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Consumer Reports’ Fishy Advice to Pregnant Woman: Skip the Tuna

julia.seymour — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 18:43:26 +0000

Magazine’s special report about mercury exposure disputes FDA guidelines, urges people to tell FDA to change recommendations.

Julia A. Seymour

Consumer Reports admits that fish are a high-protein food that provide “important fuel for your baby’s brain development,” but the magazine is upset by the Food and Drug Administration’s latest advice on fish consumption.

— Julia A. Seymour is Assistant Managing Editor for MRC Business at the Media Research Center. Follow Julia A. Seymour on Twitter.

Dear WSJ: Market is Risk Regulator

admin — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:04:45 +0000

Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D.

Editor, The Wall Street Journal

200 Liberty Street

New York, NY 10281

To the Editor:

NBC Puts Singulair Worries in Perspective While CBS Warns Viewers

admin — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:54:33 +0000

Paul Detrick

After anecdotal reports that people who used the popular allergy drug Singulair may develop suicidal tendencies, the Food and Drug Administration announced March 27 that it would investigate. How big the problem might be depends on which network you watch.

Networks Dramatize Diabetes Drug Dangers

admin — Tue, 22 May 2007 18:15:21 +0000

Jeff Poor

“We’re starting with a story that affects hundreds of thousands of Americans because a new study out today says a drug they take increases their chances of having a heart attack and dying,” said anchor Katie Couric on the “CBS Evening News.”

“Some doctors warn this could become one of the country’s biggest drug catastrophes in recent memory,” said John McKenzie, ABC’s medical science correspondent on “World News.”

Prescription For Bias

admin — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:47:00 +0000

Amy Menefee

Ken Shepherd

See Executive Summary

Biased Accounts: Part III

admin — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 00:14:00 +0000

Amy Menefee

Learning from an existing system

Biased Accounts

admin — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 00:06:00 +0000

Amy Menefee

See Executive Summary

SUPERSIZED BIAS II

admin — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 02:58:00 +0000

Dan Gainor

See Executive Summary