PCRM Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

June 2004, Pilot Issue

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Welcome to a pilot issue of PCRM Online, an e-newsletter we are considering publishing on a regular basis. The newsletter would feature the latest about our work, ways to get more involved, and resources for your practice. But before making our decision, we very much want your input. Please let us know your thoughts by filling out our brief survey. Thanks for your help and support.

Best,

Neal Barnard, M.D.,
President

	The World’s First Animal-Free Insulin Assay PCRM has developed a new insulin assay, which sidesteps controversial animal-derived ingredients used in typical assays. Read more >>

	Something Fishy at the USDA Every five years, the federal government undertakes one of the most contentious projects imaginable when it revises the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the primary source of nutrition advice in the U.S. Read more >>

	This Is Your Heart on a High-Fat Diet Stay tuned for PCRM’s powerful new public service announcement, Parallels. It’s debuting this summer on cable channels throughout the United States. Read more >> Watch the ad>>

	PCRM Makes Hollywood Debut in Super Size Me PCRM president and nutrition researcher Neal Barnard is featured in a new hit film. Read more >>

	*He Plays a Doctor on TV and* in PCRM’s New Humane Seal Ad** Noah Wyle, star of CBS’s hit hospital drama ER, graciously appears in a new PCRM print ad promoting cruelty-free charities. Read more >>

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
5100 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Ste. 400, Washington, DC 20016
Phone: 202-686-2210 | Email: pcrm@pcrm.org

Suggestions? Comments? Contact PCRM communications director Ms. Simon Chaitowitz at simonc@pcrm.org, ext. 309

New concerns about low-carb diets

Free online advice from our registered dietitians: nutrition@pcrm.org

New position paper on animal research

Help us reform the American Cancer Society: Send an “e-postcard” to the American Cancer Society, asking the organization to stop promoting food products that cause cancer.

Is your alma mater doing unnecessary “dog labs?”: See if your medical school is still using outdated and inhumane teaching techniques and, if so, write them.

Educate your patients about good nutrition: Download dozens of free fact sheets on heart disease, diabetes, and other diet-related conditions.

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