation for it," she said. "They may act sick or feel sick, but there's nothing there to biologically explain it."

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A November 5, 2007 piece by John Johnston of Boca Raton News quoted ACSH's Jeff Stier on multiple chemical sensitivity:
And what do the scientists say?
"Those who claim they have multiple chemical sensitivity do indeed suffer greatly," according to Jeff Stier, associate director of the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH).

A recent "health" column in USA Today ("'Everywhere chemicals' in plastics alarm parents," Oct. 30) attempts yet again to scare the public -- especially parents of young children -- about the alleged "endocrine-disrupting" effects of common chemicals, specifically bisphenol-A (BPA) and phthalates. The specific phthalate attacked, the vinyl plasticizer DEHP, is found in many healthcare products, including intravenous tubing and bags, and some instruments used in surgery.

October 22, 2007: FDA Man Likes Special Cigarettes, Hospital Workers Dislike Flu Shots
-- Quote to Note: “We know that vaccinating nursing home staff reduces influenza-related death rates among frail patients." --Jane Zucker, infectious disease epidemiologist.
-- Unbelievable. Not only does this word describe the weather in New York (high of 78 degrees in late October?), but it also describes several health-related stories published this weekend.

A November 1, 2007 piece on drug imports noted ACSH's Dr. Gilbert Ross:
WAMU's "The Diane Rehm Show" on Thursday reported on the safety of imported drugs. The segment includes comments from Washington Post reporter Marc Kaufman; Gilbert Ross, medical/executive director of the American Council on Science and Health...

One fourth of cancer patients who are over the age of fifty and undergoing radiation therapy did not get their Centers for Disease Control-recommended annual flu vaccination, according to a study presented this week at the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. The study also found that more than one third of cancer patients over the age of sixty-five were not getting the pneumonia vaccine, which is also a CDC guideline.

An October 30, 2007 piece by Cindy Skrzycki quotes ACSH's Dr. Whelan on the book The Secret History of the War on Cancer:
Elizabeth Whelan, president and founder of the American Council on Science and Health, a New York based group of doctors and scientists who question the reliability of the science government uses to regulate, agrees with Ames.