Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is a nonprofit health organization that promotes preventive medicine, conducts clinical research, and encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research and medical training.
About Us - Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
The Physicians Committee is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, headquartered in Washington, DC. Our efforts are dramatically changing the way doctors treat chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and cancer.
Clinical Research - Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
For more than 20 years, experts at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine have been conducting and publishing clinical research in humans showing the wide-ranging health benefits of diet changes for conditions ranging from cardiovascular disease to rheumatoid arthritis, menopause to migraines, and weight loss to workplace productivity.
Increasing Quality Human Tissue for Research: Challenges and …
Oct 29, 2020 · Study in a Sentence: A new workshop report describes the challenges of accessing and qualifying human tissues for research purposes and outlines a strategy to help meet the needs of the research communities to increase the availability and quality of human tissues in biomedical and translational research. Healthy for Humans: Advanced in vitro models using human tissue or cells contribute to a ...
Fiber - Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Fiber in vegetables, fruits, beans, and whole grains helps with digestion, weight loss, heart health, and cancer prevention. It can even increase your life span.
Animal Testing and Alternatives - Physicians Committee for …
Since 2006, the Physicians Committee has served as the Secretariat of the International Council for Animal Protection in OECD Programmes (), which works for the widest possible implementation of measures to replace, reduce, and refine animal tests within OECD guidelines and programs.The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is an intergovernmental standard-setting ...
New Paper Suggests Need for Human-Relevant Alzheimer’s …
A new commentary in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease by Physicians Committee medical research specialist Francesca Pistollato, Ph.D., and colleagues, addresses the need to refocus current research efforts on human-based methods, such as human cells and computational models, together with epidemiological and clinical studies. These tools will help facilitate human-relevant data acquisition ...
Nutrition for Clinicians - Physicians Committee for Responsible …
These presentations and fact sheets, developed by dietitians and physicians, highlight research on nutrition interventions for common chronic diseases and conditions.
Table of Contents 5-6 Ending EPA Animal Testing 7-8 Proving the Power of a Plant-Based Diet 9-10 Replacing Animal Use in Medical Education 11-12 Beating Breast Cancer 13 Outlawing Dog Experiments 14 Improving Alzheimer’s Research 15-16 Making Hospital Food Healthy 17 Fighting FDA Animal Testing 18 Training Scientists To Replace Animal Tests 19-20 Helping Communities Take Charge of Their Health
News Releases - Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Oct 31, 2024 · Learn about the Physicians Committee’s latest campaigns. Journalists: For more information or to arrange an interview with one of our experts, please contact the media contact listed at the bottom of the news release.