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Claims of Industry Tampering with Science Are Overblown
April 2008

Scientific progress has long benefited from collaboration between science and business -- so concludes a new report from the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH), a non-profit group critical of unscientific claims. Nevertheless, self-appointed "consumer advocacy" groups now routinely assert that science is being perverted by scientists' ties to industry and point to a handful of scandals to make their case -- despite the lack of evidence showing that ties to industry are especially corrupting. Read Full Article >>

	The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown. —H.P. Lovecraft

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 >>

Enjoy Summer Fun Safely: Health Group Offers Tips
New York, New York -- May 22, 2008. Summer brings warm sunny days and opportunities galore for outdoor activities. But bee stings, sunburn, boating accidents and an increased risk of food poisoning can all subtract from the fun... Read Full Article >>

Fighting a Virus Carrier (from the New York Times)
By Dr. Gilbert Ross.  Since DDT "fell out of favor" forty years ago, millions of impoverished Africans and Asians have died needlessly... Read Full Article >>

ACSH Applauds MN's Gov. Pawlenty for Resisting Chemical Ban
The American Council on Science and Health sent the following letter to Minnesota's Gov. Pawlenty after reading about his veto of a bill banning two chemicals... Read Full Article >>

Scientists Honor Top Science Op-Ed Writer: Henry I. Miller
New York, NY -- May 7, 2008.  The American Council on Science and Health today presents the first Henry I. Miller Award for Excellence in Public Health Education... Read Full Article >>

Chem-Phobia: A Phony Plastics Threat (from the New York Post)
By Dr. Elizabeth Whelan.  Chemical-phobia is in full bloom this spring... Read Full Article >>

Plastic Hysteria Strikes Again (from the Washington Times) UPDATED
By Gilbert Ross, M.D. A new health scare -- over the safe and useful plastic component, bisphenol-A (BPA) -- has taken wing... Read Full Article >>

Obama's Health (from HuffingtonPost.com)
By Jeff Stier. The fact that Sen. Obama was a smoker is old news, since he quit. Right? Think again... Read Full Article >>

The Real Scare-Mongers (from the Washington Times)
By Dr. Elizabeth Whelan.  Michael F. Jacobson's Monday letter, "The perils of corporate funding," is a misinformed, scurrilous, ad hominem attack on me and the group I head, the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH)... Read Full Article >>

Paper Bags: Roach City (from New York Post)
By Jeff Stier. Get your plastic grocery bags while you can. By Earth Day, that is, Tuesday, the national chain Whole Foods Market will no longer offer shoppers plastic bags... Read Full Article >>

Response to an Attack on "Conflicts of Interest" (from the Los Angeles Times)
By Dr. Gilbert Ross. Dr. Kassirer persistently targets financial conflicts while ignoring the many other potential sources of lack of scientific objectivity... Read Full Article >>

"Conflict" Chills Research (from the Washington Times)
By Elizabeth Whelan. A new scientific McCarthyism is alive and well in America today. Nowadays, the inquiring mantras come from journal editors and government panel chairmen. It goes like this... Read Full Article >>

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