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In Response to New Guidelines, Physicians Call for Diet Changes, Not Hormones, as First Step in Menopause Treatment

Washington—The public health nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is asking the American College of Physicians (ACP) to prioritize diet changes in its new guidelines for menopause ...
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Human-Based Tumor Model Shows Promise for Personalized Cancer Treatment

More than 2 million people are diagnosed with cancer every year in the U.S. Even among patients with the same diagnosis, the disease can vary greatly in terms of symptoms, treatment responses, and ...
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Honor Your Health: Wipe Out Diabetes!

The four-class Diabetes Initiative series provides the knowledge, tools, and lifestyle strategies to help individuals reduce the risk of developing diabetes, and to manage and even reverse the disease ...
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A Low-Fat Vegan Diet Cuts Liver Fat by a Third and Improves Insulin Function in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Adults with type 2 diabetes who followed a low-fat vegan diet for 16 weeks, eating as much as they wanted, with no calorie counting or portion control, lost weight, reduced fat ...
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Healthy Basics

This four-class series presents health-promoting dietary strategies that are both budget-friendly and accessible. Nutrition education components help individuals to connect diet and disease outcomes ...
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Plant-Based Grocery Deliveries Improve Cardiometabolic Health Markers

Plant-based diets can improve a range of health outcomes, but many people also face barriers to accessing healthy foods. Medically tailored groceries are an increasingly popular intervention that ...
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Physicians Committee Applauds New Guidance on Animal Use From the National Cancer Institute

In August, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published new guidance on grant applications for studies involving animal experiments. This guidance requires ...
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Physicians Committee Applauds New Guidance on Animal Use From Two NIH Institutes

Since August, two institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)—the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)—published new guidance on grant ...
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Venzamos el cancer de Mama, una clase de Food for life por Maria Fernanda Hubeaut

This class looks at the research behind increased prevention and survival rates for those individuals diagnosed with breast cancer. Factors discussed include reduced fat intake, increased consumption ...
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Mission Critical With Neal Barnard, MD

Join us for a Mission Critical update on Friday, Oct. 9 at 2 p.m. ET. Host Noah Gittell will welcome PCRM Regulatory Testing Specialist Eryn Slankster-Schmierer, PhD, who will give us the latest ...
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IMPACT! From the Mountain to the Valley

Plan to be a part of an impactful fundraising weekend to strengthen PCRM’s work to end animal experiments, advance human-relevant research, and advocate for policies that save both animal and human ...
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Health Concerns With Eggs

The fat and cholesterol found in eggs can harm heart health and lead to diabetes, as well as prostate and colorectal cancers. About 60% of the calories in eggs are from fat—much of which is saturated ...