Health and Safety Tips for Your Summer Vacation (2009)
Publish Date : Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Whether you are traveling around the world or relaxing at home, a safe, healthy vacation will add to your enjoyment. Here are some health and safety tips to keep in mind when planning your summer vacation.  Read Full >>

ACSH's Reports on Obesity
Publish Date : Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Nuclear Energy and Health, And the Benefits of Low-Dose Radiation Hormesis
By Jerry M. Cuttler, D.Sc., P.Eng. and Myron Pollycove, M.D.
Publish Date : Friday, March 27, 2009
Energy needs worldwide are expected to increase for the foreseeable future, but fuel supplies are limited. Nuclear reactors could supply much of the energy demand in a safe, sustainable manner were it not for fear of potential releases of radioactivity. Such releases would likely deliver a low dose or dose rate of radiation, within the range of naturally occurring radiation, to which life is already accustomed. The key areas of concern are discussed. Studies of actual health effects, especially   Read Full >>

Obesity and Food Technology
Publish Date : Friday, March 13, 2009
Obesity is one of today’s leading health concerns for both adults and children. It is responsible for at least 100,000 deaths per year in the United States, placing it second only to cigarette smoking as an underlying cause of death. Obesity increases the risk of multiple health problems, including heart disease, diabetes, several types of cancer, stroke, liver disease, osteoarthritis, chronic kidney disease, some gastrointestinal disorders, sleep apnea, asthma, and reproductive problems.  Read Full >>

The Great Apple Scare: Alar 20 Years Later
Publish Date : Friday, February 20, 2009
A cancer scare in early 1989 caused millions of consumers throughout the country to stop buying and eating apples and apple products. The fear was that apples were being sprayed with a cancer-causing chemical. Children, in particular, were thought to be at especially high risk. (Rosen 1990, Sewell 1989) The case remains to this day one of the supreme examples how a combination of environmentalists, “public interest” lawyers, publicists, and members of the news media can foist a   Read Full >>