Health News Release Archive

• Health Advocates Condemn Proposed Bill to Shield Junk Food Industry: Neal Barnard, M.D., to Submit Testimony on the Addictive Power of Unhealthy Foods
  (June 16, 2003)

• Nutrition Expert Provides New Ammunition for Fast-Food Lawsuits: New Book Shows Food Really Is Physically Addictive; Chocolate, Cheese, Meat, and Sugar Act Like Drugs
  (June 3, 2003)

• Evidence Mounts that Foods are Physically Addictive: New Book Explores Science Behind Food Addictions. Willpower Is Not to Blame; Chocolate, Cheese, Meat, and Sugar Release Opiate-Like Substances
  (May 28, 2003)

• New Studies Show High-Protein Diets Fail to Live Up to Their Hype, Say Nutrition Experts: Findings Show Minimal Weight Loss and High Drop-Out Rate Group Will Launch Summer Ad Campaign to Warn of Diet’s Risks
  (May 22, 2003)

• Doctors Rate New Salad Entrées Hyped by Chains: McDonald’s Chicken “Salad” Packed with More Fat and Calories Than a Big Mac
  (May 8, 2003)

• Dr. Spock’s 100th Birthday Celebrated with Aid to Iraqi Children: Physicians Group Donates Medical Supplies and Soymilk in Honor of “Baby Doctor”
  (May 1, 2003)

• Vegan Nutrition Expert to Set Record Straight at Baby Neglect Trial: Parents aren’t really vegan; vegan diets are healthiest diets for kids, says nutritionist scheduled to testify
  (March 17, 2003)

• Food Fight Headed for Senate: School Lunches Up for Review March 4: Doctors Want Healthier Menus, More Vegetarian Choices, Fewer Political Favors for Meat and Dairy Lobbies
  (March 3, 2003)

• Doctors Launch Ad Campaign to Counter High-Protein Hype: Meat-Heavy Fad Diets Linked to Osteoporosis, Kidney Disease, and Colon Cancer
  (February 18, 2003)

• Doctors Rate the Top Cruise Lines for Healthy Options: Smooth Sailing on Carnival, Norwegian, Royal Caribbean, and Windstar; Rough Ride on Disney and Delta Queen
  (January 22, 2003)

• Tyson Loses a Game of “Chicken” After Doctors’ Challenge: Ads Claiming Chicken Products Are Heart-Healthy Violate Consumer Protection Law
  (January 10, 2003)

• Doctors Rate Best-Selling Diet Books: Heart-Healthy, Low-Fat Approach Gets Five Stars; High-Protein, Fatty Diets Earn “Unsafe” Rating
  (December 30, 2002)

• Doctors Dish It Out on Celebrity Cookbooks: Sopranos, Martha Stewart, Ted Nugent All Panned; Only Marilu Henner Gets High Marks
  (November 27, 2002)

• Doctors Speak Out against Atkins Diet
  (November 19, 2002)

• Doctors Offer Five Tips for Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain: Make it Festive, but Not Fattening
  (November 15, 2002)

• Doctors Rate Airports on Healthy Food Choices: San Francisco Flies High for Second Year in a Row; Chicago Takes a Nosedive
  (November 13, 2002)

• Nutritionists Praise Town for Rejecting “Got Milk?” Name Change: Dairy Consumption Contributes to Prostate Cancer, Health Advocates Say
  (November 7, 2002)

• New Study Reveals Most Economical Calcium Sources: Findings to Appear in Journal of American Dietetic Association
  (November 1, 2002)

• Recalled Meat in School Lunches Only Tip of the Iceberg, Say Doctors: Group Calls on USDA to Remove All Meat, Not Just Infected Meat, from School Lunch Program
  (October 21, 2002)

• Free “Veggie Starter Kits” Available for Concerned Carnivores: Doctors Group Makes Offer in Wake of Largest Meat Recall in U.S. History
  (October 14, 2002)

• USDA School-Lunch Policies Discriminate Against Minorities, Say Doctors: Petition to be filed Tuesday; agency should update milk policy to reflect changing needs of school children
  (October 14, 2002)

• Doctors Launch Healthy Eating Campaign in America’s Least Healthy States Southern states at highest risk
  (October 10, 2002)

• SCHOOL LUNCHES LABELED “WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION” IN PROVOCATIVE NEW AD: Pork-Barrel Politics Is Ruining Children’s Health, Say Doctors
  (October 7, 2002)

• USDA PORK PURCHASES THREATEN CHILDREN’S HEALTH, WARN DOCTORS
  (September 19, 2002)

