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Animal Care and Use Committees: Structural Problems Impair Usefulness
Animal Care and Use Committees: Structural Problems Impair Usefulness Introduction The Animal Welfare Act (AWA) requires that institutional animal care and use committees (IACUCs) be established at research facilities that use animals covered under the Act. The Public Health Service and the Interagency Research |
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 |
Agriculture and Health Policies in Conflict: How Subsidies Tax our Health: Government Support for Unhealthful Foods
Government Support for Unhealthful Foods Agricultural Subsidy Programs The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) supports agricultural producers through a variety of programs29 that tend to favor, either directly or indirectly, the production of unhealthful foods. These are the same foods that are implica |
Citizen Action Kit: Contact Your U.S. Representative
Contact Your U.S. Representative There are three main ways to reach your Member of Congress: Send an e-mail or paper letter. Make a phone call. Schedule an in-person meeting. How do I find my Representative's contact information? Look up your U. |
Agriculture and Health Policies in Conflict: How Subsidies Tax our Health: Agricultural Policies Versus Health Policies
Agricultural Policies Versus Health Policies One way to evaluate how agricultural support programs affect consumption and thus health is to evaluate their impact on price and food availability. However, the relationship between federal subsidies and retail prices of commodity products is complex, in part |
A Response to Food/Tobacco Industry Attacks
Groups funded by the tobacco, meat, dairy, or chemical industries sometimes attack health advocacy and research organizations, including the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). Such industry-funded groups include the "Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF)." This background paper describes th |
Athletes, Celebrities Ask Congress for Healthier School Meals
The campaign to give students healthier choices in the lunch line is in full swing. PCRM experts, along with scores of celebrities, professional athletes, health care professionals, and students, are calling on Members of Congress to support H.R. 4870, the Healthy School Meals Act of 2010. Rep. Jared Polis, D-Col |
Good Medicine Magazine: Expelled! Processed Meats Cause Cancer: So Why Do Schools Feed Them to Children?
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