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NIH’s Initiative to Prioritize Human-Based Research a ‘Big Win for Animals,’ Says Doctors Group
The nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which promotes the use of human-based research to improve health ...
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FDA’s Plan to Replace Animal Testing Begins a ‘New Era for Drug Testing,’ says Doctors Group
The nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which promotes the use of human-relevant test methods to replace ...
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National Medical Ethics Group Praises University of Arizona for Replacing Animals in Surgery Training
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine—a nonprofit with more than 17,000 doctor members—today announced that the ...
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Nearly Half Of All Americans Would ‘Consider’ Plant-Based Diet, Survey Finds
A new survey by PCRM has found that nearly half of Americans would consider adopting a plant-based diet to cut emissions from ...
Dr. Loh: Caution needed before phasing out animal testing of new medications
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced earlier this month that it will be phasing out animal testing for some new ...
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Physicians committee applauds FDA commissioner Makary’s leadership on phasing out animal testing in favor of human-relevant methods
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a nonprofit that advocates for nonanimal science, is applauding the new commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Marty Makary, MD, MPH, ...
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Nearly half of Americans would consider eating a plant-based diet to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, finds new survey
WASHINGTON, D.C.—As Earth Day approaches on April 22, a new Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine/Morning Consult survey shows that 46% of Americans would consider eating a plant-based diet to ...
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Are Americans Ready to Eat Green for the Environment?
Nearly half of Americans are open to adopting a plant-based diet to help combat climate change by reducing greenhouse gas ...
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The FDA to eliminate animal testing, what’s the alternative?
Elizabeth Baker, Director of Research Policy for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to ...
New Colorado law could save the lives of hundreds of test animals
A new Colorado law in place is giving animals used as test subjects a new lease on life. In the past, animals who survive ...
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Opinion: Vital medical breakthroughs still need animal research
To read the op-ed by the head of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, click here. Peter Barr-Gillespie and Skip Bohm For The Oregonian/OregonLive Barr-Gillespie, Ph.D., is executive ...