Those chemical alarmist groups are at it again, and as is so often the case, they are being aided and abetted by their pals in the regulatory state.
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The phrase sugar is poison, fructose is toxic, is incorrect, says Dr. David Katz, the Director of the Yale Prevention Research Center
According to an article in today s New York Times, an important new weapon in the arsenal against obesity seems to be vastly underused.
The prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV), which is both a major cause of cervical cancer and the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States, has been cut in half among teenage girls. Because the United States has such a low HPV vaccination rate in comparison to other countries, the reports came as a [...]
The post Some progress against HPV thanks to the vaccine appeared first on Health & Science Dispatch.
Earlier this year, the American College of Chest Physicians issued guidelines stating that doctors should consider low-dose CT screening for individuals at high risk for lung cancer. Now the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is following in their footsteps
According to the recommendations made in a new report published in the July 29, 2013, issue of JAMA, more needs to be done to redefine the word cancer and the subsequent approaches to cancer treatments.
Periodontitis is a serious inflammation of the gum tissue that can result in loss of teeth and bone if not treated appropriately.
Headlines are meant to catch the attention of the audience. But we wonder, who decided that bad news is more attention grabbing than good news? Even when new information represents positive changes in the world, we ve noticed that headlines focus on the negative parts of the study.
A recent article in The New York Times documents the efforts being made by Florida citrus growers to combat a disease citrus greening that threatens to destroy the entire industry, if not oranges as a species.
This week marks the 10 year anniversary of New York s indoor smoking ban. According to Blair Horner, vice president of advocacy at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network,
If you re one of those people who avoid breakfast in hope of losing weight, perhaps you should think again.
Plan B becoming available to girls of all ages was a huge victory for contraception availability advocates. However, lifting the age restrictions for Teva s Plan B One-Step
Former vice president of infectious disease research at Wyeth and ACSH advisor Dr. David Shlaes knows a thing or two about dealing with the FDA, and its misguided policies regarding approval of new antibiotics.
Here at ACSH, we have long felt that the public is bombarded with so many messages regarding their health, that sifting out the right answers for themselves can be nearly impossible. In The New York Times today, the editorial Mixed Blessings does a great job
A new report from Alzheimer's Disease International continues the drumbeat of depressing, indeed scary, data on this devastating condition: More than 35 million people around the world live with dementia,
USA Today's phony "debate" on the risks and benefits of e-cigarettes showed up their agenda rather than the facts. While the "pro" side's Kessler had the facts straight, his position as CEO of Lorillard makes his status and opinions suspect in many venues.
Graphic images on cigarette packs may be doing their jobs. A new study shows the visuals were more likely to discourage teens from smoking than when warnings were text-only
In a first-of-its-kind study, e-cigarettes proved equal or superior to nicotine patches in helping smokers quit, but those who used e-cigs were far more enthusiastic about them than those who used the patches.
A weekend retail therapy session turned into an ACSH topic when Director of Video Production Ana Simovska came across a California-made wallet with a Proposition 65 warning. Dr. Josh Bloom debunks the junk in the above video.
Women come to the ER complaining of chest pain as a symptom of acute heart conditions somewhat less often than men. In fact, one-fifth of younger (under 55) women have nausea, sweating, shortness of breath, and/or palpitations and not chest pain. Such women should be evaluated most carefully.
Over the past few decades Americans have been subjected to numerous outbreaks of food-borne illness from bacterial contamination. One of the most problematic causes has been E. coli O157:H7, which produces a potent toxin that can severely damage kidneys and cause death.
Missed this week's health news? We're getting you caught up with three stories you can't ignore: Surprising binge drinking numbers among teens, new study says dietary supplements really don't work, and why heart attacks in women often times don't point to chest symptoms.
The always-brilliant Dr. Joe Schwarcz, the director of McGill's Office for Science & Society and a chemist, has once again done what he does best: hunting down junk science (not much of a challenge) and excoriating it.
This time he takes aim at the animal rights zealots at PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), a radical animal rights group that is sometimes sardonically referred to as People Eating Tasty Animals.
Smoking but not vaping (using an e-cigarette) was found to impair coronary circulation and raise carbon monoxide (CO) levels
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