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Introduction Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of hospitalization in U.S. infants, responsible for 50,000-80,000 hospitalizations annually in children aged Methods Data Collection and Inclusion Criteria The New [...]

Introduction SARS-CoV-2 infection in young children and adolescents commonly manifests as a mild or asymptomatic illness; however, some children are at risk for severe disease, including those with certain chronic [...]

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of respiratory infections, particularly in school-aged children. Most infections display as a mild respiratory illness sometimes referred to as 'walking pneumonia.' However, some persons [...]

'If I buy chicken at the grocery store, should I assume it's safe for me?' asks the interviewer in the Netflix documentary 'Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food.' 'Your [...]

The New Vaccine Surveillance Network (NVSN) is a prospective, active, population-based surveillance platform that enrolls children with acute respiratory illnesses (ARIs) at seven pediatric medical centers. ARIs are caused by [...]

Tests to see if you have ovarian cancer or Lyme disease, to predict your risk of breast cancer, or to see how well you'll respond to a treatment for leukemia [...]

Higher prices. Shuttered stores. Less competition. That's what the proposed merger of two grocery giants--Kroger and Albertsons--would mean, charged a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state [...]

At the Center for Science in the Public Interest (Nutrition Action's publisher), our advocacy work has focused broadly on diet and health. With the climate crisis looming, it would be [...]

I've spent a good part of my career arguing that antiobesity drugs like Meridia and fenphen have serious side effects, are not terribly effective, and should be taken off the [...]

At its October 2020 meeting, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices * (ACIP) approved the 2021 Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for Ages 18 Years or Younger. After Emergency [...]

Is it safe to consume aspartame, the artificial sweetener in Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi, and dozens of other foods? Since 2005, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (Nutrition [...]

Byline: Peter G. Lurie For Print Use Only. To hear President Donald Trump tell it, we're on a glide path to an effective vaccine for covid-19. 'We're going to have [...]

Introduction Vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) is recommended to prevent new HPV infections and HPV-associated diseases, including some cancers. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)* routinely recommends HPV vaccination [...]

It's hard for most of us to imagine living in a household with no running water. Yet that's what many Americans face when they can't pay their water bills. In [...]

It's one of the greatest public health achievements of our time. In 1996, the Food and Drug Administration added folic acid to the list of B vitamins (and iron) that [...]

Consumers have a right to know what's in their foods and beverages. That's why the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Nutrition Action's publisher, has long fought for labels [...]

At the Center for Science in the Public Interest, we're not just trying to make sure that safe sweeteners replace sugar in foods (see p. 8). For decades, we've also [...]

In the next lout issues, we will include excerpts from 'Maritime Logistics in a Changing Strategic Environment: A Supply Officer's Perspective.' Each excerpt will offer valuable insight from Rear Adm. [...]

As the saying goes, 'Another day, another dollar.' That's how people shilling for shady Covid-19 cures must view the pandemic. One day it's ivermectin, the next it's hydroxychloroquine or colloidal [...]

At the Center for Science in the Public Interest, we're not only pushing for better food labels. For decades, we've also been fighting for labels that give consumers critical facts [...]

In Nutrition Action, we largely focus on adults' health. But at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, we also fight for the youngest, most vulnerable. Some recent examples: [...]

Salmonella in peanut butter, hepatitis A in strawberries, norovirus in raw oysters. Those are just a few recent food poisoning outbreaks. All told, an estimated one in six Americans get [...]

The Cyprus International Trust ('CIT') continues to enjoy an increased momentum and demand, not only through the establishment of new trusts but also through having foreign trusts 'redomiciled' to Cyprus [...]

Magnum XXL 9800, Jaguar Power, Kangaroo Intense Alpha 3000. Those are just a few of the tainted dietary supplements that, until recently, were sold on walmart.com and other websites. Last [...]

Sodas, fruit drinks, sports drinks, energy drinks, and other sugary beverages lead to unhealthy weight gain and are linked to a higher risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease. [...]

On this page, I often tell you about the recent accomplishments of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, which publishes Nutrition Action. This month, I'd like to honor [...]

The Center for Science in the Public Interest, Nutrition Action's publisher, celebrated its 50lh anniversary in 2021. This year, we're celebrating another milestone. Head to cspinet.org. and you'll see what [...]

