Archive: 2012

David H. Stone Radcliffe Publishing (April 2012) ISBN 9781846194719 254 pages $49.95 In The Growing Global Public Health Crisis and How to Address It, David Stone writes about the current state of global health and explains why such issues are relevant…

AlertNet reports that even amid government pledges to allow for easier access to food relief in areas of conflict around Sudan’s border states, aid groups believe these populations are still in danger of famine. The proposal was first suggested by a…

The European Parliament’s rejection of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been lauded as a positive move towards “ensuring continued access to affordable and essential drugs and medication essential for the fulfillment of the right to…

George J. Annas Oxford University Press (June 2011) ISBN 9780199840717 335 pages $24.95 Available at Amazon.com In Worst Case Bioethics: Death, Disaster, and Public Health, George Annas examines bioethics and ensuing policy through responses to the…

By Kathy Wang On June 28, the US Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), including one of its most controversial provisions: the individual mandate. Starting in 2014, most Americans will be obliged to have health…

Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling for Libya’s electoral candidates to discuss their attitudes and plans to address the country’s widespread use of illegal detention and torture. HRW investigations have revealed that people who are officially detained…