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Soda Sales Continue to Slide. But Don’t Thank the Beverage Industry.

Statement of CSPI President Peter G. Lurie
September 29, 2020
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Leaving no Health Agency Unburned

Beyond the Curve: Dr. Peter Lurie's COVID-19 Blog
September 29, 2020
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Berkeley City Council Approves Nation’s First Healthy Checkout Policy

Grocery Stores Required to Sell Nutritious Options
September 23, 2020
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Remembering Emily Snyder

The Center for Science in the Public Interest mourns the sudden passing of our beloved colleague and friend Emily (Caras) Snyder
September 23, 2020
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Healthy Kids’ Meal Movement Gains Traction with Introduction of Bill in Prince George’s County, MD

Statement of CSPI Policy Associate Sara Ribakove
September 22, 2020
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Nobody Wants Vaccine Trials to Fail. But They Just Might.

Beyond the Curve: Dr. Peter Lurie's COVID-19 Blog
September 16, 2020
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Guest Post: R0 and Herd Immunity

Beyond the Curve: Dr. Peter Lurie's COVID-19 Blog
September 12, 2020
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“Skinny” Relief Plan Reflects Senate’s Continued Lack of Urgency

Statement of CSPI President Dr. Peter G. Lurie
September 9, 2020
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The Turning of the Political Screw

Beyond the Curve: Dr. Peter Lurie's COVID-19 Blog
September 1, 2020
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FDA Urged to Protect Consumers from Illegal Sales of Tianeptine

Unapproved Antidepressant Drug, Which Stimulates Opioid Receptors, is Widely Available as Dietary Supplement in Southern U.S.
August 25, 2020
Three supplement bottles of tianeptine from different brands

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Nutrition Tips

Are bio-identical hormones safer and more effective, as Suzanne Somers claims?

Actress Suzanne Somers touts bio-identical hormones as “an amazing alternative to conventional replacement therapy.”  But is there evidence that they’re safer and more effective than FDA-approved hormones, as she claims?

No, says women’s health researcher JoAnn E. Manson. In fact, some of them may be riskier, she adds.

Manson is professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, professor of epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Chief of the Division of Preventive Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

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