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This week, another member of the old-guard tobacco companies moved from ankle- to knee-deep in the accelerating e-cigarette free-for-all. RJReynolds’ branch of tobacco giant Reynolds American, the 2nd largest tobacco company (after Phillip Morris), launched its new, sophisticated electronic cigarette, called Vuse. It has some features unique to this product, aimed at making attempting to [...]
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In order to avoid easily preventable spoilers of summer leisure time fun and travel, we at ACSH encourage you to take seriously the tips given above. It is our hope that they will help you to have a happy, healthy summer vacation!

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Despite a 2009 advisory from a federal advisory panel that women under age 50 avoid routine screening mammography unless discussed with her medical caregiver, a new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine found that younger women continued to get screening mammograms at the same rate in 2010 as before the panel report. [...]
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As ACSH discusses in its publication, “Counterfeit Drugs: Coming to a Pharmacy Near You,” counterfeit drugs – fake, substandard, adulterated or falsely labeled – are a threat to global health. In fact, last June, 1.4 million counterfeit packets of Coartem, a malaria drug produced by Novartis, were found in a shipment from China to Angola, [...]
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New cancer drugs have been a dime a dozen in recent years, as the pharmaceutical industry has drastically refocused its efforts in the area. In 2012 alone the FDA approved a record 11 oncology drugs. While on the surface, this may seem to be nothing but good news, in reality the results are mixed at [...]
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According to a survey published this month in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, less than one third of obstetrician-gynecologists give eligible patients the HPV vaccine and only half adhere to the guidelines published in 2009.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology took a major step towards making progress in preventing breast cancer and updated their 2009 guidelines.

As a parent considering talking to a teen about weight control or healthy eating, you may want to stick with the latter. According to a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School, conversations focused on losing weight or the importance of being thin were more likely to drive a teen [...]
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Americans have often been told how much exercise they should be doing, but most don’t do any planned exercise at all. Researchers are now changing course and trying to find out how little exercise can be done, while still reaping some of the health benefits. At an annual meeting of the American College of Sports [...]
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Although it was released just yesterday, Dr. Paul Offit’s masterpiece “Do You Believe in Magic” is already having quite an impact, as demonstrated by a very comprehensive article by Liz Szabo in yesterday’s USA today. Dr. Offit, who is the Chief of Infectious Disease at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (and one of our trustees [...]
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Yesterday, America’s biggest tobacco company announced its entry into the now-crowded e-cigarette market. Altria/Phillip Morris USA advised via news release that a subsidiary will start selling the MarkTen brand of e-cigarettes in Indiana later this summer. They will join Lorillard’s Blu and RJR’s Vuse (the latter will be sold only in limited regions of Colorado [...]
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In a world dominated by the click of a button, where bad news seemingly travels at the speed of light, while science-based good news barely makes it into the media at all, it should come as no surprise that an article titled "Eight Foods That We Eat In The U.S. That Are Banned In Other Countries" would get a half million hits on BuzzFeed.

A new study on breast cancer screening has added more fuel to the fiery debate on whether or not regular mammograms reduce deaths from the disease. The 40-year study from the UK found that screenings or improvement in treatment do not account for the decreased rates in mortality from breast cancer. Published in the June [...]
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It s not the usual statistics we associate with Fourth of July celebrations: but it s important to know that in 2012 there were 18,700 firework-caused injuries, requiring over 7,000 emergency room visits, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

A few weeks ago, ACSH was a co-signer of the Culture of Alarmism letter sponsored by the Independent Women’s Forum (IWF). As you may recall, this letter was intended to counter the efforts of the Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families coalition, an environmental organization that is trying to pressure the top ten retailers into removing a [...]
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Endocrine-disruptor we at ACSH have been fighting an uphill battle against this pseudo-scientific term for years.
According to radical environmental groups and others with similar anti-chemical agendas, we are being bathed in these things and they are doing serious, chronic harm to all of us.

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which protects women against cervical cancer, also appears to likely to protect them against

Adding to the growing body of research that cognitive and social stimulation in seniors is beneficial,

NBC s headline An aspirin every other day cuts colon cancer risk for women may be catchy,

A new study, utilizing the technology of specialized CT scanning for coronary artery calcification (CAC), found that prolonged abdominal obesity

In an invited essay in Scientific American this week, Dr. Nina Fedoroff explains why genetically engineered crops and foods benefit both people and the environment.

No, that s not a typo. With reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) almost a reality, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee, has decided that the revised law was itself in need of revision, threatening its very existence.