http://www.acsh.org/rss/healthissues.xml This is a health issues RSS (Real Simple Syndication) from ACSH.org en-us (c) 2004, ACSH.Org http://feedvalidator.org/docs/rss2.html www.eResources.com (Generator) info@acsh.org support@eresources.com (webmaster) 60 http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsid.1949/healthissue_detail.asp By Gilbert Ross. A respected newspaper notes the latest toll among Europeans of a virulent strain of the bacterium E. coli, the source of which has recently been determined to be sprouts from an organic farm in Germany. In the same newspaper, a few pages distant, a credulous journalist has in essence copied and pasted another press release from the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a U.S. activist organization, warning us yet again about the traces of pesticide residues on their so-called "Dirty Dozen" list of fruits and vegetables. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 Nutrition/LifestyleFood SafetyChemicals/EnvironmentActivists/Hype http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsid.1909/healthissue_detail.asp By Dr. Elizabeth M. Whelan. A remarkable new documentary tells the story of how political and ideological forces combined to ban a widely and safely used chemical, DDT, leading to a surge of malaria deaths in developing countries like Kenya, Indonesia, and India. Wed, 15 Sep 2010 Chemicals/Environment http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsid.1900/healthissue_detail.asp By Dr. Elizabeth Whelan. While it is customary for parents to make sure that their children get all the recommended vaccinations, many adults avoid getting their shots — and tens of thousands of people contract vaccine-preventable diseases each year as a result. Sat, 5 Jun 2010 Diseases http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsid.1896/healthissue_detail.asp By Drs. Henry I. Miller and Elizabeth Whelan. President Barack Obama's cancer panel report is a travesty, a paragon of political correctness and unscientific, naive speculation and misinterpretation. Wed, 2 Jun 2010 Chemicals/Environment http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsid.1895/healthissue_detail.asp As you plan for your summer vacation, what do you need to worry about? And what are the bogus scares? ACSH sorts through the bogus claims from the real dangers. Wed, 26 May 2010 Nutrition/Lifestyle http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsid.1891/healthissue_detail.asp By Dr. Elizabeth Whelan. The President's Cancer Panel's recent report on the "environmental" causes of cancer is a scientific travesty constructed on a number of false premises. Fri, 14 May 2010 Chemicals/Environment http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsid.1591/healthissue_detail.asp With the sixth anniversary of terrorist attacks approaching, it is easy to feel helpless and scared about what some believe to be an inevitable future attack. But there are things you can do to protect yourself... Mon, 10 Sep 2007 Terrorism http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsid.1443/healthissue_detail.asp The American Council on Science and Health is dedicated to helping you set rational priorities for a healthy and long life... Thu, 14 Dec 2006 Activists/HypeNutrition/LifestyleFood SafetyTobacco http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsid.1426/healthissue_detail.asp New York, NY -- December 4, 2006. As the New York City Health Department prepares to vote tomorrow on its proposal to reduce heart disease risk by banning the use of trans fatty acids (TFAs) in City eateries, one science group argues that it would be wiser to educate consumers about more important causes of heart disease -- and that even advising daily alcohol consumption would make more health sense than banning trans fats. Mon, 4 Dec 2006 Food SafetyNutrition/Lifestyle http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsid.1354/healthissue_detail.asp FROM: DR. ELIZABETH M. WHELAN, PRESIDENT, AMERICAN COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND HEALTH. Dear Mr. Willard... Mon, 19 Jun 2006 Tobacco http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsid.1251/healthissue_detail.asp NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS FROM ACSH The American Council on Science and Health is dedicated to helping you set rational priorities for a healthy and long life. While it is tempting to focus our anxiety on mysterious threats that lie largely beyond our own control, such as a possible terrorist attack the truth is that when it comes to achieving long life and good health, we largely determine our own fate, through routine, everyday decisions... Thu, 15 Dec 2005 Nutrition/Lifestyle http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsid.1253/healthissue_detail.asp NEW YORK, NY -- December 15, 2005. Radiation therapy for breast cancer patients following lumpectomy saves lives and should be used more often, despite the fears of many women about radiation. So says the American Council on Science and Health, reacting to a study in the December 