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2012 Super Bowl Shockers: Five Amazingly Unhealthy Party Foods February 3, 2012 School Lunch Guidelines Fall Short: Still Too Much Meat, Dairy, and Junk in School Lunches January 26, 2012 Fat-Focused Billboards Warn Albany that Cheese Makes You Chubby January 18, 2012 Paula Deen Mak |
PCRM 2003: The Year in Review
The close of 2003 marks another year of growth and increased effectiveness for PCRM. Remarkable success has been achieved in medical schools, where animal labs are steadily being replaced with better methods. Interest in vegetarian diets on the part of the media, consumer |
Psychiatric Disorders in Lab Chimpanzees Mirror Those in Human Trauma Survivors, New Study Finds
WASHINGTON—Chimpanzees used in invasive experiments show symptoms of depression, anxiety, and compulsive behaviors similar to mood and anxiety disorders seen in traumatized humans, a new study shows. The findings, published June 16 in PLoS ONE, the Public Library of Science’s peer-reviewed journal, rais |
Newsletter
February 2012 > Two Weeks Left to Apply: Become a Food for Life Instructor! Heart Healthy Valentine’s Day Menu Kickstart Your Health: New Food for Life Classes Focus on Losing Weight in a Healthful Way Food for Life in the News: 55-Year-Old Man Loses 40 Pounds on Kickstart Food for |
Hope Ferdowsian, M.D., M.P.H
Hope Ferdowsian, M.D., M.P.H., is board certified in general internal medicine and general preventive medicine and public health. Dr. Ferdowsian serves as staff physician for Unity Health Care, and assistant clinical professor in the Department of Medicine at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Pre |
PCRM Conference Confronts Childhood Obesity Epidemic
As the federal government’s National School Lunch Program continues to emphasize artery-clogging, high-cholesterol foods, childhood obesity has reached record levels—16 percent of children ages 2 to 19 are now considered obese. And as waistlines expand, so does the risk for chronic disease, including h |
Animals, Research, and Alternatives: Hope Ferdowsian, M.D., M.P.H.
Speakers Hope Ferdowsian, M.D., M.P.H. Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine; The George Washington University Department of Medicine Presentation: Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Chimpanzees Hope Ferdowsian, M.D., M.P.H, is director of research policy for the Physicians Committee for Responsible |
Great Ape Protection and Cost Saving Act: Media Room
Media Room Media Maine Newspaper Prints Letter by PCRM Senior Medical Adviser John Pippin, M.D., on Ending Chimpanzee Research Sept. 13, 2010 Seattle TV Station Interviews PCRM Primatologist Debra Durham, Ph.D., at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest News Releases Metro Ads Urge Congress to Protect Chimpanzees from |
PCRM Online December 2011
December 2011 |
Physicians' Group Responds to Smear Tactics by American Meat Institute and Tobacco/Meat Industry Front Group
Washington—The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) responds to news releases published recently by the “Center for Consumer Freedom” (CCF), a group funded by the tobacco, meat, and junk food industries, and the American Meat Institute (AMI), a meat-industry organization that prom |
Childhood Obesity Conference Confronts the Fattening of America
Is childhood obesity more dangerous than cancer? In the next 50 years, pediatric obesity may shorten life expectancy in the United States by two to five years—an effect equal to that of all cancers combined, according to research by David Ludwig, M.D., Ph.D. Hear his and other childhood obesity experts’ |
News and Media
News and Media If you are a journalist seeking more information or an interview with a PCRM expert, please contact Jeanne S. McVey at 202-527-7316 or jeannem@pcrm.org. News Releases PCRM Statement on the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010 (H.R. 5820) July 29, 2010 New Chemical-Testing Bills are Big Ste |
Chimps Used in Experiments Develop Psychological Disorders
Chimpanzees are humankind’s closest relatives. They share much of our DNA and, like us, have complex social relationships and suffer physical and mental pain. PCRM scientists recently confirmed that many chimps formerly used in experimental research display behaviors very similar to the signs of post-traumat |
PCRM Online | June 2011
June 2011 |
Chimpanzees Used in Experiments Suffer Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Negra, a chimpanzee used in experiments, showed signs of mood and anxiety disorders similar to those faced by torture survivors. Her story is profiled in “Signs of Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Chimpanzees,” a new study by PCRM scientists. Long before she arrived at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Neg |
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