• DOCTORS’ GROUP PUBLISHES NEW COOKBOOK OF EXOTIC VEGETARIAN RECIPES: Proceeds to Support Nonprofit’s Research and Educational Efforts
  (September 18, 2002)

• FOOD GUIDE PYRAMID NEEDS MAKEOVER, SAY NUTRITIONISTS: Group Recommends More Whole-Grain Foods, Less Emphasis on Meat, and Removal of Milk Category
  (September 10, 2002)

• SCHOOL LUNCHES FLUNK NUTRITION TEST, SAY DOCTORS: Six of the Biggest School Districts Score D or Lower; Ft. Lauderdale a Bright Spot; Houston and Detroit Tie for Worst
  (August 28, 2002)

• PHYSICIAN AND AUTHOR INDUCTED INTO SOUTH HIGH HALL OF FAME: Neal D. Barnard, M.D., to Lecture in Fargo on 15 September
  (August 2002)

• "GOT A BEEF WITH THE ATKINS DIET?"
  (August 2, 2002)

• STOPPING HRT? HERE'S HOW
  (July 11, 2002)

• DOCTORS WEIGH IN ON "DIET WAR" COVER STORIES IN NYT AND TIME MAGAZINE: Nutrition Experts Warn Against "Carbophobia"; Applaud Coverage of Vegetarianism
  (July 8, 2002)

• DOCTORS RELEASE TIPS FOR HEALTHY, HEARTY SUMMER BARBECUE: Slim Down and Get Healthy with New Veggie Recipes for the Grill and Picnic Basket
  (May 30, 2002)

• NEW COLLEGE COURSE ON VEGETARIAN NUTRITION BEGINS ON WEB 21 AUGUST
  (May 29, 2002)

• DOCTORS ASK REPORTERS TO STOP MISUSING THE "V" WORD IN STORY ABOUT UNDERNOURISHED BABY: Parents Aren't Really Vegan; Well-Planned Vegan Diet Is Safe, Healthy, and Superior to Other Eating Styles, Say Physicians
  (May 3, 2002)

• NUTRITION EXPERTS TELL TOP U.S. OFFICIAL TO WIPE OFF MILK MUSTACHE: PCRM, CSPI, and Others Call for Keeping Commercial Promotions at Arm's Length
  (March 14, 2002)

• NUTRITION EXPERTS ANNOUNCE NEW HEALTHY EATING FOR LIFE SERIES
  (March 2002)

• HOT DOGS ARE OFFAL: Doctors Prescribe Veggie Dogs
  (February 27, 2002)

• DOCTORS SPEAK OUT AGAINST ANTI-HEALTH "HATE CAMPAIGN"
  (Press Statement Issued February 12, 2002)

• NEW STUDY ON CONTROVERSIAL USE OF ESTROGEN TO SUPPRESS GROWTH IN TALL, ADOLESCENT GIRLS: NEWS BRIEFING 5 FEBRUARY 2002: Doctors Petition FDA to Mandate Warning on Estrogen Products Prescribed for Children
  (February 5, 2002)

• STUDY FINDS HIGH-DOSE ESTROGEN CURRENTLY USED AS GROWTH-SUPPRESSANT FOR TALL, ADOLESCENT GIRLS: Findings to Appear in Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
  (February 5, 2002)

• DOCTORS TO DEBUT PROVOCATIVE AD CRITICIZING MILK'S ABILITY TO BUILD BONES: PCRM to Unveil New Children's Bone Health Campaign at D.C. News Briefing on Thursday
  (January 16, 2002)

• MILK IS INEFFECTIVE FOR BUILDING STRONG BONES, DOCTORS SAY: PCRM to Hold "Counter" News Briefing Outside Dairy Promotion on 17 January
  (January 15, 2002)

• DOCTORS OFFER TIPS FOR HEALTHY SNACKS FOR HOLIDAY AIR TRAVELERS
  (December 17, 2001)

• DOCTORS PICK TOP TEN HEALTHY HOLIDAY FOOD GIFTS: Physicians Group Prescribes the Gift of Health for Online Shoppers
  (December 5, 2001)

• POLL SHOWS MAJORITY OF AMERICANS PREFER CRUELTY-FREE CHARITIES: Physicians Group to Certify Health Charities That Don't Fund Animal Experiments
  (November 26, 2001)

• DOCTORS ISSUE FOOD SAFETY WARNING: For Healthful Holiday Meals, Avoid Contaminated Turkey and Ham Products
  (November 20, 2001)

