In September, this daily opportunity to listen in on ACSH staffers' conversations will be e-mailed to donors each morning. It will be available to the general public the next day.
You can become a donor at http://www.acsh.org/support/ or send a tax-deductible donation to:
American Council on Science and Health1995 Broadway, 2nd floorNew York, NY 10023
For questions, please call Jeff Stier at 212-362-7044 x225 or e-mail Tara McTeague at McTeagueT[at]acsh.org.

Last year the NYC Board of Health mandated that any restaurant providing the nutritional content of its food selections must also put calorie content of foods on menu boards. The rule would affect primarily fast food and other chain restaurants, since these establishments are the ones that already provide nutritional information. Supposedly, seeing calorie content upfront would warn consumers not to consume too many calories, and thus help fight the obesity epidemic.

Soon, this daily dose of ACSH staffers' conversations will be e-mailed to donors each morning, available online to the public at the end of that week.
You can become a donor at http://www.acsh.org/support/ or send a tax-deductible donation to:
American Council on Science and Health1995 Broadway, 2nd floorNew York, NY 10023
For questions, please call Jeff Stier at 212-362-7044 x225 or e-mail Tara McTeague at McTeagueT[at]acsh.org.

With the sixth anniversary of terrorist attacks approaching, it is easy to feel helpless and scared about what some believe to be an inevitable future attack. But there are things you can do to protect yourself:
1. Keep your ears and eyes open. Report any suspicious behavior. Watch for unusually dressed people (long sleeves or overcoat on a warm day) or people wearing protective gear. Look out for unattended packages.

Soon, this daily dose of ACSH staffers' conversations will be e-mailed to donors each morning, available to the public the next day.
You can become a donor at http://www.acsh.org/support/ or send a tax-deductible donation to:
American Council on Science and Health1995 Broadway, 2nd floorNew York, NY 10023
For questions, please call Jeff Stier at 212-362-7044 x225 or e-mail Tara McTeague at McTeagueT[at]acsh.org.

A September 5, 2007 article by Elizabeth Solomont notes the position of ACSH's Jeff Stier on how to increase organ donations:
Some have proposed financial incentives to promote organ donations. "A regulated system that creates incentives for donors, whatever those incentives may be, would save lives, reduce the shortages that promote the black market, and level the playing field," the associate director of the American Council on Science and Health, Jeff Stier, wrote in the New York Post last month.

This letter appeared in the September 4, 2007 Science section of the New York Times.
To the Editor:
Re "For a Low-Dose Hormone, Take Your Pick," (The Consumer, Aug. 28): Women seeking relief from menopausal symptoms should be strongly discouraged from resorting to "bioidenticals." Contrary to their misleading name, these compounds are not identical to anything in nature.

An August 29, 2007 piece by Jack Hunter cites ACSH's Dr. Whelan among critics of Surgeon General Carmona and others who exaggerate the benefits of smoking bans, deadly though smoking is:
Reason magazine editor Jacob Sullum writes, "Carmona is so intent on promoting smoking bans that he absurdly exaggerates the hazards of secondhand smoke. (Carmona's) insistence that there is 'no risk-free level' is an article of faith, not a scientific statement."

An August 10, 2007 piece notes the doubts of ACSH's Dr. Ruth Kava about the Indiana State Fair's trans fat ban:
The Indiana State Fair is going to ban trans fat cooking oils from its food stalls. So far, so good. Whole cities and fast-food chains have been slowly turning trans fats into the new taboo.
Thing is, they're not changing their menu. So fairgoers will still be able to get deep-fried Reese's, Snickers, Oreos and Milky Ways, Pepsi-infused fried dough and Cajun fried corn fritters.

An August 8, 2007 Associated Press piece by Rick Callahan on Forbes.com, Washington.com, and elsewhere notes the skepticism of Dr. Ruth Kava about the benefits of banning trans fat from the Indiana State Fair. People may...
...fool themselves into thinking they can splurge on the temptations, said Ruth Kava, director of nutrition for the American Council on Science and Health...