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Almagordo Chimp Story Hits the New York Times

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These aging chimps deserve to retire permanently and NOT be subjected to more medical research. Tags: chimpanzees primates National Institutes of Health medical research new mexico. Here's hoping this poignant story will stir more public outrage and pressure on the NIH.

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Groups like the American Veterinary Medical Association support these modern egg-laying housing systems. These modern systems allow hens to stand up, turn around, lie down and walk to clean water and nutritious food troughs.

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To the Editor: The American Veterinary Medical Association urges California voters to think twice before voting on Proposition 2. Ron DeHaven Chief Executive American Veterinary Medical Association Schaumburg, Ill., Karen Davis Machipongo, Va.,

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Imagine if I and the rest of the medical profession said we had to look at the entire pharmaceutical and surgical supply industry’s needs, not just our patients’ health. He said, “I have to look at the entire industry, not just what is best for public health.” What a potential disaster that could be for our patients’ health and well-being!

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To address this problem, I have introduced the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. To address this problem, I have introduced the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R.

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To the Editor: “ For ‘Animal Precinct,’ Reality Subject to Dispute ” (news article, July 23) missed the entire point of comprehensive animal welfare: that effective animal welfare requires both response and prevention. The real story here is our tireless commitment to fighting animal cruelty.

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7, 2008 The writer is director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment , Harvard Medical School. Eric Chivian Boston, Jan. To the Editor: The argument made by Gov.