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New Survey Reveals That in Response to High Beef Prices, 60% of Shoppers Are Buying Less Beef or Rejecting Beef Altogether

WASHINGTON—A new survey by Morning Consult and the nonprofit Physicians Committee finds that in response to current high beef ...
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Shining a Light on Animal Use in Laboratories: Physicians Committee Hosts Congressional Briefing on the Federal Animal Research Accountability Act (H.R. 3295)

How many animals are used in taxpayer-funded experiments every year? The truth is, no one knows. Estimates range from 10 ...
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Prioritizing Human-Based Research Methods in Women’s Health Research

Research shows that sex differences play a substantial role in health and disease progression. To improve basic and ...
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Veterinary Training

For decades, the dark secret of veterinary schools has been that they sometimes kill otherwise healthy animals to train ...
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New Quality Control Framework for Cerebral Organoids Can Help Scale Their Application

Researchers developed a new quality control framework to make cerebral organoids more reproducible—so that many different researchers can achieve consistent results—broadening their application and ...
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Physicians Committee Urges NIMH to End Outdated Animal Testing Practices

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has submitted a formal comment to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) advisory council, urging the institute to end its support for ...
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National Health Advocacy Group Kicks Off Global Campaign to Combat Breast Cancer

Thousands of survivors, health care professionals, and community organizers are rallying this Breast Cancer Awareness season — from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. to Traverse City, Mich., and from Puebla City, ...
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Physicians Committee Calls on MAHA to Drop Whole Milk from Recommendations

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has asked the Make America Healthy Again Commission to modify its Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy, released today, so as ...
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16 Nourishing Recipes for the End of Summer

As summer winds down and the first hints of fall begin to arrive, it’s the perfect time to savor seasonal produce in dishes that are both vibrant and nourishing. This collection from our Food for Life ...
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New Survey: Majority of U.S. Women Say Their Health Care Providers Have Not Informed Them of Diet’s Role in Prevention of Breast Cancer

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Up slightly from 16% last year, only 19% of women say a health care provider has discussed with them nutrition’s role in breast cancer risk in a new Physicians Committee for ...
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In Landmark Shift, NIH Announces It Will No Longer Solicit Animal-Only Research

Washington, D.C. – In a historic move, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today that it will no longer seek research proposals exclusively for projects involving animals. In ...