A new study shows an association between intense e-cigarette users (vapers) and quitting smoking. But there are several caveats that should lend perspective to this good news: quitting at one point in time only, and no cause-and-effect established.
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According to the CDC, one in 68 children in the United States has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In Denmark, that number is one in 100. The prevalence of ASD has increased significantly over the last thirty years. In order to explain this increase, everything from vaccines to pesticides to mercury have been blamed
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.
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
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!
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
Today, October 28th, marks the 100th birthday of Jonas Salk, the man who invented the polio vaccine. As Michael Cavna says in his article in the
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!
One of our primary missions at ACSH is to inform people about risk, in particular, about theoretical or minuscule risks vs. real ones.
In a recent article from Africa Fighting Malaria, author Jasson Urbach addresses the harmful effects of banning a class of insecticides: neonicotinoids. Urbach compares the unfounded fears of neonics with those of DDT, giving a brief history of the negative effects that bans on DDT have had on public health. For example, when South Africa
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
Tomorrow is the 39th annual Great American Smokeout, sponsored by The American Cancer Society. Given the dramatic (lack of) success of getting America s 42 million smokers to quit, maybe it should be the Great American VAPE-out?
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
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.
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