In June of 2017--a year that would see nearly 70,000 Americans die from drug overdoses--the Food and Drug Administration asked the makers of Opana ER to take its opioid pain [...]

In our recent article in The Banking Law Journal, we discussed bank regulatory 'guidance' that the U.S. Government Accountability Office ('GAO') determined should have been reported to Congress and subject [...]

Six days before Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, Bob Dylan ambled onto the stage of Charleston's Clay Center Auditorium. Eighteen hundred baby-boomers, a smattering of Gen [...]

Food shopping isn't what it used to be. Today, you can grab your phone and order groceries or takeout online from the comfort of your couch. Even before Covid, the [...]

'In early September,' more than 230 health and medical journals worldwide simultaneously published the same 'editorial. Its title: 'Call' for emergency action to limit global temperature 'increases, restore biodiversity, and [...]

Together, the two of us have 179 years of life experience and 13 grandchildren. We have served presidents of both parties. We have seen more campaign seasons than we care [...]

It is a momentous occasion and highlight in any Supply Corps officer's career to receive orders to lead a multi-million dollar logistics command. There is little more exciting than being [...]

In June, the FDA approved the drug aducanumab (Aduhelm) to treat Alzheimer's disease. Roughly six million Americans have Alzheimer's, and drugs typically delay cognitive decline by only a few months, [...]

It's a jungle out there. Unproven claims litter the landscape. The Center for Science in the Public Interest, Nutrition Action's publisher, is trying to clean things up. A few recent [...]

Alasdair Gray presents the fictional biography of a real scholar who attempted to create a universal language in his novel 'Logopandocy.' Thomas Urquhart was occupied with linguistic studies that led him to pursue a means of improving society through communication. Gray narrates Urquhart's travails in trying to recover a lost manuscript containing his plans for the new language, but the mechanics of this langauge are not described directly in Gray's work.

The main character in Stanley Elkin's novel 'George Mills' achieves a sense of freedom from a supposed misfortune that has beset his family for a thousand years. The manner in which the curse is decribed points to its interpretation as the effort of each individual to escape history by creating his own existence without referring to the past. The family seems unable to leave their middle class existence becuase of the curse, and yet this curse may actually mean that they had kept hoping to emerge from their oppression by placing hope on the next generation.

Fifty years ago, Nix-on was in the White House, more than 300,000 American troops were in Vietnam, the 26th Amendment gave 18-year-olds the right to vote, Americans landed on the [...]

It has been more than a year since the country entered lockdown in the battle against Covid-19 ... and all of us entered a new world of social distancing, hand [...]

Byline: Peter G. Peterson A human tragedy continues to unfold in Greece, as banks remain closed despite Monday's agreement, and we continue to witness heartbreaking images of pensioners and the [...]

What will cause the next food poisoning outbreak? E. coli in ground beef? Cyclospora in cilantro? Listeria in soft cheese? The Center for Science in the Public Interest, Nutrition Action's [...]

Is it too much to ask that food labels not mislead us? At times, it seems so. That's why the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Nutrition Action's publisher, [...]

The coronavirus thoroughly upended school as we knew it. A year ago, homes replaced school buildings, dining room tables replaced desks, and teachers (as they always do!) rose to the [...]

For Joe Biden, getting elected was the easy part. Rarely has an incoming president faced so many simultaneous crises. But crisis can mean opportunity. And when it comes to protecting [...]

Thanks to the creativity of the food and supplement industries, there is no shortage of labels and ads that are designed to confuse or fool us. This month's Nutrition Action [...]

Wet surface air coolers (WSACs) are closed-loop, evaporative cooling systems for gas-fired power plants that help reduce plant water consumption and enhance thermal efficiency. They use heat transfer technology and can use low-quality water. Details on WSAC's tube mechanical components and power plant applications are discussed.

It's time to dust off the X nation's advice for healthy eating. Every five years, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) update the Dietary [...]

The coronavirus pandemic has brought the usual charlatans out of the woodwork. Purveyors of unproven dietary supplements are bilking people who are desperately searching for some way to ward off [...]

If anyone nursed the idea that the coronavirus would be behind us by summer, they were sorely mistaken. This spring, as Covid-19 continued its deadly spread, the pandemic shined an [...]