NEWS ARCHIVE 1998

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DECEMBER 1998

Cosmetics -- and their ingredients -- will no longer be tested on animals in the United Kingdom (12/09/1998)

Soybeans could one day provide a plant-based alternative to the use of animals in monoclonal antibody production (12/09/1998)

NOVEMBER 1998

HSUS Honors Two Government Scientists (11/23/1998)

A new book can provide guidance in promoting the psychological well-being of nonhuman primates (11/12/1998)

The Canadian Council on Animal Care has just released guidelines on choosing appropriate endpoints (11/12/1998)

OCTOBER 1998

An alternative method for assessing allergic contact dermatitis has passed the first test in gaining U.S. regulatory approval (10/19/1998)

SEPTEMBER 1998

Henry Spira, dead at 71 (09/15/1998)

A new book about activist Henry Spira shows how one person can make a difference to animals (09/03/1998)

Printed proceedings from "Alternatives in Monoclonal Antibody Production" are available from CAAT (09/03/1998)

AUGUST 1998

JULY 1998

A report by the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR) could lead to better care for lab animals (07/06/1998)

Geny Groothuis was awarded the annual Hugo Van Poelgeest Award in The Netherlands for her development of in vitro test systems using human tissue (07/06/1998)

JUNE 1998

A new book provides a guide to nearly 400 alternatives to using animals in education (06/05/1998)

MAY 1998

A new book and disk provide a guide to more than 2,000 online veterinary resources (05/14/1998)

APRIL 1998

German Scientist receives the 1997 Hegarty Award for In Vitro Phototoxicity Research (04/08/1998)

Animal Activists Continue "Antibodies Without Animals" Campaign (04/08/1998)

MARCH 1998

FEBRUARY 1998

The Alternatives to Animal Testing Web Site has been selected as "one of the best educational resources on the Web" (02/27/1998)

JANUARY 1998