This petition is meant to disclose those that have been found safe, so that the repetition of cruel and unnecessary tests may be halted. Four journals received three flags. These publications covered experiments that were assumed to have caused the most pain and involved the most animals, and yet they were infrequently cited in other journals, suggesting they had little influence on subsequent research. The three-flag journals were Behavioral Neuroscience, Brain Research Bulletin, Neuroendocrinology, and Behavioral Brain Research. Dagg recommends that animal care committees be allowed to reject their colleagues' research proposals through secret ballot, that highly-stressful studies receive more vigorous screenings before funding is provided, and that quality of research, among other standards, be more carefully scrutinized.
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A new study reveals that weight-loss attempts can actually increase the risk for major weight gain. Researchers at the University of Helsinki followed 3,536 men and 4,193 women aged 18 to 54 for a period of 6 to 15 years and found that almost all normal-weight subjects who dieted end up gaining weight. At greatest risk for gaining more than 22 pounds over a 15-year period were men between 18 and 29 years and women between 30 and 54 years, regardless of other factors such as smoking, social class, alcohol use, or marital status. Being overweight increases the risk for developing diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. Unfortunately, approximately 30 percent of the American population is dieting at any given time.