Health and Disease

‘The Constant Gardener’: What the Movie Missed ‘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...

Aug 30, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Sonia Shah

Cannabis Interrupted Cannabis Interrupted

The Supreme Court's medical marijuana decision was a major setback for common sense.

Jul 13, 2005 / Herman Schwartz

Avian Flu: A State of Unreadiness Avian Flu: A State of Unreadiness

America remains unprepared for a possible avian flu pandemic.

Jun 29, 2005 / Feature / Mike Davis

Plan B for Plan B Plan B for Plan B

The FDA's refusal to issue a decision on Plan B reflects the influence of the Christian right over Bush Administration policy.

Jun 29, 2005 / Ayelish McGarvey

Stiffed Stiffed

Thanks to the wonders of reproductive science, you too can have a virgin birth.

May 26, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt

A Note on the Cover Story A Note on the Cover Story

An article likely to stir controversies of various kinds.

May 12, 2005 / The Editors

Virginity or Death! Virginity or Death!

Is the threat of cervical cancer at age 60 really keeping teenage girls virgins?

May 12, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Dr. Hager’s Family Values Dr. Hager’s Family Values

Should Dr. David Hager be advising President Bush on women's health?

May 12, 2005 / Feature / Ayelish McGarvey

Backward Christian Soldiers Backward Christian Soldiers

Maybe, just maybe, the religious right and its Republican friends have finally gone too far with the Terri Schiavo case.

Mar 31, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Death, Depression and Prozac Death, Depression and Prozac

Jeff Weise, teen slayer of ten, including himself, at the Red Lake Indian reservation in northern Minnesota, was on Prozac, prescribed by some doc.

Mar 31, 2005 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

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