Imagine reading the headline: “Syndrome X kills thousands of Americans.” You’d be excused for thinking a comic book villain was wreaking havoc on Gotham. The truth is that…
You'd think People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) would love Paris Hilton — they are both known for their graphic films, while neither is…
Yesterday was a sad day for scientific integrity, as two high-profile studies misread and exaggerated the prevalence, causes, and costs of obesity. Unfortunately, errors and overstatements likes these are becoming…
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has been widely criticized for its campaign comparing Nazi Holocaust victims to farm animals, its blind…
The prospects for anti-soda activists’ Draconian regulations and frivolous lawsuits lost much of their fizz yesterday, after the American Beverage Association announced a more…
Citing concerns about obesity, soft-drink makers have announced a new, more restrictive policy on soda in school vending machines. Not surprisingly, the Center for Science in…
“What would life be without pies, frosting, french fries, chips, cupcakes, doughnuts, muffins, popcorn, cookies, crackers, and all manner of processed and packaged foods?” If your answer is, “a lot…
Barely three months after offering a halfhearted “apology” for a publicity stunt that compared farm animals to Jewish victims of the Nazi Holocaust, People for the Ethical Treatment…
Meat-eaters would be forgiven for thinking People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is the biggest, baddest group of animal rights radicals on the block. But…