Tag: public health

Driverless Autos

The promise: The benefits of driverless cars are potentially significant. The typical…

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Cancer/Cell Phone Connection Challenged

In the letter, Davis and Balzano, who each have more than 35…

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Irrational Attitudes Toward Risk

When is the last time you heard anyone suggest that the climbing…

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A $2 Million Makeover

That’s what it is costing taxpayers to substitute this pie chart: For…

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Germany’s No-Nukes Decision

Matt Yglesias at the Center for American Progress worries that carbon emissions…

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The Role of Conflicted Science in the Cell Phone-Cancer Link

Dr. Dr. Len over at the American Cancer Society is raising legitimate…

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Medical Myths Exposed: Do We Want Truth or Zeus?

We have had many family conversations about education reform over the We…

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Whose Diet Is Best?

Consumer Reports …declared Jenny Craig the winner among several commercial weight-loss plans,…

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Ronald McDonald Promotes Obesity: Call in the Navy Seals!

Fast Food or Front for Evil?As Whistleblower readers know, I have a…

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The Government’s Diet Advice Is Not Evidence-Based

More recent research has further undermined the cholesterol-as-bad-guy hypothesis. Scientific American summed…

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