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Health Group Notes Benefits, Safety of Nuclear Energy
August 2008

New York, NY -- August 27, 2008. Nuclear energy is the cleanest source of electrical power available today, according to an analysis by scientists associated with the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH). Their main points are summarized in the brochure Nuclear Energy and Health: What's the Story? Read Full Article >>

	The trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it is so difficult to do without destroying the health of the mind. —G.K. Chesterton

Lethal FDA Warning (from Washington Times)
By Dr. Gilbert Ross.  The willful blindness of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) -- its overcautious reluctance to approve new drugs -- has led to historic declines in new drug approvals, which will cost lives in years to come.  A more immediate tragedy, though, is FDA's refusal to withdraw its off-putting "black-box" warning label on antidepressants for teens... Read Full Article >>

NYC Food Cops' National Agenda (from New York Post)
By Dr. Elizabeth M. Whelan.  If the city Health Department gets its way, government officials -- local, state and federal -- will soon be deciding what you can and can't eat... Read Full Article >>

Alarmist and Unscientific Claims on Toy Safety (from the Denver Post)
By Jeff Stier. Vague feelings should not form the basis of government bans... Read Full Article >>

Worried About Vaccine Fears (from the Los Angeles Times)
By Dr. Gilbert Ross.  It would be impossible to get unanimity on any medical topic. But all pediatric and vaccine experts, as well as all federal health officials, advocate vaccination of preteen and young teen girls against human papilloma virus... Read Full Article >>

Soy Hypocritical (from the Washington Times)
By Jeff Stier, Esq.  Soy reduces sperm count! Or at least, that's what all the papers would be saying today if soy were an industrial chemical... Read Full Article >>

No Quick Fast-Food Fixes (from the Los Angeles Times)
By Dr. Gilbert Ross.  Banning so-called fast-food restaurants from specific zones will not ameliorate the problem of obesity... Read Full Article >>

Toxics (from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
By Dr. Elizabeth Whelan. Americans -- including some with university teaching posts -- are in the grip of nosophobia... Read Full Article >>

Group Not Industry-Funded (from the Dallas Morning News)
By Dr. Elizabeth Whelan.  Your editorial urging Congress to ban phthalates in toys (despite the fact that they present no health hazard) implied that the only dissenters to the proposed ban are... Read Full Article >>

Dr. Tom's New Folly (from the New York Post)
By Jeff Stier. City Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden apparently didn't notice the scandalous revelations about City Council "member items" earlier this year -- at least, it hasn't stopped him from jumping feet first into his own no-accountability giveaway... Read Full Article >>

Risky Business (from the Guardian)
By Henry I. Miller, M.D.  Worried about trace chemicals in the water supply or carbon monoxide in your home? Don't be... Read Full Article >>

Cool Off on Health Scares (from the Washington Times)
Dr. Glenn Swogger.  Scares regarding chemicals in plastic -- bisphenol-A (BPA) and phthlates -- are only the latest manifestation of a deeper problem. But the problem is not "our toxic environment" or the evils of industrial civilization. The problem is a pervasive unease and anxiety that feeds upon itself... Read Full Article >>

Exploiting 9/11: Lawyers, Unions, "Scientists" (from the New York Post)
By Jeff Stier.  It's right to take pride in treating our heroes well. We should certainly compensate first responders who were actually injured as a result of exposure to the air on 9/11 and the following few days.  But we shouldn't be suckers for every claim... Read Full Article >>

Good Science (from the National Post)
By Dr. Elizabeth Whelan.  The recent proposed Canadian restrictions on products such as baby bottles containing the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) is but the latest unscientific legislation made possible in part by a dangerous prevailing assumption... Read Full Article >>

Will Obama's Former Smoking Impact Health? (from Politico.com)
By Jeff Stier.  Barack Obama's campaign has said at least some of his medical records would be released next week, and if complete, they may reveal some valuable information... Read Full Article >>

ACSH's President Dismisses Harvard Health Letter's Condemnation of Plastic Products as Health Risks
New York, NY--May 23, 2008. In a letter responding to Harvard's Dr. Claire McCarthy, Dr. Elizabeth M. Whelan, President of the American Council on Science and Health, maintains that the use of plastic bottles and other plastic products pose no known hazard to human health... Read Full Article >>

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