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Treating Multiple Sclerosis with Diet: Fact or Fraud?
Treating Multiple Sclerosis with Diet: Fact or Fraud? John A. McDougall, M.D. Most health professionals dismiss the idea that multiple sclerosis (MS), a degenerative disease of the nervous system, might be linked to diet. It seems ridiculous to them that so mysterious a disease may be affected by something so simp |
International Conference on Nutrition and the Brain: The Role of Foods and Lifestyle in Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Neurological Disorders
Brain disorders are the newest frontier in medical science. At this conference, some of the world’s foremost experts share the latest insights on the role of nutrients in Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and other conditions. On Friday, July 19, the focus is on |
Violations and Negligence: Southwest National Primate Research Center
The National Institutes of Health plans to transfer nearly 200 federally owned chimpanzees from a nonresearch facility in Alamogordo, N.M., to Southwest National Primate Research Center in Texas. What do these chimpanzees face if this plan is enacted? Violations Lead to Inhumane and Unreliable Research Since Jul |
Animal Welfare Act Violations at Ivy League Universities
A report from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine September 2011 Findings | Review Process | Detailed Results | Discussion | Recommendations | References DETAILED RESULTS Ranked from worst to eighth worst, here is how each Ivy League university fared when evaluated by the Research Misconduct Sc |
Doctors Sue EPA to Halt Toxic Testing on Animals
WASHINGTON—On behalf of a coalition of nonprofit organizations, as well as three individual plaintiffs harmed by toxic chemicals, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) will file suit on 5 September against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). At issue is the EPA’s High Prod |
Nutrition and Renal Disease
Nutrition and Renal Disease The kidneys’ job is to keep the body’s fluids, electrolytes, and organic solutes in a healthy balance. Their functional units are the million or so nephrons in the renal cortex which filter most constituents of the blood other |
B12 a Good Role Model
When sharing the health benefits of a plant-based diet, it is important to lead by example. Don’t be a cheese-and-french-fries vegetarian—instead, load up on fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and legumes. Also, be sure to plan for complete nutrition. It’s easy and important. The main nut |
Frequently Asked Questions About Nutrition
Frequently Asked Questions About Nutrition 1. Do you recommend a vegetarian or a vegan diet? 2. I want to try a vegan diet. How should I start? 3. Is it healthy for children to be on a vegan diet? 4. How do I get protein on a vegan diet? Do I need to combine proteins? 5. How do I get enough calcium on a vegan diet |
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RESEARCH ETHICS By Kristie Sullivan, M.P.H., and Nancy Beck, Ph.D. ALTERNATIVES DEVELOPMENT Europeans Develop Nonanimal Marine Toxin Tests Several European universities are working together to develop nonanimal tests to detect toxins e |
Cruelty-Free Giving: The Humane Seal
As the year draws to a close, many people make year-end donations to their favorite charities. Donors can be certain that their money will help advance research or provide vital patient services without the use of animals by looking for the Humane Charity Seal of Approval. Since its inception in 2001, the Humane S |
Just the Facts
A Song Is Just a Song? Gibbons, a small species of ape who live in the southeastern Asian rainforest, rearrange the notes in their songs to convey complex messages. Their songs include predator warnings, as well as duets performed by the males and females, who mate for life. The gibbons’ use of syntax demons |
Action Alert: Urge the FDA to Implement Nonanimal Drug Tests
Within hours of taking their first dose of an anti-inflammatory drug, six participants in a recent London drug trial were hospitalized with severe swelling and multiple organ failure. The anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx caused 150,000 heart attacks and 60,000 deaths across |
PCRM Brings EPA to Court over Cruel and Useless Tests
Many readers will remember the movie Erin Brockovich, that disturbing story about chemical companies dumping millions of gallons of toxic by-products into the environment. While innocent people were being poisoned, government regulators did nothing to stop it. Luckily, the feisty Brockovich unearthed the truth and |
Animal Abuse: Southwest National Primate Research Center’s Disturbing History
Where does the National Institutes of Health want to send the Alamogordo chimpanzees? If the federal government’s plans go forward, these incredibly intelligent animals will go from semi-retirement in New Mexico to a facility that recently conducted a necropsy on a baboon who was still alive. But PCRM&rsquo |
Cruelty-Free Army Gets Humane Seal of Approval
The giving season has started: Thanksgiving, holiday giving, end-of-year donations. If you are looking for a meaningful gift or a charity to support, the Humane Charity Seal of Approval will help you identify organizations that provide services or research without the use of animals. You’ll even find ones li |
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