• PCRM NUTRITION EXPERTS AVAILABLE TO COMMENT ON NEW PROSTATE CANCER STUDY: Study Shows High Intakes of Dairy Products Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer
  (September 28, 2001)

• USDA PANEL BACKS DOCTORS' COMPLAINTS AGAINST MILK ADS: Ads with Kristi Yamaguchi, Marc Anthony, Mark McGwire, and Others Make False Health Claims
  (September 20, 2001)

• SCHOOL LUNCHES FAIL TO MAKE THE GRADE, SAY DOCTORS: Too Much Fat, Meat, Chicken, Cheese; Virtually No Non-Dairy Alternatives
  (September 4, 2001)

• SURVEY SHOWS AMERICANS DON'T REALIZE CHICKEN AND BEEF ARE OFTEN INFECTED WITH FECES: Doctors Petition USDA to Ensure "Feces-Free" Meat or Issue Biohazard Labels
  (August 29, 2001)

• DOCTORS PETITION FEDS TO PROTECT PUBLIC FROM FECES ON POULTRY AND MEAT: Study Shows Americans Are Clueless about Meat Safety; Nonprofit Unveils Proposed Biohazard Label
  (August 27, 2001)

• NEW REPORT SHOWS EPA PROGRAM AS DANGEROUSLY FLAWED: Health Nonprofit Issues Scientific Analysis Calling for End to Massive Chemical Testing Program
  (July 30, 2001)

• DOCTORS LAUNCH NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE CAMPAIGN: TV Ad on Prostate Cancer Prevention Will Target States with High Mortality, South Carolina Is Number One
  (May 30, 2001)

• FREE COOKING CLASS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Nonprofit Group Now Accepting Students for June
  (May 29, 2001)

• DOCTORS RATE AIRPORTS ON HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES: San Francisco Flies High with Top Ratings; Detroit Grounded by Greasy Burgers
  (May 17, 2001)

• D.C. MAYOR DECIDES AGAINST MILK-MUSTACHE PROMOTION: Physicians Group Thanks Mayor for Changing His Mind
  (May 10, 2001)

• DOCTORS DENOUNCE MAYOR'S DAIRY PROMO AT WED. NEWS CONFERENCE: Group to Unveil "Case Against Dairy" and Ads Criticizing Williams
  (May 1, 2001)

• DOCTORS TO PRESENT "CASE AGAINST DAIRY" TO MAYOR AT WED. NEWS CONFERENCE: Ads Criticizing Mayor's Involvement with Dairy Industry to Debut in Local Papers
  (April 30, 2001)

• DOCS WARN D.C. MAYOR: "DON'T GET MILKED BY THE DAIRY INDUSTRY": Williams Asked to Dump Milk-Mustache Ad and "Drink Chocolate Milk Day"
  (April 23, 2001)

• NEW CONFLICTS REVEALED IN USDA DAIRY PROMOTION: PCRM Calls for Impartial Investigation of Milk-Mustache Petition; FTC Refuses
  (April 17, 2001)

• FREE "VEGGIE STARTER KITS" AVAILABLE TO WORRIED CARNIVORES: Doctors Group Makes Offer in Wake of Latest Meat Recall
  (April 16, 2001)

• COW'S MILK A RISKY APPROACH TO RICKETS, ADVISE DOCTORS AND DIETITIANS
  (April 4, 2001)

• DAIRY ADS POSE HEALTH RISK TO AMERICANS WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, SAY DOCTORS: Physicians Group Petitions FTC to Pull Misleading Ads
  (March 28, 2001)

• GISELE'S 'SPORTS ILLUSTRATED' SWIMSUIT AD PADS HEALTH CLAIMS: Milk-Mustache Promo Skimps on Good Science, Doctors Say
  (March 6, 2001)

• A Letter from Neal D. Barnard, M.D., Regarding Coca-Cola's "Project Mother" Initiative to Develop Cow's Milk Products Targeting Children
  (February 28, 2001)

• ANNOUNCING THE PUBLICATION OF TURN OFF THE FAT GENES: THE REVOLUTIONARY GUIDE TO TAKING CHARGE OF THE GENES THAT CONTROL YOUR WEIGHT
  (February 2001)

• DOCTORS LAUNCH NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE CAMPAIGN: REVERSE HEART DISEASE OR PREVENT IT
  (February 6, 2001)

• DOCTORS CALL FOR STRONGER ACTION AGAINST MAD COW DISEASE
  (January 24, 2001)

• DOCTORS RATE POPULAR DIET BOOKS: Low-Fat Books Score Healthiest; High-Protein, Atkins'-Style Diets Earn 'Unsafe' Ratings
  (January 9, 2001)

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