Press releases
Is REACH a pointless animal massacre?
9 August 2012: The EU chemicals testing program REACH is a well-intentioned but scientifically flawed attempt to protect human health and the environment, both of which continue to be at risk from the effects of toxic chemicals. The EU chemicals testing program REACH (registration, evaluation, authorisation and…New study reveals adverse effects when common pesticides mixed
7 August 2012: An Antidote Europe-funded study demonstrates the harmful effects of mixtures of the pesticides pyrimethanil, cyprodinil and fludioxonil. A scientific study conducted by Aston University in Britain and funded by NGOs Future Generations and Antidote Europe has been published in the peer-reviewed…Why the Nuremberg Code may harm your health
11 July 2012: Science has moved forward 65 years since the end of World War II but the laws have not yet caught up with the science. A doctor, lawyer and university professor of neuroscience have just released startling new evidence to show…Claude Reiss on Radio France Inter
9 July 2012: Claude Reiss, Antidote Europe’s president, will be interviewed tomorrow, July 10th, at 14:00 on Radio France Inter about chemicals in our environment. The interview will be held in French.Faulty breast implants
10 January 2012: In a letter addressed to the chief executive of the MHRA, the consumer watchdog Antidote Europe today accused the MHRA of failing in its mission to protect the public. The PIP breast implant health scare is a shocking example of regulatory failure on the part…Scientists question value of monkey experiments
7 December 2011: An article published in the peer-reviewed Medicolegal and Bioethics presents a rare challenge not just on the ethics but also on the science of using non-human primates in research. Public surveys have consistently shown the general public to be uneasy about the…Adverse drug reactions kill 197,000 Europeans annually
23 June 2011: In a letter addressed to EU Commissioner John Dalli, Antidote Europe points to the growing number of scientists who consider animal tests to be about as predictive as, or less than, tossing a coin. Antidote Europe has written to EU…Other Press releases
Interviews
Dr Martin Ashby on animal experimentation
16 August 2012:
Dr Ashby has seen patients prescribed drugs costing thousands of pounds a month who are nonetheless not receiving adequate nutrition, hydration and basic care. Something is profoundly wrong with the healthcare system, he observes. Dr Martin Ashby obtained his medical…
Professor Larry Hansen on ethical dilemmas
23 May 2012:
Professor Hansen provides a courageous and unique perspective on dealing with the ethical dilemmas he has faced in his career. Lawrence Hansen obtained his medical degree in 1977 in Illinois. He then specialised in psychiatry and neuropathology before further specialisation…
Dr Bernard-Pellet on preventive medicine
11 February 2012:
Dr Bernard-Pellet explains why we should teach medical personnel and patients the art of healthy living through sensible lifestyle and nutrition. After completing his secondary school studies, Jerome Bernard-Pellet went on to obtain his medical degree at the Necker Faculty…
Another courageous scientist
3 December 2011: The following interview is with a scientist who wishes to remain anonymous. Her determination to pursue a scientific career without conducting animal experiments is an example for others to follow. Antidote Europe (AE). Our organisation from time to time receives…Dr Adrian Stallwood on animal experiments
19 September 2011:
Dr Stallwood, who teaches medical undergraduates using increasingly realistic manikins and models, argues that to influence the public against animal experiments, “we must communicate specifics, not slogans.” Dr Adrian Stallwood graduated in Medicine from St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical School, London…