ACSH Science Dispatch
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Health scares seem to lurk around every corner these days. From "toxic" pesticides to "ultra-processed" foods and BPA, the list of things that can supposedly kill us is endless. How do you spot genuine threats amid all the clickbait? Join the American Council on Science and Health each week as we separate science fact from science fiction.
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Deadly Microplastics In Your Arteries? Not So Fast
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May 01, 2024 |
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Skipping Meals Restores Your Youth? The Science Behind Fasting
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May 01, 2024 |
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AI In Medicine—Who's To Blame When Things Go Wrong?
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Could This FDA-Approved Treatment Silence Tinnitus?
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Prohibition Absurdity—Drug Warriors Take Opioids From Terminal Cancer Patients
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Dr. Paul Offit: Lessons Learned From COVID-19
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Fraudulent Research Threatens Scientific Progress
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Listen Up! The Surprising Link Between Zinc and Hearing Loss
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Porn Is Probably Bad For You. Here's The Science
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Risks and Benefits of Legal Marijuana
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Corrupt Assault On Opioids Harms Cancer Patients
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Six-Step Liver Cleanse? Debunking "Doctor" Josh Axe's Bad Nutrition Advice
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Tylenol Plus Advil Equals Exploitation; Phony Pesticide Scares
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Awkward Facts About Electric Cars; The Science Of Bidets
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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Wegovy, Ozempic—The Unintended Effects. Why Only Some People Wear Masks
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Derek Chauvin's 'Excited Delirium' Defense; Will 10,000 Steps Make You Fit?
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Senators Don't Understand Opioid Use (Or Math). Body Parts For Sale?
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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'Health Coaching' is a Scam; the Latest on COVID Boosters
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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'Non-GMO' Labels Don't Make Food Safer; Airhead Actress Peddles Useless 'Natural' Tylenol
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Trouble With Rapid Drug Tests; Fabricating COVID-19 Health 'Disparities'
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Good News About Flu Shots; The Sudafed PE Debacle
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Tylenol, The Useless Analgesic? Suing Doctors For Spreading COVID 'Misinformation'
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Charging Doctors With Manslaughter; Science Journalists As Paid Political Hacks
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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New COVID Surge Coming? Raw Oysters Are Gross—And Possibly Dangerous
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Synthetic Embryos coming soon? 'Painkiller': Netflix's Dreadful Opioid Miniseries
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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IARC's Defective Aspartame-Cancer Study; In Defense of 'Ultra-Processed' Food
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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BMI Is Racist? No, CDC, Men Can't Breastfeed
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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AI's Growing (And Possibly) Harmful Impact On Medicine; Yes, Pop-Tarts Are Food
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Sucralose-Cancer Hysteria, Debunked; Time For Climate Change Reparations?
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Cannabis Causes Schizophrenia? Not So Fast; Pfizer's Weight Loss Drug v. Ozempic
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Danger of Tylenol In Opioids; J&J Drug Could Undo Liver Damage—Caused By Its Tylenol
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May 09, 2023 |
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Can COVID Improve Vaccine Development? California's Nonsensical Chemical Bans
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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America's Troublesome Adderall Shortgage; EPA's Nonsensical PFAS Water Standards
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Masks Prevent COVID? A Friendly Debate; Don't Fall For Misinformation About Misinformation
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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'Woke' Policies Harm Public Health? FDA's Silly 'Healthy' Food Labels
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Erythritol Probably Doesn't Cause Heart Disease; Dietary Supplements Can Kill
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Tylenol After Surgery Is Useless; CVS Sued For Selling Homeopathic 'Remedies'
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Peer-Reviewed' Science Ain't So Scientific; Alcohol and Cancer Risk In Context
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Solving America's Drug Shortage; Biden's Bioeconomy Plan—A Bureaucratic Mess
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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What Everyone Got Wrong About Gas Stoves; Smoking Pot Causes Asthma?
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Sweden's COVID Response; Eco-Doomsday Is Cancelled
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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C. Everett Koop—A Rebel Public Health Official?
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Baby Food Doesn't Cause Autism; Swearing Might Be Good For you
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Marijuana—Worse Than We Thought? The Benefits (And Risks) Of Weight-Loss Drugs
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Everyone's Wrong About COVID 'Amnesty'; Smart Water—A Beverage For Dummies
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Remembering The Alar Scare; NYT Should Stop Targeting Scientists
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Dr. Dinerstein's Near-Death Experience; Unregulated Medical Devices; Cleveland Clinic's Anti-Vaping Nonsense
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Could Marijuana Send You To The ER?
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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ACSH Goes To Dr Phil; Cancers Have A 'Fungal Biome'
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Neurontin—The Lousy Opioid Alternative; Twitter Censors ACSH
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Fighting Dementia With—Vitamins? A Retrospective On COVID Lockdowns
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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Diagnosing Parkinson's with AI; Banning Technology Is Risky Business
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Why Soda Taxes Fail; Seeding Clouds With Silver; Climate Change Causes Heart Attacks?
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Why Do People Follow Crazy Diets? Lessons To Learn From The COVID Pandemic
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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Does Fentanyl Penetrate Skin? 'Fat Acceptance' Is Dangerous
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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FDA's Laughable Opioid 'Give-Back' Program; 10 Anti-Pesticide 'Facts' Debunked
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Salt Ain't So Bad After All? Diagnosing SIDS Before It's Too Late
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Environmentalism Gone Wild; Looking Back At The Ivermectin Debate
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Driving While Stoned; Spoiled College Students Against Safe Pesticides
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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Artificial Sweeteners Polluting The Environment?
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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CRISPR Crops Boost Pesticide Use? No. Latest On COVID Vaccine Side Effects
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Chemicals Don't Cause Obesity; Does An Omicron Booster Make Sense?
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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FDA Tries To Ban JUUL; Low-Nicotine Cigarettes Coming Soon?
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Blame Your Genes For Type 2 Diabetes? Go Vegan To Lose Weight?
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Paxlovid's Waning Efficacy? Epoch Times' Anti-Glyphosate Hysteria Debunked
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Free Medical School Yields Better Health Care? Blueberries Don't Prevent Dementia
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Alopecia Areata At The Oscars; Fiber's Fading Benefits; GMO Debate Over?
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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'Radium Girls'—The Troubling History Of Courtroom Science Denial
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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COVID Boosters And Herd Immunity; Obesity Denial And 'Cancel Culture' In Science
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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Ukraine War Exposes Anti-GMO Folly; Giant Spiders And The Value of Pesticides
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May 23, 2022 |
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Nonsensical Vaccine Mandates; Diet Soda Promotes Weight Loss
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May 16, 2022 |
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'MathMagic': Lead exposure destroys 825 million IQ points, alcohol shrinks your brain?
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Apr 19, 2022 |