MS Animal Research: Wasted Resources
anon | 09.01.2009 10:19 | Animal Liberation | Health
'To the 2.6 million people around the world afflicted with multiple sclerosis, medicine has offered more frustration than comfort. Time after time, researchers have discovered new ways to cure laboratory rats of experimental induced encephalomyelitis, the murine model of MS, only to face obstacles in bringing the treatment to humans'.
Dr. Gibbs, Experimental and Molecular Medicine, 1999:31:115-121.
"Tests on animals have led to around 100 drugs being thought potentially useful for stroke; not one has proved effective in humans. You don't need to be a balaclava-wearing animal rights activist to question the value of animal studies in this area of medical research."
anon
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When will the needless suffering end?
09.01.2009 13:50
Animals suffer and die. Humans suffer and die. Pharmaceutical companies continue to rake in billions of pounds, whilst more and more people search for the elusive `cures`.
Rather than simply believing all the lies churned out by the media, think for yourself, do some research. Check out http://www.curedisease.net/
Adam
Medical Evidence
09.01.2009 22:06
Order their DVDs and books and ask yourself this: would you take medicine designed for your cat, dog, hamster, or rabbit for that matter? No, of course not - and with good reason.
Animal labs give the wrong results for human medicine and should be abolished on medical and scientific grounds - without delay.
Join Safer Medicines Campaign and support their successful awareness raising, for cures which are needed NOW. Help put an end to such disasters such as penicillin taking 10 years to reach human patients as it didn't work on a rabbit...just one of thousands of examples from decades fully referenced, peer reviewed, medical literature.
Louise