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Frequently Asked Questions About Chemical Regulation
Frequently Asked Questions About Chemical Regulation What is toxicity testing? What are some concerns with the use of animals in toxicity testing? What is the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)? Is TSCA in need of modernization? How can chemical regulatory legislation be more effective? What is the Saf |
Vegetarian Diets for Pregnancy
Vegetarian Diets for Pregnancy Pregnancy means eating for two. But it helps to remember that one of you is very small. So while you will need more nutrition, your overall diet will not be dramatically different from your normal eating pattern. Calorie needs increase only modestly during pregnancy. In the first tr |
Editorial: Toward a More Civilized World
In our work, it is easy to become jaded. We have thousands of heart attacks every day, and one in three of us develops cancer. Americans now eat more than a million animals every hour, which, in turn, contributes to the health problems we suffer from. Overall, our |
Chemical Testing Resources
Chemical Testing Resources PCRM Fact Sheets and Publications | Links | Scientific Articles PCRM Fact Sheets and Publications PCRM Testimony before the Superfund, Toxics, and Environmental Health Subcommittee of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Assessing the Safe Chemicals Act, |
Growing a Three Sisters Garden
A Three Sisters garden is fun to grow and educational for both children and adults. A 10-by-10-foot garden is a perfect size. You can use a smaller plot, but your yield will be less robust. Corn is a social plant; it needs at least a small group in order to pollinate.* Choose a spot that has full direct |
Growing a Three Sisters Garden
A Three Sisters garden is fun to grow and educational for both children and adults. A 10-by-10-foot garden is a perfect size. You can use a smaller plot, but your yield will be less robust. Corn is a social plant; it needs at least a small group in order to pollinate.* Choose a spot that has full direct sun |
Environmentalists Confront Covance at Air Quality Hearing
CHANDLER, Ariz.—Public health advocates and environmentalists will speak out against Covance Laboratories’ application for an air quality permit at a hearing tonight before the Maricopa County Air Quality Department. Aysha Akhtar, M.D., M.P.H., of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM |
Easter and Passover Menus: Low-Fat and Vegan
We have a variety of low-fat vegan Easter and Passover recipes that can be added and enjoyed at any of your meals. The key is to incorporate fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables into your recipes and to keep your recipes simple. Tips like using vegetable broth in place of oil or creamed cashews in place of dairy p |
Success Stories: Tackling Diabetes with Simple Diet Changes
The calls and e-mails have been pouring in to PCRM since Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes hit bookstores in January. Individuals with diabetes from all over the United States are contacting us to share their success with Dr. Barnard’s program. We’ve heard from people who began the |
Healthy Meals on Cruise Ships
On a typical day, Americans consume too much fat and cholesterol in their diets, and when vacationing, Americans often splurge on even more greasy, unhealthful foods. But if you’re looking to give your heart a vacation from cholesterol while your mind takes off from work and common everyday st |
Analysis of the HPV Challenge: Industry Violations and EPA Negligence
By Nicole Cardello, M.H.S. Executive Summary The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) High Production Volume (HPV) Challenge encourages chemical companies to volunteer to conduct screening-level animal toxicity tests on 2,800 industrial chemicals. Pursuant to this program, companies have committed to |
Citizen Action Kit: How a Bill Becomes a Law
How a Bill Becomes a Law A bill must pass through several steps before it becomes a law. Typically tax-related and budget bills are initiated in the House of Representatives, as the process below describes, but this is just one of many ways a bill may become a law. |
Foodborne Illness
Foodborne Illness Foodborne diseases are a serious and growing problem. Foodborne diseases cause an estimated 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths in the United States each year. Experts estimate that the yearly cost of all foodborne diseases |
Airport Food Rated for Healthy Options
WASHINGTON—It’s getting easier to find healthy food at America’s major airports, according to a new report released today by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). PCRM nutritionists surveyed the top 15 U.S. airports for |
New Chemical Legislation Could Help Protect Future Generations
By Samuel L. Jacobs, M.D. This opinion piece was printed on May 11, 2010, in the North Jersey Record. As if new parents didn’t have enough to worry about, now they have to ponder the safety of their baby’s bottle. As an obstetrician and gynecologist, I have patients who are losing sleep over whether the |
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