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February 5, 2010

Dispatch: Burn for Greens, Smoke for Kids, Rise for Thinness, Die without Shots

By Curtis Porter

The chemical manufacturer Albemarle bought a full-page ad in yesterday's USA Today announcing their shift to more “environmentally-friendly” flame retardants...

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February 4, 2010

Dispatch: Lancet Lanced, Homeopathy Deluded, Flu Flees

By Curtis Porter

ACSH's Dr. Elizabeth Whelan has an editorial commentary in today's New York Post  about The Lancet's retraction of Dr. Wakefield's 1998 paper linking the MMR vaccine to autism...

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February 3, 2010

Dispatch: BPA, Lancet Lateness, Harm Reduction, Salt Reduction

By Curtis Porter

ACSH staffers were pleased to read two reports from thinktanks addressing the panic fomented by activist groups concerning trace levels of chemicals in our consumer products and our bodies...

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February 2, 2010 - Dispatch: Trans Fat, Vaccine Paranoia, E-Cigs, Sex Ed, and Green Lawsuits
February 1, 2010 - Dispatch: Sin Taxes, BPA, Dysport, Altria, “Ex-Lax Fish”
January 29, 2010 - Dispatch: Conflicts of Interest, Rotavirus, Gates, Wakefield, and Argentine Pork
January 28, 2010 - Dispatch: Snack Defense, Harvard Offense, Chemophobic, Biosimilar
January 27, 2010 - The Harvard School of (Unscientific) Public Health (Activism)
January 27, 2010 - Dispatch: Ross Radio, ACSH School, Important Hearing, Dredge Report
January 26, 2010 - Dispatch: Conflicts, Paranoiacs, Scientologists, Dementia, and Cell Phone Soda
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