Weighing Benefits and Risks in Pharmaceutical Use: A Consumer's Guide
By Steven Marks
Edited By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H., Gilbert Ross, M.D., Aubrey Noelle Stimola
Publish Date : Tuesday, September 20, 2005
When it comes to the state of our health, America is the land of the free and the home of the “worried well.” We take great care to follow the advice of the experts. We buckle up in our crash-resistant SUVs and minivans. We try to eat right and drink plenty of water...  Read Full >>

Bridging the Ideological Divide: An Analysis of Views on Tobacco Policy
By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H., Gilbert Ross, M.D., Clifford E. Douglas, Esq., Alicia M. Lukachko, M.P.H.
Publish Date : Tuesday, August 1, 2000
Strategies proposed to address smoking-related health consequences in the United States have spurred heated political debate.  Read Full >>

A Critical Assessment of "Lies, Damned Lies, & 400,000 Smoking-Related Deaths" by Robert Levy and Rosalind Marimont Published in Regulation,* Fall 1998
By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H., Alicia M. Lukachko, M.P.H.
Publish Date : Friday, October 1, 1999
In the Fall 1998 issue of Regulation ("The Cato Review of Business and Government"), the Cato Institute published an article by Robert Levy and Rosalind Marimont titled "Lies, Damned Lies, & 400,000 Smoking-Related Deaths."  Read Full >>

Fad-Free Nutrition
An Authoritative Guide to Eating Right from the American Council on Science and Health
By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H., Frederick J. Stare, M.D.
Publish Date : Monday, March 1, 1999
* The Top Diets — How Do They Rate? * Nutritional Supplements — Help or Hype? * The Food Pyramid — Why It's The Healthiest and Easiest Way to Eat  Read Full >>

Is a Deal with the Cigarette Industry in the Interest of Public Health?
The Answer Will Be Found in the Fine Print
By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.
Publish Date : Sunday, June 1, 1997
No matter what the outcome, 1997 will be remembered as a year of unprecedented crisis for the cigarette industry in the United States.  Read Full >>