“The Relaxation Response”
Read about the “relaxation response” as defined by the father of mind-body medicine research, Dr. Herbert Benson.
Resources in: English
Mind and Life Institute
Mind and Life Institute was created in 1987 to promote neuroscience research on the mind, Buddhism, health and meditation.
“Mind-body medicine”
Read a primer on the techniques of mind-body medicine, including the use of biofeedback, relaxation techniques and spirituality, from the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.
“What Is Complementary and Alternative Medicine?”
Read a backgrounder on mind-body medicine by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md.
“Animal rights leader Dr. Jerry Vlasak endorses murder of scientists in U.S. Senate testimony”
2005 news release from the Center for Consumer Freedom about Dr. Jerry Vlasak’s testimony in support of murdering scientists who test on animals in front of the U.S. Senate. Read the U.S. Senate transcript of Dr. Vlasak’s testimony.
“Saving animals and people”
Article from the January 2006 issue of Scientific American about increasingly more sophisticated alternatives to animal testing.
Tom Regan Animal Rights Archive
Compilation of resources on animal rights and testing from the North Carolina State University library.
“Animal tests see steady decline: An analysis suggests science really is trying to reduce animal experiments”
2004 article from the BBC which suggests that animal testing is in decline.
BBC animal ethics
This is an animal ethics guide from the BBC. It includes a section on religious views about animal ethics.