Unfounded Health Scares (from the Washington Times)
By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.
Type : Editorial
Publish Date : Tuesday, December 23, 2008
By Dr. Elizabeth Whelan.  In recent years, Americans have been scared to death by strident claims of "toxins" and "carcinogens" lurking in our environment. But 2008 seems to have produced its own unique bumper crop of silly scares...  Read Full >>

ACSH Holiday Dinner Menu 2008
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Publish Date : Thursday, November 20, 2008
"No human diet can be free of naturally occurring chemicals that are rodent carcinogens. Of the chemicals that people eat, 99.99% are natural." — Bruce Ames, Ph.D. and Lois Swirsky Gold, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley  Read Full >>

Kosher Wars (from the New York Times Magazine)
By Jeff Stier, Esq.
Type : Letter
Publish Date : Sunday, October 26, 2008
By Jeff Stier. Andy Kastner's approach to kosher food is endearing on its face, but...  Read Full >>

Chemicals Contained in Cosmetics Are Safe (from USA Today)
By Gilbert Ross, M.D.
Type : Letter
Publish Date : Tuesday, September 30, 2008
By Dr. Gilbert Ross. USA Today's article "Consumer groups fret over chemicals in teen cosmetics" called undue attention to yet another study by an activist group devoted to finding hazards...  Read Full >>

Alarmist and Unscientific Claims on Toy Safety (from the Denver Post)
By Jeff Stier, Esq.
Type : Letter
Publish Date : Saturday, August 30, 2008
By Jeff Stier. Vague feelings should not form the basis of government bans...  Read Full >>