NYC's School Snack Attack Is an Insane A-Salt (from the Daily News)
New vending machine rules make no sense
By Gilbert Ross, M.D.
Type : Editorial
Publish Date : Friday, October 9, 2009
By Dr. Gilbet Ross.  This week, the city's Department of Education is rolling out new rules for beverage and snack-food vending machines...  Read Full >>

ACSH MOURNS THE PASSING OF ONE OF ITS FOUNDING DIRECTORS, NOBEL LAUREATE DR. NORMAN BORLAUG, 1914-2009
Type : Press Release
Publish Date : Sunday, September 13, 2009
Read Dr. Elizabeth Whelan's "Remembering Dr. Norman Borlaug."   Read Full >>

Organic Wars Rage Anew
"no nutritional difference between organic and conventional food"
Type : Press Release
Publish Date : Thursday, September 10, 2009
New York, NY -- September 10, 2009.  In late July, a study commissioned by the United Kingdom’s Food Standards Authority found that there was no nutritional difference between organic and conventional food. This is consistent with prior studies, but the organic food industry has convinced many people that their products are more nutritious...  Read Full >>

Putting Organ Traffickers Out of Business (from the Guardian)
New Jersey's corruption scandal exposes the world of black market organ sales. We can prevent this gruesome practice.
By Jeff Stier, Esq.
Type : Editorial
Publish Date : Friday, July 24, 2009
By Jeff Stier.  Levy Izhak Rosenbaum of Brooklyn was arrested on Thursday for conspiring to broker the sale of a human kidney...  Read Full >>

Benefits of NYC Trans-fat Ban Are Unclear (from Annals of Internal Medicine)
By Gilbert Ross, M.D.
Type : Letter
Publish Date : Tuesday, July 21, 2009
By Dr. Gilbert Ross.  The NYC Dept. of Health passed a regulation restricting the use of trans-fats (TFAs) in chain restaurants...  Read Full >>