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Factory Farming, Animal Testing & Human Health:
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Interviews & Podcasts
Dr. Akhtar interviewed in The Chronicle of Higher Education
For Article: “Reconsidering Research On Primates” | By Brandon Keim: John Gluck still remembers the meeting, nearly a half-century ago, of his academic-journal club at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Gluck was a graduate student in the laboratory of […]
Dr. Akhtar featured in the Unbound Project
In Article: By Keri Cronin: “This sense of compassion for and curiosity about other animals has stayed with her throughout her life. Her experience with the suffering of animals greatly influenced her decision to become a doctor and her desire […]
Dr. Akhtar announced 2015 winner of Belton Mouras Grassroots Leadership Award
On March 29, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Dr. Akhtar was presented with the Belton Mouras Grassroots Leadership Award for her efforts to show how animal protection benefits public health. “What we are forging is not a revolutionary change, but […]
XTalks: Alternatives to animal testing
Want to know more about the problems with animal experimentation – how it harms humans and animals and about alternatives? Listen to my presentation on Xtalks. The presenters discuss scientific and ethical imperatives associated with the use of animals in […]
Dr. Akhtar’s interview on Our Hen House
I’m excited to have been interviewed by the wonderful folks at Our Hen House. EPISODE 208: “THE FURTHER A SOCIETY DRIFTS FROM THE TRUTH, THE MORE IT WILL HATE THOSE THAT SPEAK IT.” “Joining us today is Dr. Aysha Akhtar, […]
Dr. Akhtar weighs in on animal testing
Dr. Akhtar’s Position: Con to the question, “Should Animals Be Used for Scientific or Commercial Testing?” Reasoning: “Regardless of any role animal experiments may have played in the past, the mounting evidence shows that using animals today is largely ineffective […]
Dr. Akhtar’s article headlined in Science Blog by former director of the National Institutes of Occupational Safety and Health
Dr. Anthony Robbins, Co-Editor of the Journal of Public Health Policy and former director of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and of the National Vaccine Program headline my article in his latest post on Science Blog’s The […]
Read review of Animals and Public Health in The Huffington Post
Kathy Freston in the Huffington Post writes: I’ve often said that by showing kindness to animals and eating fewer (or better yet, none) of them, we see personal health benefits — a reduction in heart disease, stroke, cancers, diabetes and […]
Animals and Public Health announced as winner by the International Book Awards
Animals and Public Health announced as Award-Winner in the “Social Change” category and as Award-Winning Finalist in the “Health: General” category of the 2012 International Book Awards. The announcement by the International Book Awards can be found here.
Animals and Public Health mentioned in the New York Times
Tyler Cowen mentions the book in his post in the New York Times, titled “End Farm Subsidies and Treat Animals Better”: Tyler Cowen, author of: “An Economist Gets Lunch: New Rules for Everyday Foodies,” is a professor of economics at […]
Interview about the book Animals and Public Health on One Green Planet
Scientist and author Jonathan Balcombe takes a moment to interview Dr. Akhtar about her book, Animals and Public Health. By Jonathan Balcombe: Scientist & Author | Animal Treatment: Why It Matters for Human Health On the occasion of her new […]
Hear Dr. Akhtar talk about her book with ARC UK Correspondent, Peter Crosskey
ARC UK Correspondent, Peter Crosskey, talks to Dr Akhtar about her new book, Animals and Public Health: Why Treating Animals Better is Critical to Human Welfare
Spinal cord injury research: Hampered by animal models
Scientists Say Difficulty Lies In Extrapolating Animal Data To Humans: Research on traumatic spinal cord injuries is hampered by a reliance on animal experiments that don’t accurately predict human outcomes, according to a new study Reviews In The Neurosciences. The […]