“A law that puts an acute disease that hinders people from performing a job on the same
level as a mere prediction about what a person’s health might be like in 10, 20, or 30 years is …

… Jane Burgermeister Vienna …

… Jane Burgermeister Vienna … Jane Parry Hong Kong …

Part of the problem is that the prison authorities cannot afford the drugs to keep the diseases
at bay. Shortages of drugs mean that prisoners with tuberculosis usually do not complete …

Treatment for postmenopausal symptoms with oestrogen plus progestogen therapy may
increase a woman’s risk of ovarian cancer and may also increase the number of endometrial …

Heavy lobbying by the US drug industry has, for the time being, held up studies comparing
the clinical efficacy of prescription drugs. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (…

The French government has made much of its determination to turn France into one of the
most attractive biotechnology locations in Europe within the next 5 years, but not everyone is …

Israel’s occupation of Gaza and the West Bank has damaged the health of the civilian
population, a report from the charity Médecins du Monde has said. Since the beginning of the …

The German arm of the environmental lobby group Greenpeace is disputing a patent on the
grounds that it allows the commercial exploitation of human stem cells. The group filed a …

The health of Iraqis continues to decline more than 18 months after the invasion, and this year
has seen a dramatic increase in the toll of infectious disease, a report released last week …