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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.

Six-Step Liver Cleanse? Debunking "Doctor" Josh Axe's Bad Nutrition Advice

17 mins; January 31, 2024

Tylenol Plus Advil Equals Exploitation; Phony Pesticide Scares

42 mins; January 22, 2024

Awkward Facts About Electric Cars; The Science Of Bidets

35 mins; January 10, 2024

Wegovy, Ozempic—The Unintended Effects. Why Only Some People Wear Masks

32 mins; December 14, 2023

Derek Chauvin's 'Excited Delirium' Defense; Will 10,000 Steps Make You Fit?

32 mins; December 06, 2023

Senators Don't Understand Opioid Use (Or Math). Body Parts For Sale?

52 mins; November 22, 2023

'Health Coaching' is a Scam; the Latest on COVID Boosters

42 mins; November 15, 2023

'Non-GMO' Labels Don't Make Food Safer; Airhead Actress Peddles Useless 'Natural' Tylenol

40 mins; November 09, 2023

Trouble With Rapid Drug Tests; Fabricating COVID-19 Health 'Disparities'

46 mins; October 30, 2023

Good News About Flu Shots; The Sudafed PE Debacle

42 mins; October 12, 2023

Tylenol, The Useless Analgesic? Suing Doctors For Spreading COVID 'Misinformation'

52 mins; September 26, 2023

Charging Doctors With Manslaughter; Science Journalists As Paid Political Hacks

51 mins; September 19, 2023

New COVID Surge Coming? Raw Oysters Are Gross—And Possibly Dangerous

28 mins; September 07, 2023

Synthetic Embryos coming soon? 'Painkiller': Netflix's Dreadful Opioid Miniseries

52 mins; August 25, 2023

IARC's Defective Aspartame-Cancer Study; In Defense of 'Ultra-Processed' Food

27 mins; August 10, 2023

BMI Is Racist? No, CDC, Men Can't Breastfeed

40 mins; August 01, 2023

AI's Growing (And Possibly) Harmful Impact On Medicine; Yes, Pop-Tarts Are Food

30 mins; July 24, 2023

Sucralose-Cancer Hysteria, Debunked; Time For Climate Change Reparations?

39 mins; July 10, 2023

Cannabis Causes Schizophrenia? Not So Fast; Pfizer's Weight Loss Drug v. Ozempic

40 mins; June 08, 2023

Danger of Tylenol In Opioids; J&J Drug Could Undo Liver Damage—Caused By Its Tylenol

36 mins; May 09, 2023

Can COVID Improve Vaccine Development? California's Nonsensical Chemical Bans

41 mins; April 26, 2023

America's Troublesome Adderall Shortgage; EPA's Nonsensical PFAS Water Standards

35 mins; April 13, 2023

Masks Prevent COVID? A Friendly Debate; Don't Fall For Misinformation About Misinformation

35 mins; April 05, 2023

'Woke' Policies Harm Public Health? FDA's Silly 'Healthy' Food Labels

31 mins; March 24, 2023

Erythritol Probably Doesn't Cause Heart Disease; Dietary Supplements Can Kill

26 mins; March 16, 2023

Tylenol After Surgery Is Useless; CVS Sued For Selling Homeopathic 'Remedies'

31 mins; March 09, 2023

Peer-Reviewed' Science Ain't So Scientific; Alcohol and Cancer Risk In Context

28 mins; February 27, 2023

Solving America's Drug Shortage; Biden's Bioeconomy Plan—A Bureaucratic Mess

27 mins; February 15, 2023

What Everyone Got Wrong About Gas Stoves; Smoking Pot Causes Asthma?

31 mins; February 01, 2023

Sweden's COVID Response; Eco-Doomsday Is Cancelled

35 mins; January 26, 2023

C. Everett Koop—A Rebel Public Health Official?

36 mins; January 18, 2023

Baby Food Doesn't Cause Autism; Swearing Might Be Good For you

33 mins; January 10, 2023

Marijuana—Worse Than We Thought? The Benefits (And Risks) Of Weight-Loss Drugs

30 mins; December 14, 2022

Everyone's Wrong About COVID 'Amnesty'; Smart Water—A Beverage For Dummies

47 mins; December 07, 2022

Remembering The Alar Scare; NYT Should Stop Targeting Scientists

28 mins; November 28, 2022

Dr. Dinerstein's Near-Death Experience; Unregulated Medical Devices; Cleveland Clinic's Anti-Vaping Nonsense

43 mins; November 14, 2022

Could Marijuana Send You To The ER?

31 mins; October 25, 2022

ACSH Goes To Dr Phil; Cancers Have A 'Fungal Biome'

37 mins; October 18, 2022

Neurontin—The Lousy Opioid Alternative; Twitter Censors ACSH

36 mins; October 11, 2022

Fighting Dementia With—Vitamins? A Retrospective On COVID Lockdowns

37 mins; October 02, 2022

Diagnosing Parkinson's with AI; Banning Technology Is Risky Business

33 mins; September 22, 2022

Why Soda Taxes Fail; Seeding Clouds With Silver; Climate Change Causes Heart Attacks?

45 mins; September 12, 2022

Why Do People Follow Crazy Diets? Lessons To Learn From The COVID Pandemic

31 mins; September 07, 2022

Does Fentanyl Penetrate Skin? 'Fat Acceptance' Is Dangerous

46 mins; August 30, 2022

FDA's Laughable Opioid 'Give-Back' Program; 10 Anti-Pesticide 'Facts' Debunked

46 mins; August 24, 2022

Salt Ain't So Bad After All? Diagnosing SIDS Before It's Too Late

33 mins; August 16, 2022

Environmentalism Gone Wild; Looking Back At The Ivermectin Debate

34 mins; August 09, 2022

Driving While Stoned; Spoiled College Students Against Safe Pesticides

26 mins; August 03, 2022

Artificial Sweeteners Polluting The Environment?

22 mins; July 25, 2022

CRISPR Crops Boost Pesticide Use? No. Latest On COVID Vaccine Side Effects

47 mins; July 18, 2022

Chemicals Don't Cause Obesity; Does An Omicron Booster Make Sense?

50 mins; July 11, 2022

FDA Tries To Ban JUUL; Low-Nicotine Cigarettes Coming Soon?

32 mins; July 05, 2022

Blame Your Genes For Type 2 Diabetes? Go Vegan To Lose Weight?

25 mins; June 27, 2022

Paxlovid's Waning Efficacy? Epoch Times' Anti-Glyphosate Hysteria Debunked

42 mins; June 21, 2022

Free Medical School Yields Better Health Care? Blueberries Don't Prevent Dementia

27 mins; June 13, 2022

Alopecia Areata At The Oscars; Fiber's Fading Benefits; GMO Debate Over?

37 mins; June 09, 2022

'Radium Girls'—The Troubling History Of Courtroom Science Denial

40 mins; June 07, 2022

COVID Boosters And Herd Immunity; Obesity Denial And 'Cancel Culture' In Science

34 mins; June 01, 2022

Ukraine War Exposes Anti-GMO Folly; Giant Spiders And The Value of Pesticides

30 mins; May 23, 2022

Nonsensical Vaccine Mandates; Diet Soda Promotes Weight Loss

25 mins; May 16, 2022

'MathMagic': Lead exposure destroys 825 million IQ points, alcohol shrinks your brain?

22 mins; April 19, 2022

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