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A New Initiative on Birth Defects
Birth defects rates are rising. Major birth defects are found in 3 to 4 of every 100 births, and more defects become evident in the first few months of life. Of 38 birth defects monitored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the incidence of 27 increased between 1979 and 1989, only 2 decrea |
Birth Defect Statistics
Birth Defect Statistics General Definition of a birth defect: Abnormal development of the fetus resulting in death, malformation, growth retardation, and functional disorders. Approximately 120,000 babies are born each year with birth defects. Approximately 3 perc |
Birth Defect Statistics
General Definition of a birth defect: Abnormal development of the fetus resulting in death, malformation, growth retardation, and functional disorders. Approximately 150,000 babies are born each year with birth defects. Approximately 3 percent of al |
March of Dimes-Funded Animal Experiments: Commonly Asked Questions
March of Dimes-Funded Animal Experiments: Commonly Asked Questions Animal Welfare 1. Does the March of Dimes still fund shocking animal experiments? 2. Is there any evidence for the poor treatment of animals in March of Dimes experiments? 3. How can there be any pain or suffe |
Editorial: Innovative Research
Birth defect rates are climbing. Of 38 birth defects monitored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 27 (71 percent) were more frequent in 1989 than a decade earlier. Only two decreased in the same interval, and the figures for the remainder were depressingly stagnant. A bright s |
The Next Thalidomide Could Be Just around the Corner ... Animal-Based Drug Tests Miss Half of All Birth Defects
Since the 1960s, when thousands of babies with malformed limbs and other birth defects were born to women taking the sedative and anti-nausea medication thalidomide, all drugs and other chemicals have increasingly been subject to safety testing in animals. |
An Examination of Animal Experiments
Inaccurate Results Money Lost, Attention Diverted The Time Factor |
How You Can Help Reform the March of Dimes
1. Tell other people about the March of Dimes! Most people are not aware that the charity wastes their charitable donations on cruel and useless experimentation. One way you can easily raise awareness is to write letters: to the editor, to a celebrity spokesperson, and/or to any company in your community that suppor |
The Humane Seal Spotlights Humane Charities on Website
What do the Alexis Foundation, International Suicide Prevention Inc., and Birth Defect Research for Children Inc. have in common? They have all been awarded the Humane Charity Seal of Approval and have recently been featured on the Humane Seal’s website. The Humane Charity Seal of Approval recognizes chariti |
March of Dimes' Monkey Experiments Draw Fire
By Neal D. Barnard, M.D. The conditions for the primates are so harsh that the experimenters sought a special exemption from animal care guidelines. Nonetheless, the March of Dimes decided to fund Miles Novy at the Oregon Regional Primate Research Center to impregnate monkeys and then infect them with my |
Section Three: When Is Surgery Unnecessary?
Circumcision Circumcision as a Preventive Measure Complications Pain Making a Choice Hysterectomy Cost Surgical Complications |
March of Dimes-Funded Animal Experiments: An Overview
March of Dimes-Funded Animal Experiments: An Overview EXTENT, COST, and TYPES of ANIMALS USED The March of Dimes does not report the number of animals used per year. The March of Dimes uses many different species of animals, including primates, cats, dogs, rabbits, pigs, hamsters, fe |
Research
Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act Support the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act (H.R. 1513/S. 810), which would phase out invasive experiments on chimpanzees and release all federally owned chimpanzees to sanctuaries. Take Act |
Meet Some of the Lost or Surrendered Dogs Who Were Used and Killed at University of Michigan
The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor (U-M) continues to use dogs from Michigan shelters in its Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course. Notorious Class B dealer R&R Research sells dogs to U-M. Learn more about how these dogs are sold to U-M and help us end the use of animals in U-M’s ATLS course. |
Animal-Based Drug Tests Miss Half of All Birth Defects
“We may be betting the health of our children on odds only a little better than a coin flip,” says Jarrod Bailey, Ph.D., a senior post-doctoral research associate at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne School of Surgical and Reproductive Sciences |
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