{"id":521818,"date":"2010-04-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-07T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"tag:www.infinitehealthresources.com:\/\/61adf71ec01411e0b27b36603a1b6880"},"modified":"2010-04-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-07T04:00:00","slug":"pcrm-online-april-2010-scarlett-johansson-supports-healthy-school-meals-act-and-more-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/521818","title":{"rendered":"PCRM Online, April 2010: Scarlett Johansson Supports Healthy School Meals Act and more news"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n
\"\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n
April 2010<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nPhysicians Committee for Responsible Medicine<\/span><\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\n

\"News<\/p>\n

\"Scarlett<\/p>\n

Actress Scarlett Johansson Asks Congress to Pass the Healthy School Meals Act
<\/a><\/strong>Kids adore her in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie<\/em>. Parents love her in movies like The Other Boleyn Girl<\/em> and Lost in Translation<\/em>. And now, kids and parents alike are applauding actress and singer Scarlett Johansson’s recent request to Congress to add more fruits, vegetables, and plant-based meal options to school lunchrooms by passing the Healthy School Meals Act of 2010. Support from Olympians &gt
<\/a><\/strong>
\"dotline\"<\/p>\n

\"chimpanzee\"High-Profile Ads and Award Highlight PCRM’s Efforts to Protect Chimpanzees<\/strong><\/a>
&ldquo They stole her children,&rdquo declare advertisements featuring a chimpanzee named Foxie whose five babies were taken from her as infants for use in invasive laboratory experiments. In March, Foxie and two other former laboratory-owned chimpanzees began appearing in poster-size ads in Washington Metro railcars. The ad campaign, sponsored by the PCRM Legislative Fund, a PCRM affiliate, urges support for the Great Ape Protection Act. See the Ads &gt <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"dotline\"<\/p>\n

\"EllenEllen DeGeneres among Celebs Receiving PCRM’s Voice of Compassion Award<\/strong>
<\/a>This Saturday, Alicia Silverstone and Marilu Henner will receive the inaugural Voice of Compassion Award at PCRM’s 25th Anniversary Art of Compassion gala. The award honors those who, by word and example, have communicated compassion, caring, and the highest ethical principles. The Voice of Compassion Award was also presented this week to Ellen DeGeneres on the set of The Ellen DeGeneres Show <\/em>and to Portia de Rossi.<\/em> Tickets Now Available &gt <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"dotline\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"JonathanNobel Prize Winner Praises New Book’s Case for Animal Intelligence and Emotion<\/a><\/strong>
Do baboons have a keen sense of right and wrong? Do chickens find certain human faces attractive in the same way people do? Do cats and dogs get their feelings hurt? In his new book, Second Nature<\/em>, Jonathan Balcombe, Ph.D., an ethologist and biologist affiliated with PCRM, makes the case that animals, once viewed only as mindless automatons, actually have rich sensory experiences and emotional complexity. Nobel Winner’s Praise &gt <\/a>
<\/strong>
\"dotline\"<\/p>\n

\"ThePower Plate’s Well-Rounded Diet Could Save Your Life<\/a>
<\/strong>America faces an epidemic of diet-related diseases. So it’s time for the federal government to step up to the plate and help spread the facts about healthful nutrition. As the U.S. Department of Agriculture revises the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, PCRM has filed a petition asking the agency to throw out its confusing food guide, MyPyramid, and adopt a simple, plant-based alternative called the Power Plate. Interactive Web Site &gt <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"dotline\"<\/p>\n

\"pig\"Tulane University Kills Pigs, Violates Federal Law<\/strong><\/a>
Tulane University lists &ldquo integrity&rdquo as a core value: &ldquo We will act ethically &hellip We are willing to be held accountable for our actions.&rdquo Louisiana physician and PCRM member Leslie Brown, M.D., is holding the school to that promise. Last month, she filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, alleging that the institution is in violation of the Animal Welfare Act for using live pigs in a trauma training course. Ask Tulane to Stop Cruel Methods &gt <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"dotline\"<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\n

Copyright 2010. All rights reserved.
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine <\/p>\n

Suggestions? Comments?
Please contact: Michael Keevican, Web Editor\/Staff Writer
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
202-686-2210, ext. 367
mkeevican@pcrm.org<\/a><\/p>\n

\n<\/td>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Bookmark<\/a> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\"Support<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Join our monthly giving program, the Remembering Rodney Society<\/a><\/p>\n

Renew your 2010 PCRM membership today!<\/a><\/p>\n

Donate today<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"PCRM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton covers Scarlett Johansson’s letter supporting the Healthy School Meals Act<\/a><\/p>\n

Boston Herald<\/em> covers PCRM’s NASA campaign<\/a><\/p>\n

ABC News covers the Healthy School Meals Act<\/a><\/p>\n

The Diane Rehm Show <\/em>features biologist Jonathan Balcombe, Ph.D., discussing his book, Second Nature<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

UPI covers PCRM’s Power Plate<\/a><\/p>\n

The New York Times<\/em> covers PCRM’s diagram explaining why a salad costs more than a Big Mac<\/a><\/p>\n

New Orleans paper covers PCRM’s campaign against use of animals in Tulane ATLS class<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"PCRM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/em> prints op-ed by PCRM legislative director Sen. Chip Rogers urging passage of the Healthy School Meals Act<\/a><\/p>\n

El Paso Times<\/em> prints letter by PCRM dietitian Kathryn Strong, M.S., R.D., about the Healthy School Meals Act<\/a><\/p>\n

North Carolina newspaper prints op-ed by PCRM dietitian Brie Turner-McGrievy, Ph.D., R.D., on the Healthy School Meals Act<\/a><\/p>\n

Indiana newspaper prints letter by Cancer Project dietitian Joseph Gonzales, R.D., urging plant-based diet for colorectal cancer prevention<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Get<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

Ask Tulane to end the use of animals in its ATLS program<\/a><\/p>\n

Urge Congress to support the Healthy School Meals Act of 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

Tell NASA to stop monkey radiation experiments<\/a><\/p>\n

Write to the FDA commissioner about ending mandatory animal testing<\/a><\/p>\n

Ask your congressperson to end animal use in military medical training<\/a><\/p>\n

Become a fan of PCRM on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\"\" <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
5100 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Ste. 400
Washington, DC 20016<\/td>\n		Phone: 202-686-2210
E-mail: <\/font>pcrm@pcrm.org<\/font><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

April 2010 Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Actress Scarlett Johansson Asks Congress to Pass the Healthy School Meals ActKids adore her in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. Parents love her in movies like The Other Boleyn Girl and Lost in Translation. And now, kids and parents alike are applauding actress and singer Scarlett Johansson’s recent request […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":149,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-521818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/521818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/149"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=521818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/521818\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=521818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=521818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=521818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}