Mobile
Billboard Opposing "Cruelty 101" Circles
Fiesta Bowl
Ohio State University officials were met by more
than just cheering fans when they arrived in
Tempe, Ariz., to support the school’s football
team at the Fiesta Bowl. A mobile billboard opposing
OSU’s cruel spinal cord injury course circled
Sun Devil Stadium in downtown Tempe. How
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Atkins
Lawsuit Moves Ahead as Stay Is Lifted
A stay on a lawsuit against Atkins Nutritionals
was automatically lifted by the company’s
emergence from bankruptcy protection earlier
this month. The suit, which alleges that the
high-fat Atkins diet caused a near-fatal cardiac
event in a Florida man, will now go forward in
the U.S. District Court for the Southern District
of New York. Learn
more >
Vegetarian
Diet Emerges as Weight-Loss Tool in New
Year
A pledge to lose weight may be the most common
New Year’s resolution. This December and
January, newspapers and magazines carried some
important news: Going vegetarian is a proven
way to shed unwanted pounds, according to a recent
PCRM study published in The American Journal
of Medicine. Learn
more >
Suggestions? Comments? Please contact:
Patrick Sullivan
Communications Director
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
202-686-2210, ext. 309 psullivan@pcrm.org