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A small number of Americans perhaps one in fourteen have celiac disease or gluten sensitivity. In the case of celiac disease, the only way to manage the condition is to consume a gluten-free diet. However, the gluten-

Watch the latest in health news: the gluten-free diet fad is growing, but few are aware of the dangers; more and more women opting for mastectomies after breast cancer is detected, but why? And drug giant Merck is putting out $1 billion to fund its new cardiovascular drug.. will it work?

More breast cancer patients are choosing to have both breasts removed (double mastectomy), even when not medically indicated, a recent study from Vanderbilt University finds. The study, led by Dr. Kristy Kummerow, and Dr. Mary Hooks, examined data from more than 1.2

Glucosamine and chondroitin are found naturally in cartilage, and are popularly taken as dietary supplements to help OA. Indeed, the combination is among the most popular so-called dietary nutritional supplements consumed by Americans, with a market estimated at perhaps one-billion dollars annually.

In an opinion piece published in today s New York Times, Dr. Richard J. Ablin addresses the serious problems with prostate cancer screening. Dr. Ablin discovered the prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, in 1970 (although widespread PSA screening didn t become routine until the 1990s) and it

In a recent NYTimes Personal Health column, Jane Brody addresses polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), an endocrine system disorder that can cause reduced fertility. PCOS affects up to 10 percent of women of reproductive age, but little is understood of its causes.

The latest health news: The relaxed approach on concussions, another study points to e-cig safety, and why the Food Babe is wrong on toxins in chocolate.. and everything else.

The latest in health news: Good news for premature births in the U.S., a fracking ban in the birthplace of fracking, and another reminder to get your flu shot!

New large study supports longer-term dual anti-platelet (anti-clotting) therapy (DAPT) after a heart stent insertion at least when cardiovascular outcomes are the end-point. But more bleeding may reduce any benefits.

Yesterday in Dispatch we wrote about a study asserting a causal relationship between drinking soy milk from a can lined with a BPA-containing polymer, and a 4.5 mm rise in systolic blood pressure (SBP). Of course, we pointed out

This past year, several states have had plebiscites on whether or not to require that foods containing genetically engineered (GMO) ingredients be labeled. All but one of those measures were defeated: in California, Washington, Colorado and now, officially, Oregon. Vermont voters approved a labeling measure,

The debate swirling around genetically modified foods was literally on display last night in New York City, in a terrifically enlightening and well-produced event held by intelligence2 debates, where the high-profile proceedings swayed an engaged packed house that embracing GMO foods --and the

Latest CDC data show adult smoking rate now down to 17.8 percent. While any reduction is a public-health benefit, given the lethality of smoking, this rate has declined ever-so-slowly for too long: we still have over 40 million smokers.

According to the CDC s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Data Brief, almost 8 percent of Americans aged 12 and older reported moderate to severe depressive symptoms in 2009 to 2012, but only one-third of those people sought treatment from a mental health professional.

Last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Medicare will be covering CT lung screening for high-risk individuals, defined as those ages 55 to 74, who have at least

Catch the latest health news: Why soft bedding is dangerous to infants, smoking rates down but not quite enough, and an unexpected location for fracking waves

Dr. Gilbert Ross in the Washington Examiner, December 11, 2014.
America s public health establishment, including big nonprofit organizations and many academics, is playing a shameful role in fighting our nation s most important health

If you scour a vast amount of data from various inputs versus various outcomes, you will eventually find some statistically significant linkage in the test sample but that often does not

Fear, Inc. is having a big day on the New York Stock exchange. It is up 45 percent on heavy volume.
How could it not be? After all, the plastic component BPS supposedly a safe replacement for BPA isn t looking so great after all. BPA (bisphenol A) is a chemical so deadly that Times columnist Nick Kristof by far the most accomplished toxicological expert who never took a chemistry class refuses to touch cash register receipts because they contain small amounts of the chemical.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable, disabling disease of the central nervous system. In its severest form, MS may impair locomotion, vision, bladder function, and even respiratory function, and can be fatal. Many experts estimate that up to 400,000 Americans have MS.

The latest in health news: The Pennsylvania Environmental Protection Agency releases review on low-risk fracking, a stem cell transplant method provides new hope for MS treatment, & why Golden Rice mustn't be stopped.

Screen Shot 2014-12-23 at 1.46.58 PMNormally, this wouldn t even make the news. A new antibiotic approved. Not only that, but it belongs to a class of antibiotics (called cephalosporins) from the class of 1960s, which is hardly novel. There are about 60 cephalosporins that have been approved since 1964, when cephalothin was launched by Lilly.

The prevalence of ASD has increased significantly over the last thirty years. In order to explain this increase, everything from mercury in vaccines, the vaccines themselves, to pesticides have been blamed all of which have

An opinion piece in Sunday s NYTimes by ACSH friend, psychiatrist Sally Satel, paints the sad picture of the e-cigarette wasteland if the FDA s proposed e-cig regulations get adopted.

An opinion piece in the Independent Women s Forum by CEI s Angela Logomasini explores the science behind endocrine disruptors. Summary: there isn t any.