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New Hampshire Fisher Cats Urged to Retire Manchester Chicken Tenders Identity That Promotes Unhealthy Food

The New Hampshire Fisher Cats, a Minor League Baseball team, occasionally plays under two alternate identities: the ...
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Monkeys Imported for Medical Research Increase Risk of Animal-to-Human Pathogen Transmission

Many of the most prominent and recent disease outbreaks have been a result of animal-to-human pathogen transmission, ...
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“Mac: Get Cruelty Out of Psych Classes,” Urge Mobile Billboards Circling Macalester’s Commencement on May 16

Get Cruelty Out of Psych Classes,” is one of three messages that students, parents, and faculty attending Macalester ...
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New Survey Finds That a Majority of Americans Are Concerned About High Blood Pressure, the ‘Silent Killer’

WASHINGTON—A new survey by Morning Consult and the nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine finds that a ...
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Plant-Based Diet Associated With Reduced Inflammation

Inflammation, while beneficial for responding to acute injury, is damaging when chronic and can contribute to diseases like heart disease and diabetes.
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Citizen Complaint Raises Questions About Research Integrity at OHSU

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is calling attention to a citizen complaint filed with the Oregon Health & ...
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Joel Fuhrman, MD

Joel Fuhrman, MD, is a board-certified family physician, seven-time New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized expert on nutrition and natural healing. He specializes in ...
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Vegan Diet During Pregnancy Shows No Difference in Health Outcomes for Babies

Vegan diets have sometimes been cautioned against for pregnant women, but a new study published in the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics found no difference in health outcomes for women ...
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A Plant-Based Diet: Eating for the Environment

Shifting diets from meat and other animal products to plant-based diets has a high potential for reducing carbon footprints and mitigating climate change, as well as improving human health, according ...