A February 8, 2006 letter to the editor by Stephen Helfer of Cambridge, MA denounced the agitation in Utah for smoking bans, citing ACSH president Dr. Elizabeth Whelan:
The largest study done to date, peer-reviewed and published in the May 17, 2003, British Medical Journal, found no increased risk of lung cancer or heart disease associated with SHS exposure.
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A Friday, February 24, 2006 article (available online to Chronicle of Higher Education subscribers) by Andrea L. Foster describes Lakehead University's fear of students getting cancer from Internet Wi-Fi signals -- but includes a note of caution from ACSH's Todd Seavey:
The university appears to be the first to cite health concerns in deciding against wireless networking.
A December 7, 2005 column by Becky Fenger in the Sonoran [AZ] News notes the article "EPA to Defend Itself from ACSH; NYC Defends Itself from Bedbugs" by ACSH's Todd Seavey:
Unfortunately for their self-image, the French, like the citizens of virtually every other country, are fighting the battle of the bulge. They can no longer be considered immune to the rising tide of obesity that has been occurring in the U.S. of late, according to an article in the International New York Times.
This piece originally appeared March 16, 2006 in the Washington Times:
Judging from recent media coverage, soda is quickly gaining on cigarettes for the title of No. 1 Public Health Threat.
The journal Technology (Vol. 9, No.s 5-6) featured a review by Sorin R. Straja ACSH's book America's War on "Carcinogens", saying, in part:
An article by John Carney in the April 6-12, 2006 TimeOut New York explains that sellers of Vava and some other bottled waters claim the products have healing powers:
A May 3, 2006 article by Kara Sissell noted the ease with which activists can turn reports about chemicals into scares, one example of which was activists' reception...
...last year of a bio-monitoring study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; Atlanta), says Gilbert Ross, executive director/medical for the American Council [on] Science and Health (ACSH; [New York]), a group that receives some funding from industry...
A May 7, 2006 article on the website of the Pakistan News Service quotes ACSH's Dr. Gilbert Ross countering fears about smokers gaining weight when they quit:
Smokers who want to quit should not be deterred by this, said Dr. Gilbert L. Ross, medical director of the American Council on Science and Health in New York.
A May 29, 2006 item by Robyn Shelton on the blog of the Orlando Sentinel quotes ACSH's report on Health and Safety Tips for Your Summer Vacation:
A new bill (HR 4167) currently wending its way through Congress has the potential to protect consumers from the current hodgepodge of irrational safety warnings on foods. Under the bill, which has been passed by the House of Representatives, states would need FDA approval for labeling requirements that differ from federal standards. The bill mandates uniform food safety labels nationwide.
Tony Soprano (of the HBO mega-series The Sopranos) is a mobster whose stock in trade is intimidation and murder. Nick Naylor, a character in the just-released movie Thank You For Smoking (based on Chris Buckley's 1994 novel), peddles the addictive killer, cigarettes. He blithely sells his product to any and all comers -- age is not a factor in his business. Indeed, in a key scene, Naylor asserted that he would buy his own son cigarettes at age eighteen, if the boy so chose.
A November 1, 2006 piece by Michael O'Riordan mentioned the American Heart Association's skepticism about the trans fat ban and notes ACSH's objection to the ban:
An article on flu in the November issue of Fitness quoted ACSH's Dr. Gilbert Ross on one highly useful flu-fighting step:
DON'T SMOKE. "People who light up are much more susceptible to the flu," explains Gilbert Ross, M.D., executive and medical director of the American Council on Science and Health in New York City. That's because smoking impedes the body's ability to fight off infection.
This letter appeared on October 12, 2006 in the Wall Street Journal.
The Senate is currently considering legislation which would prohibit the FDA from including on FDA scientific advisory boards scientists "with industry ties" to drug manufacturers (the House already approved this legislation). Today, FDA's Dr. Scott Gottlieb emphatically opposed this proposed legislation, declaring that it would deprive FDA of advice from the best and brightest scientists in America.
In a meeting held June 28, 2006, ACSH selected a new, expanded Board of Trustees. "We are delighted to have such an illustrious group of scientists, physicians, attorneys, and policy makers assume the governance of ACSH," said ACSH founder and president -- and trustee -- Dr. Elizabeth Whelan.
New members of the Board of Trustees -- many of them longtime associates of or advisors to ACSH -- are in bold below.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND HEALTH
JULY 2006
FREDERICK ANDERSON, ESQ.
McKenna Long & Aldridge
Just in time for Thanksgiving, the blog Weird News BNI notes some sound wisdom about how unlikely you are to get cancer from chemicals in your food (a quote repeated in the November 23, 2006 Washington Post):
"We recommend that no one eat more than two tons of turkey -- that's what it would take to poison someone." -- Elizabeth Whelan, Amer. Council on Science and Health
A Novemeber 7, 2006 piece by Stephanie Beckett notes the position of ACSH and Dr. Elizabeth Whelan on trans fat:
The November 30, 2006 broadcast of the CBS Evening News featured ACSH's Dr. Elizabeth Whelan in a piece on the purportedly addictive power of food:
Penn Jillette is not only a magician, comedian, skeptic, libertarian, and radio host -- he's also a big fan of ACSH Trustee Dr. Norman Borlaug, calling him "My biggest hero on the planet" in this recent interview of Borlaug on Penn's radio show:
http://podcast.penn.freefm.com/penn/25352.mp3
A July 13, 2006 column (reprinted on July 17) by Steve Chapman on the use of smokeless tobacco instead of cigarettes as a method of harm reduction concludes with a quote from ACSH's Dr. Gilbert Ross:
A July 22, 2006 column by Paula Easley laments multiple efforts to regulate in the name of safety without solid scientific justification. She notes the exaggerations about secondhand smoke:
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