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Millions of animals condemned to die in unnecessary toxicity testing products already in use   full text 84


UK bans use of animals in cosmetic testing
Also any use of great apes (chimpanzees, bonobos, orangutans or
gorillas) in any testing and the use of any animals at all in tobacco or alcohol studies.


Campaign for Responsible Transplantation files petition against xenotransplants with Department of Health and
Human Services  full text 87



People worldwide grappling with genetic manipulation
which is being pushed by US embassies   full text 88


Liver transplant patient inherits donor's brain cancer cells
Chances of this happening estimated to be 12 to 25 percent


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On the Drug Scene
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Reactions to drugs found to be the 4th biggest cause of US deaths !!! This does not mean that drugs should never be used, only that they should never be taken or prescribed without considering all the options available.  In many cases the harm they do is outweighed by the relief of troublesome symptoms but real cures come from getting at the underlying causes.

Alternative remedies worry allopathic physicians
British Columbia Medical Association passed resolution calling on BC College of Pharmacists not to recommend homeopathic or herbal products to their customers.

FDA seizes generic drug and sues company
Another swat team raid,this time on Steris Laboratories of Phoenix AZ.

Antibacterial soaps foster resistant germs
Bacteria have developed resistance to triclosan.

Toothpaste detergent causes mouth ulcers
Some contain sodium lauryl sulfate like shampoos and detergents.

Anti-depressants cause mouth disorders
Elavil and and Pemelor decrease saliva flow possibly contributing to gum disorders and tooth decay.

More drug recalls
Posicor and Duract recalled for liver damage.

Rezulin also causes liver damage
At least 27 deaths in the UK

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Research without animals
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Human cancer tissue leads to new drug

High mercury levels in ocean fish found harmless in The Seychelles
An eight-year study of children in a fish-eating population

New study links pesticide to breast cancer
Danish study of 7,712 women for 19 years indicts Dieldrin.

Charred meat linked to breast cancer
Iowa women's health study

Mailbag
Letters from Pat Rattigan, ND ,UK;  Helen Fullerton, PhD, Wales; 
Jack Tanis, FL, USA; and Bette Overell, New Zealand

Book Review
The Cancer Business, second only to the petrochemical industry
by Pat Rattigan, ND 1998   

Food Pets Die For: Shocking Facts about the Pet Food Industry
by Ann N. Martin  reviewed by Stephen Morley

List of 30 books for sale plus video Lethal Medicine

U. of Miami selling sick monkeys for research

St John Fisher College, objection to dissection

Rockefeller U. animal researcher fails to show up for
debate  by Barbara Stagno    full text 78

British GPs accused of ditching patients who ask too
many questions

Phantom Cancer Cures
that have worked in mice and failed in humans 

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