A Cancer Grows A Cancer Grows
Medical treatment in women's prisons ranges from brutal to nonexistent.
Sep 11, 2002 / Feature / Cynthia Cooper
The Women’s Enron The Women’s Enron
The recent news about the harmful effects of hormone replacement was played in the media as a health story, but it is much more than that. In fact, it may be the hot-flashiest cor...
Aug 15, 2002 / Sue Woodman
Big Pharma, Bad Science Big Pharma, Bad Science
In June, the New England Journal of Medicine, one of the most respected medical journals, made a startling announcement.
Jul 25, 2002 / Feature / Nathan Newman
Vitamin Giants: The Sequel Vitamin Giants: The Sequel
Price-fixing fines behind them, the firms are close to achieving a monopoly.
Jun 20, 2002 / Feature / Jock Ferguson
Anthrax and the Military Anthrax and the Military
The Pentagon's recent decision to limit anthrax vaccine shots to those at high risk does not address the fundamental objection to the shots, which is the lack of informed consent....
Jun 13, 2002 / Feature / Mary L. Cummings
Globalizing Clinical Research Globalizing Clinical Research
Big Pharma tries out First World drugs on unsuspecting Third World patients.
Jun 13, 2002 / Feature / Sonia Shah
Fighting the Drug (Ad) Wars Fighting the Drug (Ad) Wars
As corporations push new medicines, sound and affordable healthcare suffers.
May 30, 2002 / Feature / Dr. Marc Siegel
Racial Prescriptions Racial Prescriptions
A recent front-page story in the Boston Globe proclaimed that New England leads the nation in Ritalin prescription levels. Somewhat to my surprise, the prevalence of Ritalin in...
May 16, 2002 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Going Down the Road Going Down the Road
o, my momma called, "Why are they letting them gouge us like this?" she wanted to know. "They" are our so-called political leaders in Washington, and "them" are the drugmakers now...
Apr 11, 2002 / Jim Hightower
Microbes at the Gates Microbes at the Gates
Odds are good that on a plane or boat or bus somewhere in the world sits a refugee headed for the United States carrying the seeds of a weapon of mass destruction. The agent he un...
Apr 4, 2002 / Wendy Johnson