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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
2013 Issues Escaping the Research Mousetrap Good Medicine Winter 2013 Vol. XXII, No. 1 Can We End Alzheimer's? |
“MAP” for Improving Drug Testing: Mandatory Alternatives Petition Urges FDA to Require Use of Replacements to Animal Testing
By John J. Pippin, M.D. This op-ed was published in the March 1, 2008 issue of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News. Under fire on several fronts in recent months, the beleaguered FDA is facing particular scrutiny regarding the safety of drugs approved for human use. Recent high-profile drug safety fail |
Monkey-Breeding Facility Sparks International Outcry
This summer, PCRM joined an international coalition taking a stand against the construction of a massive primate-breeding facility in Puerto Rico. On July 22, representatives from PCRM, the Puerto Rico Bar Association, and the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection held a news conference asking Gov. Luis |
Innovative Companies Create Nonanimal Skin Test
Innovative Companies Create Nonanimal Skin Test By Chad B. Sandusky, Ph.D., and Nancy Beck, Ph.D. The biotechnology company Hurel and the global cosmetics giant L’Oréal have teamed up to develop a nonanimal method for testing products for allergic reactions. The new patent-pending technology, Allerg |
New Society Promotes Nonanimal Chemical Testing
PCRM and the Institute for In Vitro Sciences Inc. have formed a new scientific society to promote nonanimal toxicological testing methods. This is the first scientific society in North America devoted to such a mission. Through regular meetings and activities, the American Society for Cellular and Computational |
Action Alert: Contact the FDA About Animal Testing
Every day, thousands of animals are experimented on and killed to create and test drugs, many of which will never help a sick human being. That’s why PCRM and an international coalition of scientists, doctors, and animal-protection organizations filed the Mandatory Alternatives Petition with the U.S. Food and |
Action Alert: Contact the FDA About Animal Testing
Every day, thousands of animals are experimented on and killed to create and test drugs, many of which will never help a sick human being. That’s why PCRM and an international coalition of scientists, doctors, and animal-protection organizations filed the Mandatory Alternatives Petition with the U.S. Food and |
Action Alert: Contact the FDA About Animal Testing
Every day, thousands of animals are experimented on and killed to create and test drugs, many of which will never help a sick human being. That’s why PCRM and an international coalition of scientists, doctors, and animal-protection organizations filed the Mandatory Alternatives Petition with the U.S. Food and |
Frequently Asked Questions About Animal Experimentation Issues
Frequently Asked Questions About Animal Experimentation Issues 1. What concerns are raised by the use of animals for medical and scientific experiments? 2. What are the alternatives to using animals in medical experiments? 3. Is some animal testing required by law? 4. D |
The “Milk Mustache” Ads Are All Wet
The “milk mustache” ads’ health claims violate federal advertising guidelines, according to a PCRM petition filed with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in April. The ad campaign has tried to seduce consumers with promises of strong bones, lower blood pressure, and better sports p |
Doctors Sue FDA Over Diabetes Drugs’ Fatal Side Effects
WASHINGTON—In a lawsuit filed this month against the Food and Drug Administration, a doctors group seeks to compel the agency to alert patients to safe dietary alternatives to Avandia and other diabetes drugs that may increase the risk of stroke, heart failure, and death. The nonprofit Physicians Committee for Re |
Action Alert : Contact the FDA About Animal Testing
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