Stronger science needed in EPA’s latest actions on PFAS
oldest and most widely researched PFAS compounds, as “hazardous substances.” While significant, the announcement is not too surprising.
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Alzheimer’s scandal: False hope amid a failure of skepticism
For any family who lost loved ones or whose lives have been touched by the impacts of dementia, memory loss, and cognitive decline that are the hallmarks of those suffering from Alzheimer’s, the idea that their pain might have been avoided except for a researcher who lied, cheated, or faked results to get ahead is unthinkable.
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Are Skittles safe? Who should decide?
Among the myriad stories on food safety and health facing consumers is a surprising wave of media coverage of a lawsuit filed by a California resident regarding very slight amounts of titanium dioxide used as a colorant in the popular Mars candy, Skittles.
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New systematic review finds: we are lacking evidence of a link between ethylene oxide and cancers at occupational exposure levels
roject were recently published in Chemico-Biological Interactions, a well-regarded journal of molecular, cellular, and biochemical toxicology.
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Systematic review finds a lack of evidence of a link between ethylene oxide and cancers
Ethylene oxide is a highly reactive chemical primarily used as an intermediate in chemical production and as a sterilant of medical equipment and food products.
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New systematic review finds lack of evidence linking ethylene oxide and cancer at occupational exposure levels
Half of all medical devices in the U.S. that require sterilization use EtO to do it—these findings come as EPA prepares new regulations for emissions from medical device sterilizers this year
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Glyphosate in your pee? What does it mean?
A National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey found glyphosate in 1,885 of 2,310 urine samples representative of the U.S. population at large.
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Meet the new Center for Truth in Science CEO: Jacob Traverse
Jacob Traverse is the new president and CEO of the Center for Truth in Science. We spoke with him about his professional path to the Center, the importance of scientific integrity, and the next steps needed to clean up the mess at the intersection of science, justice, and the economy.
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Judges Are Making Scientific Decisions. Do They Have the Expertise?
What would it have taken for the judges involved in this decision to determine there is substantial evidence to support the likely safety of glyphosate? More importantly, would they know it if they saw it?
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Scientific Rejectionism
By now, most people have heard of Critical Race Theory (CRT), but it is part of a much broader field called “Critical Theory” (CT).