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Whose side are health advocacy groups on? Some of the most influential and vocal health experts belong to advocacy organizations such as the Center for Science in the Public Interest and the American Council on Science and Health. Who are they, and what do they stand for? Los Angeles Times, California. 4 July 2009. [Registration Required]
Plastic ingested, study finds. Scientists furious at conclusions reached by a federal panel charged with assessing the safety of a common household chemical, bisphenol A, have retaliated. And they're using science as their weapon. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin. 23 January 2008. [related stories]
Agency to scrutinize oft-criticized findings that chemical poses little risk. A controversial report on chemicals found in baby bottles and hundreds of other household products is under intense review by the National Toxicology Program after the agency was swamped with complaints that the authors were unduly influenced by the chemical industry. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin. 10 January 2008. [related stories]
Warning: Known to cause severe health risks to laboratory animals, bisphenol A is in you. Investigative reporting finds that the federal government's assurances that bisphenol A is a safe chemical are based on outdated and incomplete government studies and science mostly funded by the chemical industry. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin. 2 December 2007. [related stories]
Bush aide blocked report. A surgeon general's report in 2006 that called on Americans to help tackle global health problems has been kept from the public by a Bush political appointee without any background or expertise in medicine or public health, chiefly because the report did not promote the administration's policy accomplishments. Washington Post. 29 July 2007. [Registration Required]
An unwelcome discovery. The scientific process is meant to be self-correcting. But the Eric Poehlman case shows how a committed cheater can elude detection for years by playing on the trust -- and the self-interest -- of his or her junior colleagues. New York Times. 22 October 2006. [Registration Required]
Science takes hard look inward. Journal editors, considered the gatekeepers of scientific information, are grappling with how they can better uncover liars. USA Today. 11 January 2006. [related stories]
Researcher admits fraud in grant data. In the worst case of scientific fakery to come to light in two decades, a top obesity researcher who long worked at the University of Vermont admitted yesterday that he fabricated data in 17 applications for federal grants to make his work seem more promising, helping him win nearly $3 million in government funding. Boston Globe, Massachusetts. 18 March 2005. [related stories]
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