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Analysis of Health Problems Associated with High-Protein, High-Fat, Carbohydrate-Restricted Diets Reported via an Online Registry
Analysis of Health Problems Associated with High-Protein, High-Fat, Carbohydrate-Restricted Diets Reported via an Online Registry A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine May 2004 Methods | Findings | Discussion | Limitations| Literature |
Join PCRM in Washington, D.C., for a Continuing Medical Education Seminar
We are pleased to announce that PCRM and The George Washington University Medical Center will jointly sponsor a continuing medical education seminar, Nutrition in Clinical Practice, on April 13 and 14, 2007—the weekend of the Art of Compassion Gala. We anticipate that this seminar will be the first of many oppo |
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RESEARCH ETHICS By Kristie Stoick, M.P.H., and John J. Pippin, M.D., F.A.C.C. Scientists at the University of New South Wales, Australia, have developed a way to test airborne toxicants for effects on human cells. Until now, the effects of |
PCRM to Host Gala in April
PCRM’s “Art of Compassion” gala, which will be held during the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., will give members and supporters a chance to meet and mingle in an elegant setting. Highlights include a star-studded reception, celebrity-inspired silent auction, gourmet vegan din |
Washington Deserves Better
At the University of Washington, pediatric endotracheal intubation training involves residents repeatedly forcing a breathing tube down the throats of ferrets. This causes tracheal bruising, bleeding, scarring, severe pain, and sometimes death. But the anatomical differences between these animals and humans render th |
PCRM Confronts Army’s Chemical Weapons Exercises on Monkeys
The heart rate of monkey #2251-1 skyrocketed to well over 200 beats per minute as he stopped breathing and began to convulse violently. Veterinary technicians had given this vervet monkey a massive dose of a toxic drug to simulate a chemical weapons attack. At Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, the Army uses live v |
Virginia Deserves Better
At the University of Virginia, pediatric endotracheal intubation training involves residents repeatedly forcing a breathing tube down the throats of kittens and adult cats. This causes tracheal bruising, bleeding, scarring, severe pain, and permanent injury. But the anatomical differences between these animals and huma |
PCRM Celebrates the Art of Compassion
On April 14, Washington, D.C.’s historic Mellon Auditorium was transformed into a glamorous setting for hundreds of PCRM supporters who traveled from across the country and as far away as Europe to celebrate the organization’s successes and look forward to the future. The event included plenty of star p |
Doctors Declare Victory in Battle Over Gruesome Nipple Surgery Labs
WASHINGTON—The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) today praised Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery (DMU) for ending a controversial surgical exercise in which medical students cut off the nipples of live dogs and then sewed them back on. The Washingt |
They Think, Feel Pain
By Jonathan Balcombe, Ph.D. This piece was published Nov. 10, 2006, in The Miami Herald Recent news that Happy, a 34-year-old Asian elephant, recognized herself in a giant, shatter-proof mirror at the Bronx Zoo is just the latest in a burgeoning list of eye-opening revelations into the minds and motivations of oth |
Covance Animal Incinerator Could Pose Risks to Chandler Residents
By Aysha Akhtar, M.D., M.P.H. November 29, 2006 This opinion piece was published Nov. 29, 2006, in the Chandler Independent. Chandler residents could soon face a disturbing new source of air pollution: Covance Laboratories is seeking a permit from the Maricopa County Air Quality Department to operate an incinerato |
Environmentalists Confront Covance at Air Quality Hearing
CHANDLER, Ariz.—Public health advocates and environmentalists will speak out against Covance Laboratories’ application for an air quality permit at a hearing tonight before the Maricopa County Air Quality Department. Aysha Akhtar, M.D., M.P.H., of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM |
Chimp Attack Should Spark Ethical Reflection on Our Closest Primate Relatives
By Debra Durham, Ph.D. This opinion piece was published on Feb. 28, 2009, in The Miami Herald. The horrific incident was over in minutes—but Charla Nash will never fully recover from her injuries. The 55-year-old Connecticut woman may need a face transplant after being attacked by Travis, a 200-pound chimpan |
Training Videos Reveal Unlawful Use of Live Animals
WASHINGTON—A vervet monkey spasms violently after being injected with a toxic dose of a drug that simulates the effects of a chemical weapons attack. An instructor plunges a scalpel into a live goat to create traumatic wounds. Two military training videos obtained through the Freedom of Information Act reveal |
Torture Discussion Should Include Our Treatment of Chimpanzees
By Hope Ferdowsian, M.D., M.P.H. I first learned about torture when I was 9 years old. My father helped his family escape Iran because of concerns that they would be captured, imprisoned, and tortured for their religious beliefs. Today, as a physician who treats survivors of torture, I have patients whose stories |
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