Tobacco harm reduction in Williamsburg
Publish Date : 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.  Read Full >>

Why I Don't Write About Pottery from the Ming Dynasty (Medical Progress Today)
By Jonathan (Josh) Bloom, Ph.D.
Publish Date : 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.  Read Full >>

Me-too? Says who? (Medical Progress Today)
By Jonathan (Josh) Bloom, Ph.D.
Publish Date : 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.  Read Full >>

Dr. Whelan urges Kansas to consider tobacco harm reduction study
By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.
Publish Date : 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.  Read Full >>

How Sweet It Isn't (Facts and Fears)
By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Publish Date : 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.       Read Full >>

Silence About Harm Reduction is Killing Smokers (Facts and Fears)
By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.
Publish Date : 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.    Read Full >>

Cutting off your face to spite your face (Medical Progress Today)
By Jonathan (Josh) Bloom, Ph.D.
Publish Date : 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.  Read Full >>

The ugly toll of health ‘efficiency’ (NY Post)
By Jonathan (Josh) Bloom, Ph.D.
Publish Date : Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Dr. Bloom writes about one instance of what cuts to Medicare may mean.  Read Full >>

The Land of the Free, and the Home of the Neurotic (Medical Progress Today)
By Jonathan (Josh) Bloom, Ph.D.
Publish Date : 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.  Read Full >>

When Is a Drug a Drug? (American Spectator)
By Jonathan (Josh) Bloom, Ph.D.
Publish Date : 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.  Read Full >>