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PCRM Research Action Alerts
Help in our ongoing campaigns to put a stop to cruel and unnecessary animal experiments: Military Training Ask Your U.S. Representative to Become a Co-Sponsor of H.R. 1417, the BEST Practices Act > Animals Used in Research Urge Congress to Support the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act:
PCRM Provides Wellness Policy Resources to School Groups
As schools around the country prepared to create their federally mandated local wellness policies, PCRM nutritionists created and distributed a list of requirements and resources to help local administrators implement healthy and effective guidelines. Each school&
Agricultural Subsidies' Impact on Health Emphasized in New Institute of Medicine Report
Federal agricultural subsidies impact public health. That’s according to a report the Institute of Medicine Committee on Public Health Strategies to Improve Health released this week. The report states that federal agriculture subsidies are enacted mainly with agricultural, economic, and trade objectives in mind,
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
Farm Bill 2008: Childhood Obesity, Health Disparities, and Federal Nutrition Policy
Childhood Obesity, Health Disparities, and Federal Nutrition Policy Neal D. Barnard, M.D. Childhood obesity and the adult diseases with which it is associated are major threats to Americans. Overweight and obesity now affect the majority of the U.S. population, increasing the risk of diabetes, hypertension, and h
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Increased Calcium Intake Does Not Reduce Bone Fractures or Osteoporosis 5/27/2011 A new study published in the British Medical Journal1 found that people who consumed the highest amounts of calcium did not have a reduction in bone fractures or osteoporosis. In fact, those who consumed the most calcium (more t
Planned Giving: Gifts of Life Insurance Description
Your financial projections may indicate that you won't accumulate large blocks of capital during your lifetime, or that your family will have first call on your estate. You want to make a significant gift to Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, but wonder if you'll find the resources to do so. Life insur
Agriculture and Health Policies in Conflict: How Subsidies Tax our Health: Conclusion and References
  Conclusion Current programs that subsidize feed grains or provide direct subsidies and other supports for meat or dairy production are at odds with federal health recommendations. From a public health perspective, altering federal agricultural policies is a key part of addressing the epidemics of obesity
Put Agricultural Subsidies on a Diet
Last week, just days after the marriage of his son, Prince Charles was in Washington, D.C., delivering an important warning against destructive agricultural policies. The Prince’s speech echoed that PCRM and others have voiced for years. A recent article in theNew York Timesshowed that Capitol Hill is finally r
The 2008 Farm Bill: A Disappointment in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity
The 2008 Farm Bill recently enacted into law by Congress is a dramatic disappointment. The number one cause of death in this country is chronic disease related to the over-consumption of fat and cholesterol—yet the new Farm Bill continues to support, in the main, the production of foods high in fat, sugar
Medical School Curricula with Live Animal Laboratories
Below is a list of U.S. medical schools that still use live animals to teach basic concepts in human physiology, pharmacology, and/or surgery. More than 90 percent of all United States medical schools, including Harvard, Stanford, and Yale, have eliminated these old-fashioned
PCRM Elected Secretariat of ICAPO
PCRM scientists are using their expertise to end chemical tests on animals at an international level. Four years ago, the International Council on Animal Protection at OECD (ICAPO) formed to advocate for policies that will reduce the number of animals used in chemical tests and eliminate animal tests that have non-
Disappearing Act
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Planned Giving: Gifts of Life Insurance Reminders
DO: It is important that you name Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine as the irrevocable owner of the policy and not just its beneficiary. If you retain ownership of the policy, the IRS will not allow you to deduct your premium payments, even though you are making them on our behalf. WATCH OUT: If you h
You Could Be PCRM Facebook Fan 2,009 in '09
PCRM is making New Year’s resolutions—including staying in touch with our many PCRM acquaintances and finding more PCRM fans. Friends like you can help us keep our resolutions by visiting the PCRM Facebook page. We have nearly 1,000 Facebook fans, but in 2009 we’d like you or one of your friends t

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