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If you re looking for an example of the absurdity of what happens when activist groups stick their noses in areas that are way above their pay grade, look no further. It doesn t get any better than this.

Depression is unlike any other disease. Yes, it is a disease.
It carries a social stigma with it that other diseases do not, as well as an astounding amount of ignorance.
Many people believe that depression is simply a sadness, a character flaw or an inability to deal with normal problems. While these can be contributing factors, they do not constitute clinical depression. It is far, far worse.

American consumers ingest, on average, about 3400 milligrams of sodium every day (similar to the diets of most recorded civilizations), well above the dietary sodium targets set by US government agencies and the American Heart Association of 1500 to 2300 milligrams or lower. However, there has been much debate

HPV, the most common sexually transmitted infection, can lead to several types of cancers, including cervical. About 79 million Americans are currently infected with HPV, and there are about 14 million new cases every year.

According to a recent report from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), experts are questioning the utility of current hospital practices designed to fight the spread of MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphlococcus aureus, also known as a superbug .

The HPV vaccine is one of two vaccines in existence that prevent cancer, yet only 38 percent of adolescent girls and 14 percent of adolescent boys have received all three doses of this vaccine. ACSH trustee Dr. Paul Offit

It was news to us, but according to an article in The New York Times, women who feel they are not amply endowed enough can get a temporary fix for the issue. It s very temporary, and may

Gov. Nixon s e-cigarette veto: harming smokers, not protecting kids
Gilbert Ross, M.D
The American Council on Science and Health

In an opinion piece published in today s Wall Street Journal, Dr. Henry I. Miller, Robert Wesson Fellow in Scientific Philosophy and Public Policy at Stanford s Hoover Institution and former ACSH trustee, discusses the significant benefit that biopharming can provide for the development of medicines if only regulators can become more tolerant.

A new study shows a significant benefit in prevention of recurrent venous clots among aspirin users. If confirmed, this would be a major additional benefit for the wonder drug: aspirin!

Before we start, congratulations are in order. Marcia Angell, the former editor in chief of the New England Journal of Medicine and a lecturer at

In an effort to emphasize its commitment to healthcare, CVS Caremark will now be known as CVS Health at its 7,700 drugstores. CVS CEO Larry Merlo says, We're doing more and more to extend the front

Catch the latest health news: The diet wars continue- low-carb v. low-fat, is either superior? A novel heart failure drug gets the thumbs up, plus why surgery for meniscal tear due to osteoarthritis may not be your first option

A cogent opinion piece in The Times of London exposes the fallacy of the EU s precautionary ban of a safe and effective class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids. Their ban is not based on actual evidence, but rather politics and agenda.

The nation s most influential pediatricians group, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), recently updated their recommendations for teen pregnancy prevention. The updated policy statement and accompanying technical report published in Pediatrics on September 29th state that sexually active teen girls should use IUDs (intrauterine

In the twenty years too late is better than nothing department, the antibiotic crisis is squarely in the news today after President Obama issued an executive order that will establish a new inter-agency task force for the sole purpose of developing a national strategy to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

It s hard to believe that anyone can not be aware of breast cancer (BC) these days, when the disease, putative causes and varying types of treatments are constantly the news. It s good to remind people, however, that breast cancer is not fully understood, that there may be more than one type, and that while life expectancy post-treatment has been increasing, there is no certain cure.

Shareholders of food company behemoth General Mills soundly rejected a move to eliminate genetically engineered (GMO) ingredients from the company s product line.

Last year, the advisory committee to the FDA voted to advise approval of a cancer drug, Perjeta, that could be used to treat breast cancer patients before surgery. Now, a new clinical trial sponsored by Swiss drug maker

Impossible Foods, a bioengineered foods start-up, is aiming to achieve the impossible by creating imitation meat from plant material that looks, feels, tastes, and cooks like the real thing. The founder is Patrick Brown, MD, PhD, a Stanford University

Yesterday we discussed the remarkable efficacy of routine vaccines against previously dangerous infections, particularly measles, and what happens when parents fail to vaccinate their children.

Dr. Robert Fraley, a top researcher at Monsanto, was recently quoted in a Nebraska Radio Network article, stating that he believed that those opposing GMOs are extreme voices and that most people are in the middle. Dr. Fraley, who is often referred to as the father of agricultural biotechnology, according to

The latest in health news: chubbier babies fare better in school as they age, a new approved cancer drug eliminates delayed phase of nausea and vomiting, and flu season is here: that means get vaccinated!

The latest in health news: knee injuries from unsuspected source, why the CDC's strategy on Ebola isn't working, and what if you could have the burger without the calories?

Dr. Gilbert Ross in The Parliament Magazine, October 13, 2014.
The EU's five-year process of revising the tobacco products directive (TPD) has resulted in a nearly-unmitigated disaster. Eschewing at every opportunity science-based (or even rational) policy, a conflicted, unaccountable bunch of commissars, (I mean commissioners) working in secret and in concert with like-minded petty