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2012
May
Tobacco harm reduction in Williamsburg
Posted: Friday, May 18, 2012
Dr. Ross heads off to Williamsburg, Va on Sunday, where a conference called Evidence-Based Science and Regulation of the Tobacco Industry is being held.
Why I Don't Write About Pottery from the Ming Dynasty (Medical Progress Today)
By Jonathan (Josh) Bloom, Ph.D.
Posted: Thursday, May 17, 2012
Dr. Bloom explains why New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof is better off sticking to topics he knows, instead of sounding false alarms about chemicals.
Me-too? Says who? (Medical Progress Today)
By Jonathan (Josh) Bloom, Ph.D.
Posted: Thursday, May 10, 2012
Dr. Bloom explains why so-called "me-too" drugs are deserving of praise, as opposed to the bad rap they've acquired.
Dr. Whelan urges Kansas to consider tobacco harm reduction study
By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.
Posted: Wednesday, May 2, 2012
ACSH’s Dr. Elizabeth Whelan has just submitted a brief to the Kansas House of Representatives, urging politicians to endorse a measure that would enable the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to conduct a study on the potential benefits of tobacco harm reduction for smokers.
April
How Sweet It Isn't (Facts and Fears)
By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Posted: Thursday, April 26, 2012
Senior Fellow in Nutrition Dr. Ruth Kava discusses what's wrong with various proposals to regulate sugar consumption in the U.S as if it were tobacco or alcohol.    
Silence About Harm Reduction is Killing Smokers (Facts and Fears)
By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.
Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Dr. Whelan's most recent op-ed discusses the need for greater public education about harm reduction for smokers, especially for those who repeatedly try to quit but fail. 
Cutting off your face to spite your face (Medical Progress Today)
By Jonathan (Josh) Bloom, Ph.D.
Posted: Thursday, April 12, 2012
Dr. Josh Bloom takes a humorous look at the much too prevalent misperceptions about the current shortage of generic medications in hospitals.
March
The ugly toll of health ‘efficiency’ (NY Post)
By Jonathan (Josh) Bloom, Ph.D.
Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Dr. Bloom writes about one instance of what cuts to Medicare may mean.
The Land of the Free, and the Home of the Neurotic (Medical Progress Today)
By Jonathan (Josh) Bloom, Ph.D.
Posted: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Dr. Bloom's blog post this week takes a look at the increasing paranoia of a certain demographic of parents when it comes to the perceived threat of “household toxins.
When Is a Drug a Drug? (American Spectator)
By Jonathan (Josh) Bloom, Ph.D.
Posted: Friday, March 16, 2012
Dr. Josh Bloom writes in The American Spectator about why so-called "dietary supplements" aren't necessarily drug-free or safe, let-alone beneficial.
Two Faces of Cancer (Medical Progress Today)
By Jonathan (Josh) Bloom, Ph.D.
Posted: Thursday, March 15, 2012
In his latest blog post, Dr. Josh Bloom takes a look at what he calls “the two faces of cancer” — that is, the discovery of a few amazing breakthroughs in the treatment of certain cancers, compared to the disappointing reality that the current generation of “super” drugs has not lived up to expectations. 
Sam (the Sham) Waksal Gets a Really Bad Idea (Medical Progress Today)
By Jonathan (Josh) Bloom, Ph.D.
Posted: Friday, March 9, 2012
ACSH's Dr. Bloom responds to ImClone founder Sam Waksal's latest hare-brained idea.
4-Methylimidazole Warning # 407 (Medical Progress Today)
Edited by Jonathan (Josh) Bloom, Ph.D.
Posted: Monday, March 5, 2012
Dr. Josh Bloom's Medical Progress Today blog revisits a favorite scare of the Center for Science in the Public Interest’s: caramel coloring in sodas.
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February
Hippocrates and Hypocrites (Medical Progress Today)
By Jonathan (Josh) Bloom, Ph.D.
Posted: Monday, February 27, 2012
In a new post for Medical Progress Today, ACSH’s Dr. Josh Bloom describes an unfortunate double blow that Congress has been aiming at doctors: threatening to reduce Medicare reimbursements by 27 percent and attacking interactions between pharmaceutical companies and physicians as necessarily corrupt
How Health Regulators Are Killing American Smokers (Forbes)
By Gilbert Ross, M.D.
Posted: Friday, February 17, 2012
Dr. Ross finds that public health regulators, through willfull resistance of tobacco harm reduction strategies, are killing smokers. 
Dr. Ross to speak at AAAS
Posted: Friday, February 17, 2012
ACSH’s Dr. Gilbert Ross is off to Vancouver, where he'll speak about tobacco harm reduction at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) on Saturday, February 18. 
Boy, are we in trouble (Medical Progress Today)
By Jonathan (Josh) Bloom, Ph.D.
Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Dr. Josh Bloom's latest blog post discusses cuts to Medicare and worsening drug shortages.
January
Dr. Ross to appear on NBC Nightly News
Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012
Tune into NBC Nightly News this Saturday evening, January 28, to hear ACSH's Dr. Gilbert Ross discuss what’s problematic about the current trend of shopping for discounted medical care via websites like Groupon and Living Social.
Should Patents on Pharmaceuticals Be Extended to Encourage Innovation?
Yes: Innovation Demands It (Wall Street Journal)
By Jonathan (Josh) Bloom, Ph.D.
Posted: Monday, January 23, 2012
In this Wall Street Journal debate, ACSH's Dr. Josh Bloom makes a compelling argument for extended patent protection on pharmaceuticals.
ACSH's Dr. Gilbert Ross meets with TPSAC
Posted: Thursday, January 19, 2012
On Thursday, Dr. Ross met with the FDA’s Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) to discuss the importance of smokeless tobacco and other reduced risk nicotine delivery systems to curbing the country’s smoking-related mortality rate. 
Dr. Felsot on pesticides, in DC and on TV
Posted: Wednesday, January 18, 2012
In an interview on Wednesday with E&E TV, Dr. Allan Felsot discussed the role of pesticides in allowing us to supply the world’s population with food and keep people healthy... 
Garbage In, Anti-Nuclear Propaganda Out: The 14,000 Death Fukushima Lie (Forbes Magazine)
By Jonathan (Josh) Bloom, Ph.D.
Posted: Thursday, January 12, 2012
Dr. Bloom responds to a paper's reckless claims about radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant accident.
Dr. Allan Felsot to speak for ACSH on Capitol Hill
Posted: Thursday, January 12, 2012
On Tuesday, January 17, 2012, the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) will host a Capitol Hill briefing on the role pesticides play in protecting our food supply and public health. The event’s speaker, Dr. Allan Felsot, Professor of Entomology and Environmental Toxicology at Washington State University, is the author of ACSH’s new report on Pesticides and Health: Myths vs. Realities. 
 

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