New York, NY -- July 17, 2007. The American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) is delighted to acknowledge that Dr. Norman Borlaug, one of our founding directors (in 1978), today receives the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of his tireless work and multiple accomplishments in agricultural science. A Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian award bestowed by the United States Congress. Dr. Borlaug's award is to be presented by President George W. Bush and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.

A July 13, 2007 article by Michael Siegel notes skepticism on HealthFactsAndFears.com about some claims made about smoking bans' benefits:

A July 12, 2007 story by Emre Peker addresses the regulatory push against drug ads:
"In many cases direct-to-consumer advertising plays an important role in educating consumers," said Jeff Stier, associate director of the American Council on Science and Health, a scientifically driven consumer group. "These ads do get patients to go to their physicians and raise questions about their health"...

Near the end of 2005, we (David W. Kuneman, a retired pharmaceutical chemist, and Michael J. McFadden, author of Dissecting Antismokers' Brains) and the SmokersClubInc. Newsletter issued a press release and published the outline and results of a study (1) that should have made media headlines around the world while bringing the juggernaut of smoking bans, if not to a crashing halt, at least to a stumble.

An overwhelming body of scientific data indicates that irradiated food is safe, nutritious, and wholesome. Health authorities worldwide, including leading national and international scientific organizations, have based their approvals of food irradiation on the results of sound scientific research.
Irradiation increases the safety profile and the availability of a variety of foods. The safety of food irradiation has been studied more extensively than that of any other food preservation process. As is true of other food processes, irradiation can lead to chemical changes in food.

A July 3, 2007 obituary describes late ACSH Advisor Dr. William Morgan:

New York, NY -- July 9, 2007. Multiple recent cases of bacterial contamination of the food supply make it imperative that all effective means of sanitizing both animal and plant products be used, including the use of food irradiation.

A June 29, 2007 entry by Katherine Mangu-Ward on Reason magazine's blog seconds the view of ACSH's Todd Seavey that Sicko director Michael Moore is too extreme for his own good:

This article first appeared on June 27, 2007 on the website of the Business & Media Institute and July 8 on TownHall.com.
Michael Moore's new movie Sicko is a shock-umentary approach to exaggerating the ills of American health care. Still, it guarantees some debate over universal health care will take place this summer.

A June 26, 2007 item by Tom Dennis notes ACSH's reassurance that pesticides don't kill people and cites our Holiday Dinner Menu: