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When trying to restore brain circulation to a stroke victim, minutes even seconds count. One minute faster led to 2 days more of health.

Measles has been much in the news of late, especially with respect to the outbreak in New York City. Currently, there have been 20 confirmed cases of measles, nine children and eleven adults. And now,

As a group that deals with medical misinformation virtually every day, we at ACSH (falsely) believed that we were inured from the worst scientific and medical garbage out there.
We are sorry to say that even we miscalculated the capacity of the American public to fall victim to the most idiotic conspiracy theories.

Could it be: saturated fat unproven as heart risk? What s next: drugs and alcohol also OK? Not what momma told us!

David P. Ropeik, Director of Communications for Harvard s Center for Risk Analysis, has produced a hard-hitting essay in Scientific American that skewers anti-GMO activists such as Greenpeace and the Sierra Club for their stance.

Vitamin D plays an important role in maintaining strong bones. Observational studies have also suggested that vitamin D plays an important role in heart health. And now, a new study published in the

We at ACSH are sure that you have heard us comment repeatedly that nothing surprises us anymore, because we ve already heard it all.

The National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program, the North American Association of

Opinion piece by Richard Tren calls out the activists posing as public health scientists on key issues. His the emperor has no clothes essay should be required reading for environmentalists.

A recent report in the journal The Lancet Respiratory Medicine provides some surprising information about who might spread influenza.

Medical wrap for Friday, March 14: Dr. Josh Bloom's latest piece on Science 2.0 regarding yet another harmless chemical scare, Dr. Gilbert Ross testifies in Philadelphia against e-cig regulation, measles outbreak in NY, and you're in luck- we're sharing the world's best Key Lime Pie recipe in honor of Pi Day.

Last week, the New York City Department of Health announced that it is investigating an outbreak of measles in northern Manhattan and the Bronx. By March 7, the NYC DOH had identified 16 cases seven adults and nine pediatric cases.

If you pay attention to health news, it seems like every day, something new is blamed for causing cancer. And how fitting that on the 30th anniversary of the first handheld cell phone, cell

would like to nominate Arvind Mahankali to be the next head of the USDA. Why? He is obviously very smart, has an outstanding work ethic, and a superb vocabulary. He may...[Read more].

It is difficult to ignore a new report released Wednesday by a St. Louis based prescription drug manager, Express Scripts. The data highlights a glaring reality: a near doubling in attention deficit

Millions of women worldwide have been tested for cervical cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV) and other problems via the PAP test. The procedure was invented in 1943 by Dr. George Papanicolaou (thus the name), and has become the most widely used cancer-screening test in the world

Dr. Gilbert Ross in the Washington State Wire, March 12, 2014.

Dr. Gilbert Ross in the National Review Online, March 12, 2014.

For years, academic scientists have used whole genome sequencing (WGS) technology to isolate specific genes associated with disease. These days, researchers and clinicians are working to expand its

It should be no surprise to anyone who reads our Dispatch that we at ACSH are not fans of dietary supplements. Our Dr. Josh Bloom has written repeatedly

Hemophilia is a genetic bleeding disorder. It s X-linked, and therefore it affects males overwhelmingly. There are several different types depending on the factor that s lacking. They have one thing in common: the lack of one of the many proteins clotting factors that are involved with blood clotting makes the sufferer of hemophilia prone to bleeding sometimes fatal bleeding from minor injuries or even no injury at all.

Over ten percent of the U.S. population suffers from migraines, and currently-approved treatments are not always effective and can produce adverse effects. Now, migraine sufferers may be able to get some relief from a newly FDA-approved device. The device is made by a Belgian company, Cephaly

For infertile couples who long to have a child of their own, in vitro fertilization, or IVF, can provide a path to fulfilling their dreams.

Sustaining a concussion as a hockey player is not very unusual. According to a study published in the Journal of Athletic Training, about 300,000 high school and college athletes experience concussions

A new study shows that proactive tobacco cessation treatment is effective. Sure, if you consider 13.5 percent a success! And these study authors do, since it s more effective than the control s 11 percent.