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Health and DiseaseAugust 19, 2016
Do the Olympics Actually Make the World Less Healthy?
The Olympics bill themselves as celebrations of physical fitness, but often leave sickness and compromised health systems in their wake.
Sonia Shah
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July 28, 2016
Letters From the August 15-22, 2016, Issue
Suffering in private… An ounce of prevention… Pulsing with love…
Our Readers, Seth Freed Wessler and Sonia Shah
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Science and HealthJune 16, 2016
From Zika to Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs: Welcome to the New Age of Contagions
Today’s deadly new pathogens aren’t just a scientific challenge, they’re a political one.
Sonia Shah
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Regions and CountriesMarch 17, 2009
Why Africa Doesn't Want Foreign Aid
Zambian economist Dambisa Moyo argues that aid actually undermines the social and economic fabric of the developing world.
Sonia Shah
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Science and HealthJanuary 27, 2009
Scientists Come Out for Human Rights
After eight years of being sidelined by the Bush administration, many in notoriously apolitical professions are ready to stand up and be counted on the social and ethical implications of their work.
Sonia Shah
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Health and DiseaseMay 19, 2008
FDA Puts Medical Test Subjects in Danger
Research subjects in developing countries--often the poorest, the sickest and with the fewest options--become more vulnerable.
Sonia Shah
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EnvironmentMarch 31, 2006
Don't Blame Environmentalists for Malaria
Tina Rosenberg is wrong to argue in the New York Times that environmentalists who fought to limit the use of DDT have contributed to the worldwide spread of malaria.
Sonia Shah
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FilmAugust 30, 2005
'The Constant Gardener': What the Movie Missed
As Big Pharma increasingly turns to the Third World to test its products, this lush film will spark outrage, but glosses over the constant vigilance necessary to police drug trials.
Sonia Shah
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Health and DiseaseJune 13, 2002
Globalizing Clinical Research
Big Pharma tries out First World drugs on unsuspecting Third World patients.
Sonia Shah
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Health and DiseaseJanuary 10, 2002
Rx Needed for Medical Journals
Drug companies influence research; they also affect what gets published.
Sonia Shah