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Mad Cow Disease
Mad Cow Disease Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as mad cow disease, has surfaced in more than 20 countries including the United States.1 Health authorities consider it to be the most likely cause of a variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), a fatal brain disease that has affected 217 people wor |
Cholesterol and Heart Disease
Cholesterol and Heart Disease Every day, nearly 2,600 Americans die of some type of cardiovascular disease, an average of one death every 34 seconds, and 7.1 million Americans have had a heart attack during their lifetimes.1 Those who survive often go on to have another heart |
Foodborne Illness
Foodborne Illness Foodborne diseases are a serious and growing problem. Foodborne diseases cause an estimated 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths in the United States each year. Experts estimate that the yearly cost of all foodborne diseases |
Organic Meats Are Not Health Foods
Organic Meats Are Not Health Foods So-called organic meats are sold as a means for people to reduce their exposure to hormones and chemical toxins. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) states that animals raised on an organic operation must be fed organic feed and given access to the outdoors. They a |
Section One: Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease
What is Heart Disease Risk Factors Different Types of Cholesterol |
Diet and Alzheimer's Disease
Diet and Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative illness characterized by a gradual decline in memory and other cognitive and behavioral abilities, leading to occupational and social impairment. The most common form of dementia in the United States, AD |
Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease
Are there aspects of your health you would like to change? Perhaps you might like to lose a few pounds, bring your cholesterol down, or get away from medicines. I am here today to talk about some surprising ways to keep a healthy heart—not through prescriptions or bypass surgery, but through simple changes t |
Coca-Cola's Project Mother Initiative to Develop Cow's Milk Products Targeting Children
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine 5100 Wisconsin Ave., N.W. Suite 400 Washington, DC 20016 February 28, 2001 Trey Paris, Manager Issues Communication Global Communications Coca-Cola Company P.O. Box 1734 Atlanta, GA 30301 via facsimile: 404-515-6428 Dear Mr. Paris: I am writing to express the |
Mad Cow Scare Could Burst the High-Protein Bubble
WASHINGTON—Doctors and nutritionists with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine are available for comment on the first suspected case of mad cow disease in the United States and what it means for meat-eaters, especially high-protein dieters. Mad cow disease is also known as bovine spongiform encep |
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RESEARCH ETHICS By Kristie Sullivan, M.P.H. Simulation Tool Replaces Animals in Diabetes Research A new computer-based simulation tool for testing type 1 diabetes treatments could soon replace animals in some diabetes research studies. Researchers at the University of Virginia recently developed the method, and now a |
New Mad Cow Case Raises Food Safety Questions
By Aysha Akhtar, M.D., M.P.H. March 2006 This opinion piece was published in the San Diego Union-Tribune. Should we be scared? Are Americans right to be worried by the news that a cow in Alabama has become the nation’s third confirmed case of mad cow disease, or Bovine Spongiform |
Health Concerns about Dairy Products
Health Concerns about Dairy Products Many Americans, including some vegetarians, still consume substantial amounts of dairy products—and government policies still promote them—despite scientific evidence that questions their health benefits and indicates their potential health risks. Osteoporosi |
Agriculture and Health Policies in Conflict: How Subsidies Tax our Health: The Toll of Chronic Diseases
The Toll of Chronic Diseases Cardiovascular Disease About 81.1 million people in the United States have at least one form of cardiovascular disease. Approximately 2,300 Americans die every day from cardiovascular disease.2 Cancer More than 1.5 million new cancer cases are diagnosed annually. Cancer k |
There Is No “Mad Kale” Disease
Is beef safe? That’s the question Americans are asking again after a new case of mad cow disease was confirmed in the United States this week. The answer is clearly no, beef is not safe. But the threat of mad cow disease isn’t the only reason. Not by a long shot. Mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephal |
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NEUROLOGY High Cholesterol and Suicide The first study of its kind has linked high serum cholesterol levels with violent suicide. Researchers found a two-fold increase in deaths by firearms, explosives, hanging, cutting, and other ext |
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