News Release Archive 2005

• Mobile Billboard Circles Fiesta Bowl Urging OSU President Karen Holbrook to Cancel “Cruelty 101”: Doctors Group Asks Ohio State University to Consider Alternatives to Inhumane Spinal Cord Injury Course
  (Dec. 28, 2005)

• Resolved to Lose Weight in 2006? Doctors Suggest a Low-Fat Vegan Diet for Healthy Slimming in the New Year: Recent Study Shows Plant-Based Diet is Effective Way to Shed Unwanted Pounds
  (Dec. 15, 2005)

• PCRM's Cruelty-Free Insulin Assay Now Marketed Worldwide
  (Dec. 7, 2005)

• Doctors Offer Five Mood-Boosting Tips for the Holidays: Beat the Blues and Fight Stress with Low-Fat Vegetarian Foods
  (Dec. 6, 2005)

• Report Shows Steep Rise in Donor Support for Health Charities that Don't Conduct Animal Experiments
  (Nov. 30, 2005)

• How to Ensure a Safe Thanksgiving: Avoid Foodborne Illnesses and Holiday Weight-Gain With Delicious Vegetarian Recipes
  (Nov. 21, 2005)

• Concerned About Bird Flu? Doctors Offer "Vegetarian Starter Kit": Meatless Diets Could Help Stop the Disease at its Source, Physicians' Group Says
  (Nov. 8, 2005)

• Airport Food Has Improved, Survey Shows: Most Major Hubs Offer More Low-Fat, Cholesterol-Free Vegetarian Choices, with Chicago in First Place and Phoenix Most Improved
  (Nov. 2, 2005)

• Doctors Name Healthiest School Lunches in U.S.: Poughkeepsie, Cincinnati, Santa Barbara, Montpelier, VT Take Top Honors; Vegetarian Items Available Daily on All Menus
  (Oct. 12, 2005)

• Doctors Sue Safeway and Other D.C. Dairy Retailers for Failing to Warn about Lactose Intolerance: Plaintiffs Want Warning Labels on Milk Cartons; Class-Action Lawsuit Announced at Oct. 6 Briefing at National Press Club
  (Oct. 6, 2005)

• Hospital Cafeteria Food Is a Recipe for Illness, New Report Shows: High-Fat, High-Cholesterol Meals Increase Risk of Heart Disease and Cancer for Hospital Staff and Visitors
  (Sept. 14, 2005)

• New Study Shows High-Carb, Vegan Diet Causes Major Weight Loss: Even with No Calorie-Cutting or Exercise, Diet is More Effective Than a Typical Low-Fat Diet
  (Sept. 9, 2005)

• Doctors Say Forcing Evacuees to Abandon Companion Animals Traumatizes Them Further
  (Sept. 4, 2005)

• Action Alert: Help End the Dairy Industry’s Misleading Ad Campaign
  (Aug. 24, 2005)

• Nonprofit Doctors Group Drops Food Giant from Ongoing Lawsuit: Kraft No Longer Running Dairy-Weight Loss Advertising
  (Aug. 19, 2005)

• PCRM Nutrition Experts Available to Comment on New Prostate Cancer Study: Low-Fat Vegan Diet and Other Positive Lifestyle Changes May Halt Progression of Prostate Cancer
  (Aug. 11, 2005)

• Milk Linked to Ovarian Cancer: U.S. Experts Issue Recommendations Based on New Swedish Study
  (Aug. 9, 2005)

• Surplus Atkins Products? Doctors Launch Trade-in Program: Dieters Can Swap Unwanted Atkins Products for Healthier Alternative
  (Aug. 5, 2005)

• PCRM Seeks Nominations for Awards Honoring Innovation in School Foodservice: "Golden Carrot" Prizes Total $5,000; Deadline: September 15, 2005
  (Aug. 4, 2005)

• Atkins Lawsuit Will Proceed, Doctors Say: Former Dieter with Heart Disease Will Not Drop Lawsuit Seeking Warning Labels on Atkins Products
  (Aug. 1, 2005)

• Doctors Sue Merck Over Vioxx Animal Tests: Merck Relied on Animal Experiments Showing Vioxx to Be "Safe," While Ignoring Critical Human Data
  (July 14, 2005)

• Doctors Sue Merck Over Vioxx Animal Tests: Incriminating Document to Be Revealed at News Conference July 14
  (July 11, 2005)

• A Response to Food/Tobacco Industry Attacks
  (June 28, 2005)

• Doctors Group Files Suit against Kraft, General Mills, Dannon, and Dairy Trade Groups for False Dairy Weight-Loss Claims: Suit Seeks Immediate Stop to National Advertising Campaign
  (June 28, 2005)

• Physicians Announce Lawsuits against Major Food Companies and Dairy Groups Over False Weight-Loss Claims: Suits Seek Immediate Stop to National Advertising Campaign
  (June 24, 2005)

• Doctor Phil Urged to "Get Real" About False Dairy Diet Claims: Doctors' New Ad Sets Record Straight: Milk Does Not Cause Weight Loss
  (June 17, 2005)

• New Spoof of Milk Mustache Ads Reaches Out to People With Lactose Intolerance: Nonprofit Will Provide Pro-Bono Legal Help to D.C. Consumers Sickened by Dairy Products
  (June 16, 2005)

