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The Origin of U.S. Dietary Guidelines
Current U.S. dietary policies still reflect the basic design of the food guides from the early part of this century. In 1894, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) developed the first food composition tables and dietary standards for Americans. In 1916, the first daily food guides appeared in U |
Good Medicine Archive
2011 Issues Ivy League Animal Cruelty: PCRM Uncovers Shocking Animal Cruelty at Nation's Top Schools Good Medicine Autumn 2011 Vol. XX, No. 3 |
Physicians Sue California University for Violating Animal Welfare Law
PCRM helped six California physicians take a stand against state funds being used for cruel animal experiments that are both illegal and not scientifically valid. These doctors filed suit against the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), for using taxpayer dollars to pay fines for violating the Animal Wel |
California Court to Grill McDonald’s about Carcinogen in Chicken
PCRM’s California lawsuit against McDonald’s and five other restaurant chains is moving forward. The restaurants will go to trial for serving grilled chicken containing a cancer-causing compound. PCRM’s lawsuit was filed under California’s Proposition 65, which states that consumers must be |
Doctors Sue University of California Over Animal Welfare Act Violations
SAN FRANCISCO—In a lawsuit filed today in the Superior Court of the state of California, Pia Salk, Psy.D., is joined by five physicians, including professor Larry Hansen, M.D., in alleging that the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), is unlawfully using state funds for animal experiments that vio |
Illegal Experiments: Physicians File Lawsuit Against UCSF for Violating Animal Welfare Law
Should taxpayers have to fund illegal animal experiments? Many university-affiliated research centers across the country violate the Animal Welfare Act time and again—then use state funds to pay the fines and simply continue their experiments. Six California doctors are taking a stand against these activit |
Survey of Animal Use Pediatrics Training
In 2008, PCRM began a survey of pediatric residency programs in the United States. Because of the large number of facilities involved, the survey is ongoing, but so far the results have been encouraging. See the current results below. Animal Use for the Teaching of Endotracheal Intubation in Pediatric Residency Pro |
Carcinogen Found in Chicken: PCRM Warning-Label Lawsuit Moves Forward
WASHINGTON—The State of California Court of Appeal in Los Angeles last week ruled in favor of consumers in a lawsuit that seeks to compel McDonald’s and other fast-food chains to post warnings in California restaurants about the cancer risk of grilled chicken. PCRM is the plaintiff in the case. The Cou |
California Court to Grill McDonald’s about Cancer-Causing Chemical in Chicken
A California lawsuit against McDonald’s and five other chains is moving forward. The restaurants will go to trial for serving grilled chicken containing a cancer-causing compound. Last week, the California Supreme Court rejected the fast-food chains’ petition for review. That decision means the case, i |
They Asked for It: CalEPA Gets Earful About Animal Testing
When the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) asked Californians how it should implement a new “Green Chemistry” policy for the state, PCRM responded: “Not with animal testing!” PCRM experts and many concerned PCRM members who live in California submitted comments asking the a |
PCRM Online | September 2007
September 2007 |
Burger King Warns of Grilled Chicken Cancer Risk: Fast-Food Chain Settles PCRM Lawsuit
Burger King is the first of seven national restaurant chains to settle a lawsuit filed by PCRM over a dangerous carcinogen found in the companies’ grilled chicken. As part of its agreement with PCRM, Burger King has posted warning signs in its California restaurants to alert customers that its grilled chicken |
Survey of ATLS Programs
In 2007, PCRM began a nationwide survey of programs that offer ATLS courses. Because of the large number of programs in the United States the survey is ongoing, but the results thus far have been encouraging. See the current results below. Live Animal Use for Advanced Trauma Life Support Courses in U.S. and Canadia |
Medical Schools with No Live Animal Laboratories
Schools without Live Animal Use in Medical School Curricula (144 Allopathic; 26 Osteopathic) †A.T. Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville COM †A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona Albany Medical College Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva |
Carcinogen Found in Chicken: PCRM Warning-Label Lawsuit Moves Forward
PCRM’s warning-label lawsuit against fast-food restaurants moved forward last month. The State of California Court of Appeal in Los Angeles reversed a lower court’s ruling, putting consumers one step closer to victory. The lawsuit seeks to compel McDonald’s and other chains to post warnings in C |
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