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Coast Guard Defends Medical Practice on Animals

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I knew the military in general used animals for combat medical practice.hadn't thought of the Coast Guard though. A congressman also has introduced legislation that would phase out the use of animals by the military for such training. PETA leads the charge against the Coast Guard. For the full story, go here to the Washington Post.

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Sri Lanka Attempts to Establish Animal Research Guidelines

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Last Monday (January 18, 2010), this country reached a milestone with regard to animal research when a booklet on the ‘Guidelines for Ethics Review of Research Proposals Involving Animals in Sri Lanka’, was launched at a simple ceremony held at the Colombo Medical Faculty presided over by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo, Prof.

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Update on Proposition 2 in CA

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California’s Proposition 2 is not solely about the California egg business but is also about the egg industry’s national survival, warned Gene Gregory at the annual legislative meeting of United Egg Producers (UEP). Gregory is the president and CEO of UEP, an industry trade group.

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The One Animal Product You Should Feed Your Children

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Neal Barnard, Food for Life: How the New Four Food Groups Can Save Your Life , p. There simply is no dispute in the medical community that human breast milk is the best food a human infant can be fed. , as well as the District of Columbia offer women no protection or very limited protection of their right to breastfeed their children.

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