lead

Lead is a naturally occurring element in soil, water, and air. It shows up in trace amounts in foods, including protein powders—often just 0.5 to 3 micrograms per serving.

By almost any measure, autism is the topic du jour. Lately, Tylenol has been the culprit, but traditionally, other factors, such as heavy metal exposure, are the purported culprits.

There’s a secret about the modern news cycle many people don’t know: Much of it is manufactured by public relations (PR) firms trying to gin up favorable media coverage for their clients.

Join Cameron English and Dr. Chuck Dinerstein on Episode 79 of the Science Dispatch podcast as they discuss

Dark chocolate has long been considered a healthy alternative to milk or white chocolate.

A commentary on this article by our Board of Scientific Advisors' Susan Goldhaber can be found here. 

Are new parents feeding their children baby foods chock-full of “toxic heavy metals”?

ACSH friend, Dr. Joe Schwarcz, who is the director of McGill University's Office for Science and Society

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the “American food supply is among the safest in the world.” But if you read t

Remember the hullabaloo over the Flint water crisis?