17, 2005 issue of the British medical journal the Lancet... Thu, 15 Dec 2005 Diseases http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsid.1229/healthissue_detail.asp New York, NY -- November 14, 2005. Scientists associated with the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) once again present an analysis of the natural foods that make up a traditional holiday dinner. Results indicate that our favorite foods are loaded with chemicals that can cause cancer in laboratory animals when administered in very high doses -- but none of these "carcinogens" are manmade or added to the foods. Instead, they occur naturally. But ACSH scientists have good news: these natural "carcinogens" pose no hazard to human health -- nor, for that matter, do manmade ones... Mon, 14 Nov 2005 Food SafetyChemicals/Environment http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsid.1192/healthissue_detail.asp This week the Senate, following an earlier vote by the House, stands on the verge of passing legislation that will legalize and promote the importation of cheap prescription drugs from countries like Canada. Many Americans will rejoice, seeing this as a victory for the little consumer over Big Pharma. Unfortunately, however, the green light for drug importing will prove in the long run to be bad news for all of us, depriving us of the blockbuster drugs that would otherwise be in our future... Tue, 27 Sep 2005 Pharmaceuticals http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsid.1173/healthissue_detail.asp New York, New York -- August 2005. The lawsuit brought by California Attorney-General Bill Lockyer is unfortunate and contrary to the interest of public health, according to physicians and scientists associated with the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH). The lawsuit claims that the defendants, including McDonald’s, Burger King, KFC and producers of several popular brands of potato chips, violate California’s Proposition 65 because they do not warn consumers that some of their food items contain acrylamide, a substance produced when carbohydrate-rich foods are cooked at high temperatures... Tue, 30 Aug 2005 Chemicals/EnvironmentFood Safety http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsid.1167/healthissue_detail.asp New York, NY -- August 24, 2005. The American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) today petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to eliminate "junk science" from the process by which it determines whether a substance is likely to cause cancer in humans... Tue, 23 Aug 2005 Chemicals/Environment http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsid.1164/healthissue_detail.asp "Indications: (partial list) Asthma, Cancer, Chickenpox, Cholera, Depression, Diarrhea, Flu, Headache, Herpes, Nervousness, Paralysis, Ringworm, Sciatica, Toothache, Ulcers, Warts." --from The Handbook of Medical Herbs, second edition; J.A. Duke (CRC Press, 2002), p. 579. Must be pretty good stuff if it’s being promoted for us against all those ills, right? Or perhaps you’re wondering... Mon, 15 Aug 2005 Pharmaceuticals http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsid.1159/healthissue_detail.asp Last week Senator Bill Frist made headlines with his apparent turnabout in favor of federal funding for research using embryonic stem cells (ESC) -- a break with the policy of President Bush. Almost all proponents of ESC (potentially far more flexible and thus conducive someday to far more treatments than adult stem cells) saw this as terrific news, while opponents -- including a full spectrum of religious groups and social conservatives -- characterized Frist as a traitor. But Frist may not have changed enough to keep him from stifling ESC after all... Fri, 5 Aug 2005 Diseases http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsid.1096/healthissue_detail.asp Ever since ABC News anchor Peter Jennings announced last week that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer, we have observed an increased interest in the disease--particularly the probability of it occurring in former smokers. We have spoken with dozens of former smokers and read reports of anxiety in this group, and, drawing on the American Council on Science and Health’s past research, we offer facts and advice on lung cancer. Our advice is tailored to three different groups: a) ex-smokers, b) current smokers, and c) non-smokers who are candidates to take up the habit... Fri, 8 Apr 2005 Tobacco http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsid.1093/healthissue_detail.asp COX-2 inhibitors such as Vioxx have become the targets of Congressional hearings and a proposed post-approval drug monitoring body, but in all the hype about their hoped-for benefits and hubbub over their newfound side effects, it’s easy to forget that these drugs do, after all, have important benefits -- and that we were on the verge of finding new and even more important uses for the drugs when the controversy over them arose, potentially squelching valuable research... Tue, 5 Apr 2005 Pharmaceuticals