The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has done Duhigg one better by actually ranking American cities according to how "toxic" their water supply is.
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ACSH staffers would like to offer a seat at the table to Ken Green of the American Enterprise Institute for his article on the BPA scare.
An FDA panel ruled yesterday that the cholesterol pill Crestor can prevent heart attack, stroke, and death even among people with healthy cholesterol levels, since it also lowers levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), an indicator of inflammation that can lead to clogged arteries.
Government health officials in Hungary are recommending that Santa should avoid contact with children in order to prevent the spread of the flu.
"H1N1 has prompted some unusual advice this season," says ACSH's Dr. Elizabeth Whelan. "This is somewhat whimsical. But it's true that the primary means of transmission of H1N1 is sneezing and coughing, so it's important to keep that in mind."
A Grist reader heard about irradiation and wanted to know if food irradiation is good enough that we could go back to having rare hamburgers, soft-boiled eggs and unpasteurized milk?
Grist came to ACSH for guidance and we were happy to help. Now if only they would listen on GMOs.
This brochure explains the current status of vaccine-preventable diseases in the U.S. It explains the causes for low rates of vaccine use and continues with a description of the most common vaccine-preventable diseases and their current immunization recommendations.
New York, NY -- November 12, 2009. The current "swine flu" problem is a reminder that the U.S. pays too little attention to the important broader issue of Adult Immunization -- and that too few adults are getting the shots they need, even though most kids are getting theirs. Scientists associated with the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) have researched and written a thorough, comprehensive report on this largely-neglected topic, available in three formats:
Reuters reports from the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America: "Every year, many patients undergo unnecessary computed tomography (CT) scans that are not indicated, exposing them to more radiation than is necessary, according to new research...The average amount of excess radiation dose per patient from unnecessary scans could mean up to an additional 20,000 radiation-induced cancer cases per year in the U.S., the authors wrote in their abstract for the meeting."
Senior citizens are questioning the H1N1 vaccine controls that have them prioritized below younger age groups, with some even calling it an example of healthcare rationing. ACSH Advisor Dr. Marc Siegel of the NYU School of Medicine addresses the difficulties caused by the vaccine shortage in today's Los Angeles Times.
Metro International reports: "[New York City's] law banishing trans fat took effect in July 2008 and touched everyone with Health Department food licenses including emergency food providers."
ACSH staffers were (almost) speechless when we found out that the New Jersey State Senate voted unanimously to restrict the use of e-cigarettes as though they were equivalent to standard, life-threatening cigarettes.
"This is a big step in the wrong direction," says ACSH's Jeff Stier, "because while there are no controlled studies yet, we know that many smokers are successfully using e-cigarettes to quit smoking cigarettes. And to treat e-cigarettes as if they are as dangerous as cigarettes is a huge leap based on no data whatsoever."
The CDC released its Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals, a list of chemicals found in blood and urine samples collected from participants in CDC's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
The number of oral cancer cases among women in the U.S. has increased. The disease used to affect men at six times the rate of women, but women now represent one third of the cases, in part due to cancers caused by a strain of the human papillomavirus (HPV).
Yesterday, the EPA officially declared environmental carbon dioxide to be a public health threat.
Unclear Fate of Biologics
Pharmaguy To the Rescue According to the New York Times, “In the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, many Americans are reaching for their cellphones to make a donation via text message. And plenty of them are then spreading the word to others on sites like Twitter and Facebook.”
This piece first appeared in the New York Post on February 4, 2010 and was excerpted in the February 1
NYC’s Reduced Sodium Diet
According to the New York Times, “On Monday, the Bloomberg administration plans to unveil a broad new health initiative aimed at encouraging food manufacturers and restaurant chains across the country to curtail the amount of salt in their products.”
Dispatch: Burn for Greens, Smoke for Kids, Rise for Thinness, Die without Shots
ACS on PSA
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is urging doctors to talk frankly with their patients about the risks and limitations of the PSA blood test used to screen for prostate cancer.
A study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience determined that when rats consume high-fat, high-calorie foods in great quantities, it leads to compulsive eating habits that resemble drug addiction.
In addition to the fact that this is a rat study, it does not reflect the way that humans eat, says ACSH s Dr. Elizabeth Whelan. In fact, this study doesn t even reflect the eating habits of rats, so there s no way it could be a realistic model of human eating habits.
The European Chemicals Agency will expand its list of Substances of Very High Concern from the current 29 to a total of 135 by the year 2012, in accordance with Europe’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation.
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