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Yes, Dog Flu Could One Day Spread to Humans
Evidence indicates that dogs can become infected with human-adapted influenza strains, making this incredibly concerning. When two different influenza strains infect the same host, the viruses can swap...
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In California, Coffee Causes Cancer and Lawyers Collect the Fee
A California judge is going to determine whether or not coffee causes cancer. Think about that. We live in a society where judges and lawyers – not medical doctors or scientists – get to determine the...
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New Alcohol Study Is Mostly Hype. Journal, Authors, Media to Blame
A study published in The Lancet concludes that one additional drink per day increases a person's risk of stroke, coronary disease, heart failure, fatal hypertensive disease, and fatal aortic aneurysm....
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Diarrhea Outbreaks: A Glimpse into Anti-Vaxxer Utopia
Despite the reality of measles, rotavirus, and a plethora of other infectious diseases, there's yet another anti-vaccine movement afoot in California. And its aim is to turn the clock back to the 10th...
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New Study Refutes the 'Wine Will Kill You' Nonsense
A few weeks ago, a paper claimed that an extra glass of wine will shorten your life. The story circled the globe in minutes. A new paper, with better methodology, concluded what we all knew: Moderate...
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CNN's Christiane Amanpour Misleads on Flint Water Crisis
The recent reporting on Flint's water crisis by CNN's Christiane Amanpour has a tenuous grasp of the data and the reality. Tags: leadFlintDrinking waterwater pollution
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Glyphosate and Pesticides: Et Tu, Live Science?
Normally a reliable source of information, Live Science published an article that is a dream for anti-pesticide and anti-chemical fearmongers. Tags:...
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UK Parliament Endorses E-Cigarettes to Help Smokers. Will U.S. Follow?
U.S. public health agencies struggle to endorse an obvious solution to a true public health menace. Hopefully, the UK Parliament will provide a much-needed boost to the forces of common sense. Tags:...
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AAAS Runs Dishonest Glyphosate Story, Then Deletes It. Is Politics to Blame?
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is one of the foremost pro-science organizations in the world. Not only does it advocate for good science and science policy, it publishes...
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CDC Misleads by Calling E-Cigarettes a 'Tobacco Product'
The CDC says "tobacco use by youth is rising." If that were to be true, it'd be horrible -- but it's not. Cigarette use is down. The only reason the CDC can make this claim is because the agency...
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Precautionary Principle: We Must Ban Driving to Whole Foods
Better safe than sorry. That's a great lesson for a child when a parent explains why she should wear a helmet when riding her bicycle. But that refrain makes for terrible public health policy. Tags:...
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Everything Goes to Pot: Myths Are Driving FDA, CDC Vaping Policy
While an investigation is underway into the exact nature of the problem, so far the likeliest explanation is that improper use of vaping devices has led to illness, or the death, of some users. But...
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95% of Baby Food Tainted with Toxic Metals? Don't Panic
The Centers for Disease Control says that the “American food supply is among the safest in the world.” But a read of some recent news reports about toxic metals in baby food may have you feeling...
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Coronavirus: Fear of a Pandemic, or a Pandemic of Fear?
We must eliminate both. Here's one group's plan to do that.Tags: coronavirusglobal public health
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Thank You, Trial Lawyers, For Protecting Us from the Scourge of Baby Powder
Scientists say that talcum baby powder doesn't cause cancer. Trial lawyers say it does. As usual, the lawyers win. Scientists, common sense, and Americans lose.Tags: science and lawpredatorytrial...
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