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Cross Talk, one of the shows on RT.com, a Russian-based English language quas-propaganda site which says it is the largest news service on YouTube, with a reach of 1 billion viewers (?), did a segment on the over-pharmacating of America. In a live debate, host Peter Lavelle and two participants (with obvious agendas) took a decidedly anti-pharmaceutical position, leaving ACSH s Dr. Josh Bloom as the fall guy.
Of all the supplements that people take, most have been shown to be either useless, or even harmful once they are studied in well-run clinical trials.
Clinton Leaf, author of The Truth in Small Doses: Why We re Losing the War on Cancer
Parents have been advised frequently to be cautious about their kids exposure to television television viewing, that is. A new study published in the journal Pediatrics
Last week, 25 children in India died and many others sickened as a result of organophosphate pesticide poisoning which contaminated the children s school lunches.
Picture this. A summer day spent at the beach, with not a cigarette smoker in sight. Sounds like an ideal image, right? Depending on where you are, this might become a reality,
The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted disease, and also the cause of cervical cancer. While vaccination has proven to be an extremely effective
Coronary artery disease affects just as many women as men and can lead to heart attack, or cause heart failure or arrhythmias. However, according to new report
New York s attempted soda ban is back in the news today, but this may be the last we hear of it. A New York appeals court officially ruled yesterday that the ban was unconstitutional. The panel of judges declared that
Today we have an example of some breast lesions atypical lobular hyperplasia (ALH) and lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) that may require such a redefinition under some circumstances.
The European Parliament will be meeting next week in Brussels, and they may be confronted with a populist uprising based on sound science, a most unusual occurrence.
We at ACSH are heartened to know that America has gotten a little safer this week.
Self-proclaimed vaccine expert Jenny McCarthy will soon become a co-host on The View, where she will no doubt be sharing her medical acumen with millions of people who will devour every word.
More often than not, significant medical discoveries arise unintentionally. But frequently a clever observation
According to a new CDC report, fatalities from overdosing on painkillers are on the rise among women. Compared to 1999, this rate is now five times higher. (It s also three times higher in men).
After hearing from ACSH, among others, Canton MA did not ban e-cigarettes.
Coca-Cola finds itself defending one of the safest and most widely used chemicals you will ever find the artificial sweetener aspartame
Here s a headline meant to spur unnecessary fear, Sudden death during sports more common among men. This headline appeared in Reuters
Qsymia is an FDA approved drug used to manage weight in obese and some overweight adults who may have weight-related medical problems such as high blood pressure (hypertension), type 2 diabetes, or high cholesterol (dyslipidemia). The drug
The shortage of generic injectable drugs in the U.S. has been an ongoing, grave (and sometimes life-threatening) problem. Although there are multiple factors given for these inexcusable shortages, the main reason is rarely mentioned:
167641073Recent research confirms something that is intuitively obvious outbursts of extreme anger are associated with acute myocardial infarctions (AMI, or acute heart attacks).
When looking at the numbers, about 10 percent of visits to primary care doctors are related to back and neck pain. And we spend about $86 billion a year taking care of this kind of pain. But, according to a new study
There s a ray of hope on the horizon about the American obesity epidemic, according to the CDC.
Toys with lasers have long been one of the coolest options for playtime for young children. They can be used for all sorts of fun activities, such as various imaginative space hero narratives and coveted laser tag outings with friends. But how safe are these lasers?
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