• Doctors Fire Round Two against False Dairy/Weight-Loss Claims: Group Calls on FDA to Crack Down on Dannon, General Mills, and Maker of Lactaid
  (June 9, 2005)

• New Study Shows Animal-Based Testing of Drugs and Chemicals Puts Unborn Children at Risk of Birth Defects: Drug and Chemical Tests Using Animals Fail to Predict Birth Defect Risk Half the Time
  (May 26, 2005)

• Physicians Group and Disabled Activists Call on Ohio State University to Cancel Spinal Cord Injury Techniques Training Course
  (May 23, 2005)

• Risk of Prostate Cancer from Dairy Consumption Overshadows Alleged Diabetes Prevention: Doctors Analyze New Study on Dairy and Diabetes
  (May 11, 2005)

• Physicians Group Complaint to Federal Trade Commission Faults Milk Industry's Advertising Claims: Dairy Products Weight-Loss Claims Are Untrue, Says PCRM in FTC Petition
  (April 22, 2005)

• Doctors Criticize New Food Guidance System as Unscientific: New System Is Too Weak on the Risks of Meat and Dairy Products; Too Little Emphasis on Vegetarian Choices
  (April 19, 2005)

• Alec Baldwin, Other Celebs Turn Out for PCRM Gala: Photos Now Available Online
  (April 19, 2005)

• Star-Studded Celebration Marks PCRM's 20th Anniversary: Physicians' Group Looks Back at Two Decades of Advocacy for Good Nutrition and Alternatives to Animal Research
  (April 11, 2005)

• Physicians' Group Responds to Smear Tactics by Tobacco/Meat Industry Front Group: Criticisms are False and Anti-Public Health
  (April 11, 2005)

• Seattle Inventor to Receive Henry Heimlich Award
  (April 8, 2005)

• Cleveland Physician to Receive Benjamin Spock Award
  (April 8, 2005)

• Boca Raton Humanitarian to Receive "Art of Compassion" Award from Physicians' Group
  (April 7, 2005)

• National Medical Group Creates Award In Honor of Henry Heimlich: Seattle Inventor to Become First Recipient
  (April 7, 2005)

• PCRM Group Files Suit in Ohio Supreme Court Over OSU's “Cruelty 101” Course: PCRM Files Suit for Release of Controversial Spinal Cord Injury Techniques Course Video
  (April 7, 2005)

• Physicians Group Marks 20 Years of Progress Toward a Healthier America: PCRM Physician-Founder to Discuss Obesity Epidemic, Atkins Craze, Influence of Meat, Dairy Industries Over Federal Food Guidelines
  (April 6, 2005)

• Judge Orders Atkins Nutritionals to End Secrecy and Produce Internal Business Records: Ruling is Latest Legal Victory for Former Dieter
  (March 29, 2005)

• Atkins Nutritionals Admits Diet May Be Dangerous: Lawyers for Diet Giant Concede in Court that Diet May Be Dangerous; Attorneys Attempt to Quash Release of Potentially Damaging Documents, Studies on Atkins Diet Safety
  (March 21, 2005)

• Cautions About Vegan Diet Baseless, says Physicians Group: Research on Undernourished Children Was Misinterpreted as Research on Vegans
  (March 18, 2005)

• New Study in Pediatrics Shatters Milk Myth: For Strong Bones, Kids Need Exercise, Sunshine, and a Dairy-Free Diet
  (March 7, 2005)

• Cardiologist Will Drop Bombshell Testimony at Vioxx Hearing: Animal Tests Implicated in Tragic Outcomes for Human Patients
  (Feb. 15, 2005)

• PCRM Develops World's First Cruelty-Free Insulin Assay
  (Feb. 9, 2005)

• NIH to Investigate OSU's Inhumane Spinal Injury Techniques Courses: PCRM Petition Spurs NIH Review into Possible Animal Welfare Violations in "Cruelty 101" Class
  (Feb. 8, 2005)

• PCRM debuts three new TV spots starring member physicians: Public service announcements offer advice for combating childhood obesity
  (Jan. 24, 2005)

• New Dietary Guidelines Do Little to Stem Rising Rates of Obesity, Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Diet-Related Cancers, Says PCRM: PCRM Nutritionists Available for Interview, Comment
  (Jan. 12, 2005)

• JAMA Study on Meat and Cancer Demands Action, Says PCRM: It’s Time to Turn Research Into Policy; PCRM Nutritionists Available for Comment
  (Jan. 11, 2005)

• New Study Reveals Treatment for “Silent Killer” Using Diet, Not Drugs Blood Pressure Levels Drop in Response to Vegetarian Diet, Says Lead Article in Nutrition Reviews, January 2005
  (Jan. 11, 2005)

• PCRM 20th Anniversary Gala Celebration Set for April 16: “The Art of Compassion: Celebrating 20 Years of Responsible Medicine” Benefit to Be Held in Washington, D.C.; Actor Alec Baldwin to Serve as Master of Ceremonies
  (Jan. 7, 2005)

• Judge Again Rules in Favor of Man Suing Atkins Empire: Former Dieter Will Have His Day in Court
  (Jan. 5, 2005)

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