A Mar 1, 2007 piece by Erik Sass describes ACSH's new survey of Nutrition Accuracy in Popular Magazines:
March 1, 2007 pieces on the website of the Heartland Institute include an articles on air pollution and soot rules by ACSH Advisor Dr. John Dale Dunn, plus an article by Aricka T. Flowers that quotes ACSH's Dr. Whelan:
A February 28, 2007 "Broadsheet" column by Salon's Lynn Harris notes the prevalence of HPV, the virus now targeted by Gardasil:
Prevalence increases yearly among women starting at age 14 and peaks at 45 percent among women 20 to 24. As the American Council on Science and Health puts it, "nearly 50% of American women can expect to be infected at some point in their lives."
A February 26, 2007 article describes a disillusioning study about garlic's purported cholesterol-lowering powers and quotes ACSH's Dr. Ruth Kava:
"I think that what's happened over the last 10 to 12 years in this country is that supplements have gotten a much better rep than many deserve," she said. "The garlic claim has been out there for quite a while, but manufacturers have been making all sorts of qualified claims that aren't really backed up with substantial clinical evidence."
This article first appeared in the Houston Chronicle.
A February 25, 2007 article notes the opposition of the activist group Food & Water Watch to making food safer through irradiation and notes ACSH's quite different position:
Although the U.S. Food & Drug Administration has approved irradiation of many foods, Food & Water Watch claims the supporting data were "paltry and flawed."
A February 25, 2007 piece by Jonathan Last notes ACSH's opposition to trans fat bans:
This article originally appeared in the New York Sun.
There is no scientific evidence linking exposure to 9/11 dust and diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis. That doesn't stop the press and politicians from leaping to conclusions.
Take the case of New York Police Officer Cesar Borja, the police officer whose son was a guest of Senator Clinton at the State of the Union only hours after his father's untimely and premature death from lung disease.
A February 16, 2007 piece by Mike Hughlet noted Dr. Robert Adair's skepticism, expressed in a piece on ACSH's HealthFactsAndFears.com, about claims of cell phone radiation dangers:
Greenebaum is in the camp that thinks that while research hasn't shown phone radiation is a health hazard, he won't discount the possibility. "I never say never."
But there are skeptics who will say never -- such a discovery would be too contrary to the principles of physics.
