[Hat tip to Jay Hughes] An article in the Washington Post points out that despite Congress creating a panel (known as the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods, or ICCVAM) over a decade ago to explore alternatives to animal testing, little has changed. "Instead of acting as an advocate for companies and nonprofits proposing non-animal tests, the panel has become an obstacle, animal welfare groups say. They point to Europe, where a similar panel has approved 34 alternatives to animal tests and has another 170 in its pipeline. Critics say the U.S. panel is slow and favors older animal tests that have never gone through the same rigorous scientific review."
For the complete article, click here.
Monday, April 14, 2008
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Dear Women's Bioethics Project,
Hi, I’m an American University student working on a HPV awareness campaign in Washington, D.C. The campaign is part of a Communication and Social Change course and is supported by the DC Department of Health. Our mission: To provide a space for storytelling and information to help demystify HPV for men and for women.
This is where we need your help. I’ve chosen to contact you because your blog relates to health or you have written an entry about HPV. Since we are just starting our campaign it would be great if you could e-mail me back at ann.j.liu@gmail.com or possibly post an entry about our website, www.tuneinhpv.com . If it’s possible, perhaps we can further the awareness of HPV by becoming affiliates or linking to each other. We continually provide a safe space for stories on HPV or any STD’s and would greatly appreciate your help.
Since we all have the same goals in mind, to further awareness of HPV and STD’s as a whole, we’d really like your feedback on what you think would help spread the word.
Thank you for your time and hope to hear from you soon!
Best Regards,
Ann Liu
American University 2009
Public Communication, BA
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