Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

News
October 4, 2012
Retired Lab Chimps Pressed Back Into Service
A San Antonio lab says primate research is necessary for curing diseases like AIDS and hepatitis. But what progress has really been made.
Blogs
June 14, 2011
Doctor Challenges Mayor Parker to Become Vegan, As If She's Not Busy With Anything Else
More, Parker. More.Hey, Mayor Parker! Drop those bacon-wrapped Cheetos. In fact, drop everything, and become a vegan. You're not doing anything else, are you? So supposes Dr. Neal Barnard, a nutritionist who's coming all the way from D.C. to fix Houston's lardy lifestyle with legumes. As p ... More >>
News
October 14, 2010
13-Year-Old's Suicide
Readers comment on bullying tragedy.
News
October 7, 2010
Intelligent Life
When NASA employee April Evans questioned animal experiments, her career fell apart.
Blogs
September 20, 2010
"McDonald's Fat Menu Will Kill You" Ads May Be Coming To Houston
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, who presumably spent years trying to come up with the most boring "eat your spinach" name ever, may be targeting Houston with its latest attack ad.That ad, which has run in Washington, DC, features a fat guy on a gurney in the morgue with a death gr ... More >>
Blogs
November 26, 2008
Intercontinental a Xanadu of Healthy Food, Group Somehow Says
Houston has never really been known for its healthy eating, what with all the "Fattest City" this and the "Most Fast Food" that.But it appears there's one area where we are not totally in the grip of the fried-food cabal: The airport.Bush Intercontinental Airport came in fourth in a nationwide surve ... More >>
Blogs
November 25, 2008
Intercontinental A Xanadu Of Healthy Food, Group Somehow Says
Houston has never really been known for its healthy eating, what with all the "Fattest City" this and the "Most Fast Food" that.But it appears there's one area where we are not totally in the grip of the fried-food cabal: The airport.Bush Intercontinental Airport came in fourth in a nationwide surve ... More >>
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April 22, 1999
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April 22-28, 1999