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Agriculture and Health Policies in Conflict: How Subsidies Tax our Health: The Toll of Chronic Diseases
The Toll of Chronic Diseases Cardiovascular Disease About 81.1 million people in the United States have at least one form of cardiovascular disease. Approximately 2,300 Americans die every day from cardiovascular disease.2 Cancer More than 1.5 million new cancer cases are diagnosed annually. Cancer k |
Cutting Costs and Improving Health: Cost Savings
Cutting Costs and Improving Health: Federal Food Policy Reforms Could Save Billions A Report from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine July 28, 2011 Cost Savings Short-Term Savings As noted above, the above changes will lead to major financial savings over the short and long term. Over the next ten |
Cutting Costs and Improving Health: Prioritize Healthful Foods in Food Assistance Programs
Cutting Costs and Improving Health: Federal Food Policy Reforms Could Save Billions A Report from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine July 28, 2011 2. Prioritize Healthful Foods in Food Assistance Programs The U.S. Government could cut program costs over the short term and reduce medical costs over t |
Analysis of Health Problems Associated with High-Protein, High-Fat, Carbohydrate-Restricted Diets Reported via an Online Registry
Analysis of Health Problems Associated with High-Protein, High-Fat, Carbohydrate-Restricted Diets Reported via an Online Registry A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine May 2004 Methods | Findings | Discussion | Limitations| Literature |
Cutting Costs and Improving Health: Eliminate Subsidies for Unhealthful Products
Cutting Costs and Improving Health: Federal Food Policy Reforms Could Save Billions A Report from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine July 28, 2011 1. Eliminate Subsidies for Unhealthful Products An overwhelming body of scientific evidence shows that plant-based foods support good health.1,2 The Diet |
Cost Analysis of Dissection Versus Nonanimal Teaching Methods
Cost Analysis of Dissection Versus Nonanimal Teaching Methods As more and more educators explore the benefits of nonanimal alternatives to dissection, software companies respond by developing ever more impressive technologies. New programs offer stunning educational adv |
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 |
Section Three: When Is Surgery Unnecessary?
Circumcision Circumcision as a Preventive Measure Complications Pain Making a Choice Hysterectomy Cost Surgical Complications |
Pound Seizure
By Neal D. Barnard, M.D. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine opposes the practice of releasing animals from shelters or pounds for use in experimentation, sometimes referred to as pound seizure. PCRM is a national nonprofit organization that addresses several issues in medicine and research. Most ci |
A Proposal for Improved Healthfulness in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Many Americans are in less than optimal health. Approximately two-thirds are overweight, half of whom are obese. Diabetes prevalence continues to climb with 25.8 million Americans suffering from the disease and an estimated 79 million more with prediabetes (CDC Diabetes 2011). Economically disadvantaged people are at |
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 |
Healthy School Meals Act: FAQ
Key Provisions | Frequently Asked Questions | Nutrient Comparison What is the purpose of the Healthy School Meals Act? Will it require schools to serve plant-based school lunches? The Healthy School Meals Act, H.R. 4870, will help schools to offer healthful plant-based vegetarian options if they cho |
A Titanic Health Care Plan
By Neal Barnard, M.D. This opinion piece was published on Oct. 5, 2009, on HuffingtonPost.com. The luxury cruise ship was outfitted with a gymnasium, a squash court, a Turkish bath, and an on-board swimming pool, justifying the ticket price of $4,350 for first class passage. What it did not have was a hull capabl |
PCRM Informs Governors of Financial Costs of Diabetes
America’s growing diabetes epidemic is taking its toll in more ways than one: We are paying the price of poor nutrition with not only deteriorating health but with dramatically rising health care costs. PCRM wrote to the governors of several states to spread awareness that a low-fat vegan diet can greatly red |
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 |
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