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James B. Wyngaarden, MD

JAMA. 1986;256(5):634-635.

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Practicing physicians of this nation have for years been partners with the biomedical research community, applying the results of research to prevent disease and to treat their patients. Data on the health status of Americans indicate that this partnership has been a fruitful one, leading to consistently improving health throughout the country. An important, but often forgotten, element associated with medicine's success story is the laboratory animal. Virtually every major achievement in medical research during the past century has depended, in one way or another, on the use of animals.

We have had many successes, including the polio vaccine, bypass surgery, organ transplants, mood-controlling drugs, and a host of other important accomplishments. Nevertheless, the biomedical research community is being threatened by a small, but determined, segment of society that is opposed to the use of laboratory animals. Physicians and scientists at leading institutions are coming under increasing pressure from "animal . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Md

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