February 12, 2007, New York, NY— Does anyone at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ever watch the PBS program “The News Hour?” They certainly should—on February 8 the program’s segment on food irradiation gave ample reason for the agency to approve irradiation of produce to kill illness-causing (pathogenic) bacteria.

A February 9, 2007 piece by Alan Miller describes one of the monthly debates hosted by ACSH's Todd Seavey, this time on climate change:

A February 1, 2007 piece by Dr. John Dale Dunn (who has also written for our blog, HealthFactsAndFears) quotes ACSH's Dr. Gilbert Ross on fallout from the Vioxx case:
Gil Ross, M.D., medical and executive director of the American Council on Science and Health--a public health advocacy group based in New York City--has been watching the Vioxx case closely.

A February 1, 2007 article by Michael Downey quotes ACSH's Dr. Elizabeth Whelan to explain why even sellers of "natural" foods ought to care about mainstream scientific research:

A February 2007 article by Heartland Institute's James Hoare notes the position of ACSH's Dr. Gilbert Ross on mercury emissions from power plants:
"There is a great deal of science that undermines the assertion that mercury is harming human health," said Dr. Gilbert Ross, medical director for the American Council on Science and Health.

A February 1, 2007 piece by Heartland Institute's Sandra Fabry notes the reaction of ACSH's Dr. Elizabeth Whelan to measures such as "fat taxes":
While acknowledging there is a measurable major increase in Americans being overweight, Dr. Elizabeth Whelan, president of the American Council on Science and Health, thinks taxing certain food groups is the wrong answer to the obesity problem.

A January 28, 2007 story by Paula Hunt notes ACSH's skepticism about colon-cleansing:
"Colonics have been popular in various cultures for many, many years, and I can assure you that there is absolutely no medical or scientific evidence that they generate any health benefits," says Dr. Gilbert Ross, medical director at the American Council on Science and Health, a consumer education and advocacy organization.

The amazing Wikipedia is ever-evolving, but as of January 24, 2007, its entry on daminozide, the chemical more commonly known as Alar, concludes with this passage:

A January 23, 2007 article by Kelly Bothum notes a trans fat marketing insight from ACSH's Dr. Elizabeth Whelan:
Elizabeth Whelan, an epidemiologist and president of the American Council on Science and Health in New York, said the food industry has succeeded in over-hyping trans fats into a marketing bonanza.

This piece from our blog, HealthFactsAndFears, was reprinted January 21, 2007 in the Boca Raton News: