Harm Reduction

No scientists are immune from accusations that they are too close to industry these days, not even recently-deceased ACSH Advisor Sir Richard Doll, despite his pioneering work demonstrating the terrible cancer toll of cigarettes.

A November 22, 2006 piece by S. Fred Singer in the Financial Post notes the author's ACSH Advisor status and his impatience with the misuse of science, even in a good cause:

An article on flu in the November issue of Fitness quoted ACSH's Dr. Gilbert Ross on one highly useful flu-fighting step:

A November 1, 2006 piece by Anita Srikameswaran notes ACSH's position on the potential use of smokeless tobacco as a harm reduction method:

This report provides a description of traditional and modern smokeless tobacco products.

A September 26, 2006 article by Lauren Foster notes that judges have ruled claims that "light" cigarettes are healthier to be false but that the idea of using smokeless tobacco as a safer alternativ

An August 8, 2006 Boston Herald article noted a piece by ACSH's Todd Seavey chasti

A July 13, 2006 column (reprinted

Beginning in the 1950s, people suffering from smoking-related diseases started suing cigarette companies.

New York, NY -- July 2006. Foods are not cigarettes and should not be treated like them in the courts, according to a new publication by the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH).