Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Elizabeth M. Whelan (/ˈhwiːlən/; December 4, 1943 – September 11, 2014) was an epidemiologist best known for challenging government regulations in the consumer products, food, and pharmaceuticals industries that arose from faulty science. In 1978, she founded the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) to provide a formal foundation for her work. She also wrote, or co-wrote, more than 20 books and over 300 articles in scientific journals and laymen publications.Whelan's advocacy encompassed numerous high-profile cases, including the so-called Delaney Clause used by the Food and Drug Administration to eliminate use of the sweetener saccharin. She was often criticized because her findings frequently contradicted the current social mood, for example with respect to chewing tobacco, hydraulic fracturing, and Michael Bloomberg's crusade against sugary drinks. She was critical of many public interest groups that she viewed as resorting to scare tactics to sway the public against choices where no dangers had actually been demonstrated."@en }
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- Elizabeth_Whelan abstract "Elizabeth M. Whelan (/ˈhwiːlən/; December 4, 1943 – September 11, 2014) was an epidemiologist best known for challenging government regulations in the consumer products, food, and pharmaceuticals industries that arose from faulty science. In 1978, she founded the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) to provide a formal foundation for her work. She also wrote, or co-wrote, more than 20 books and over 300 articles in scientific journals and laymen publications.Whelan's advocacy encompassed numerous high-profile cases, including the so-called Delaney Clause used by the Food and Drug Administration to eliminate use of the sweetener saccharin. She was often criticized because her findings frequently contradicted the current social mood, for example with respect to chewing tobacco, hydraulic fracturing, and Michael Bloomberg's crusade against sugary drinks. She was critical of many public interest groups that she viewed as resorting to scare tactics to sway the public against choices where no dangers had actually been demonstrated.".
- Q18131035 abstract "Elizabeth M. Whelan (/ˈhwiːlən/; December 4, 1943 – September 11, 2014) was an epidemiologist best known for challenging government regulations in the consumer products, food, and pharmaceuticals industries that arose from faulty science. In 1978, she founded the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) to provide a formal foundation for her work. She also wrote, or co-wrote, more than 20 books and over 300 articles in scientific journals and laymen publications.Whelan's advocacy encompassed numerous high-profile cases, including the so-called Delaney Clause used by the Food and Drug Administration to eliminate use of the sweetener saccharin. She was often criticized because her findings frequently contradicted the current social mood, for example with respect to chewing tobacco, hydraulic fracturing, and Michael Bloomberg's crusade against sugary drinks. She was critical of many public interest groups that she viewed as resorting to scare tactics to sway the public against choices where no dangers had actually been demonstrated.".