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2009 Airport Food Review
2009 Airport Food Review A Report by the Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine Winter 2009 As the holiday travel season gets under way, health-conscious passengers are searching airport terminals for nutritious food. To determine the availability of healthful meals, nutrition experts with the Physic |
2008 Airport Food Review
2008 Airport Food Review A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Winter 2008 During this season of increased air travel, where can a hungry traveler find a healthful meal? Nutritionists with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) surveyed meals in 15 of the nation& |
2010 Airport Food Review
2010 Airport Food Review A Report by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Winter 2010 As the holiday travel season begins, nutrition experts with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) have reviewed the food served at some of the country’s busiest airports. PCRM&rsqu |
Are Federal Dietary Guidelines Racially Biased?
The federal dietary guidelines that form the blueprint for school lunches and virtually all other nutrition programs have evolved only very slowly since the first food guides were published in 1916. In spite of the advances in nutrition knowledge that have occurred over the past eight decades, the g |
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 |
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 |
Healthy Basics Recipes
In PCRM’s proposed improvements to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, participating grocers must supply basic healthful foods, referred to as “Healthy Basics.” Here are delicious recipes prepared from "Healthy Basics." Always Great Brown Rice Makes 6 1/2-cup servings B |
Soy and Your Health
Soy and Your Health Soy foods have recently enjoyed increasing popularity. Soy foods include soybeans (also called edamame) and any other foods made from soybeans, including soymilk, tofu, tempeh, miso, and vegetarian meat and dairy substitutes, like soy meats and soy cheeses. Like most other plant foods, the most |
Vegetarian Foods: Powerful for Health
Vegetarian Foods: Powerful for Health World-renowned figures as diverse as philosophers Plato and Nietzsche, political leaders Benjamin Franklin and Gandhi, and pop icons Paul McCartney and Bob Marley have all advocated a vegetarian diet. Science is also on the side of v |
Health Concerns about Dairy Products
Health Concerns about Dairy Products Many Americans, including some vegetarians, still consume substantial amounts of dairy products—and government policies still promote them—despite scientific evidence that questions their health benefits and indicates their potential health risks. Osteoporosi |
Support Grows for PCRM's Challenge to Dietary Guidelines Bias
PCRM formally launched its push to rid U.S. government diet guidelines of racial biases on March 8, 1999. In testimony to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, PCRM president Neal D. Barnard , M.D., presented letters of support from the Congressional Black Caucus; former Surgeon General Joycelyn Eld |
Priorities for Research in Spinal Cord Injury
Priorities for Research in Spinal Cord Injury Research on spinal cord injuries aims to prevent, minimize, or repair neural tissue damage, reduce the sequelae of injury, and improve function. While animals have been used by a number of investigators, other avenues of resear |
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 |
Section Two: Caring for Patients Living with HIV/AIDS
Barriers to Care Universal Precautions Taking a Sexual History Giving HIV Test Results Terminal Illness |
Section One: Approaching the Victim of Partner Abuse
Signs of Abuse: What Physicians Should Look For Intervention Domestic Violence Education in the Medical Curriculum |
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