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| Summer Is for Fun, Not Injury, Says Health Group |
| Combine "a maximum of fun and a minimum of harm" |
| Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 |
| Nothing can spoil vacations faster than a severe case of poison ivy, an intense sunburn, or a life-threatening allergic reaction to a bee sting. It is possible, however, to keep such threats at bay with a little foresight and care. To help the public do so, physicians and scientists associated with the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) have updated their list of Health and Safety Tips for Your Summer Vacation. |
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| Food-Altering Technology Should Play Role in Fighting Fat |
| "technology has been invaluable in solving public health problems" |
| Posted: Friday, March 13, 2009 |
| Food technology has been invaluable in solving public health problems in the past. For example, iodinating salt virtually eliminated mental retardation due to iodine deficiencies, and pasteurizing milk greatly reduced deaths from diarrheal diseases in infants and young children. Food technology can be useful in fighting the “battle of the bulge” as well. But it is rarely mentioned in strategies to combat obesity. Instead, the high priority strategies have focused on punitive |
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| February |
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| 20th Anniversary of the (Scientifically Baseless) Alar Scare. |
| Posted: Friday, February 20, 2009 |
| New York, New York. Twenty years ago next week, a combination of environmentalists, public interest lawyers, publicists, and members of the news media foisted a bogus health scare on the American public -- the fear that apples being sprayed with Alar were exposing children to a cancer-causing chemical. The Great Apple Scare: Alar 20 Years Later, a new publication by the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH), depicts how this plant growth-regulating chemical was successfully |
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