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2010

March

Exaggerations in 9/11 Illnesses (from The Daily Caller)

By Jeff Stier, Esq.

Posted: Tuesday, March 9, 2010

By Jeff Stier. While there may be a few valid illness claims buried among the 10,000 or so cases in the big “9/11 lawsuit” now approaching trial, the overwhelming majority clearly relies on junk science...

How Obama Can Quit Smoking (from Forbes.com and Vapeadores.com)

He could try e-cigarettes or snus--if they were approved by the FDA.

By Jeff Stier, Esq.

Posted: Tuesday, March 9, 2010

By Jeff Stier. The results of President Obama's latest trip to the doctor revealed last week that he has been unable to completely kick his smoking habit. But...

February

Is There Such a Thing as an Objective Science Journal? (from the Daily Caller)

By Jeff Stier, Esq.

Posted: Thursday, February 25, 2010

By Jeff Stier. A journal’s ability to tell good science from bad is critical. But some journals have used poor judgment...

Declaring War on Salt (from the Washington Times)

Mayor Bloomberg, M.D., launches a dishonest assault

By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.

Posted: Wednesday, February 17, 2010

By Dr. Elizabeth Whelan. New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's latest public health initiative is to get Americans to cut their salt consumption...

Junk Science Kills (from the New York Post and The Week)

Who'll Apologize to Dead Kids?

By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.

Posted: Thursday, February 4, 2010

By Dr. Elizabeth Whelan. The media gave big headlines to this week's stories on a prestigious British medical publication's retraction of an article that had claimed to show a causal link between standard childhood vaccinations (measles, mumps and rubella) and autism. Yet the coverage of the Lancet affair didn't truly convey the outrageousness of the original publication or the gravity of its consequences...

Determining the Benefits of the New York City Trans Fat Ban (from Annals of Internal Medicine)

By Gilbert Ross, M.D.

Posted: Tuesday, February 2, 2010

By Dr. Gilbert Ross. Angell and colleagues want to be congratulated for finding that their own regulatory approach has succeeded...

January

Conflict of Interest (from Medical Progress Today)

By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.

Posted: Thursday, January 28, 2010

By Dr. Elizabeth Whelan. The pharmaceutical industry is a powerful innovative force, both in the creation of new life-saving technologies and the underwriting of academic medical research. Yet there is now a sweeping "conflicts of interest" movement aimed squarely at curtailing academic-industry collaboration in biomedical research...

Testimony: "Food Policy in New York State"

By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.

Posted: Friday, January 22, 2010

By Dr. Elizabeth M. Whelan. Testimony delivered January 22, 2010 at a Public Hearing before the New York Senate Committee on Health...

FDA Decision on Chemical BPA Gets Mixed Review

"ACSH scientists are glad a ban was avoided but remain disappointed."

Posted: Friday, January 15, 2010

ACSH scientists are glad a ban was avoided but remain disappointed...

Beauty in the Eye...of the Beanpole (from New York Post)

By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.

Posted: Thursday, January 14, 2010

By Dr. Elizabeth Whelan. Smith's extremely well-written commentary, "Fat Chance," is excellent...