Ergonomic experts boycott conference by David Cohn Published on Monday, January 26, 2004 by the Baltimore Sun For more than two decades, Barbara Silverstein has studied work-related injuries. Among her many subjects have been nurses, meatpackers, truckers, foundry workers, autoworkers, poultry processors and loggers. So was she happy when the federal government decided to sponsorContinue reading “Leading Scientists Accuse US Government of Distorting Science for Political Ends”
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US government rejects WHO’s attempts to improve diet
Owen Dyer London The US government has rejected a link between junk food and obesity in a confidential letter to the director general of the World Health Organization, Dr Lee Jong-wook. The letter, from William Steiger, special assistant at the Department of Health and Human Services, has been leaked and is available on the internet.Continue reading “US government rejects WHO’s attempts to improve diet”
Scientists against the new EU rules comercialising clinical trials research
Scientists beg EU to repeal new rules for clinical trials Brussels Rory Watson Thousands of academics and scientists across Europe are appealing to the European Union to repeal new legislation that they fear could seriously damage the prospects of non-commercial, academically led, patient focused clinical research. Opponents of the new rules, which are due toContinue reading “Scientists against the new EU rules comercialising clinical trials research”
Que pasa en Venezuela?
La oposición lleva 2 semanas de paro con claro contenido insurreccional y golpista, con un solo objetivo: la salida del presidente Chávez. Como ustedes saben, a partir de 1999, con el triunfo de Chávez (con 56% de la votación) se abre un proceso de cambios en la política venezolana, que se inicia con la convocatoriaContinue reading “Que pasa en Venezuela?”
European Social Forum, Paris, 12-15 November 2003
The European Social Forum to be held in Paris from the 12 to 15 November 2003 has a full programme of debates, seminars and discussions including health and social policy. IAHP is participating actively. Julian Tudor Hart, several friends from FADSP and Alexis Benos are participating in the meetings. Join this important movement and followContinue reading “European Social Forum, Paris, 12-15 November 2003”
Red de genero y salud colectiva: Simposio Varadero 2003
Simposio Internacional Salud Reproductiva en las Edades Extremas de la Vida de la Mujer Centro de Convenciones “Plaza Amιrica”, Playa de Varadero, octubre 16 al 18 del 2003. Estimadas/os compaρeras/os de la Red. Les hago llegar esta informaciσn que puede ser de interes para muchas/os. El evento se realizara en una de las layas masContinue reading “Red de genero y salud colectiva: Simposio Varadero 2003”
Argentina: torture, silence and medical teaching
BMJ 2003;326:1405 More than 30 years ago I asked my surgical instructor about petechial lesions on the scrotums of some criminals interned in the surgical ward. The shocking answer was, “Oh, yes, the police make them all go through ‘the machine’ before taking them to the hospital.” The machine, the “picana el?ctrica,” was a deviceContinue reading “Argentina: torture, silence and medical teaching”
In Place of Bevan? Foundation hospitals bill
Briefing on the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill 2003 Allyson Pollock and David Price Public Health Policy Unit, University College London Published in association with The Society for Social Medicine and the NHS Consultations Association A Catalyst Briefing Paper. Published: July 2003 “The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards)Continue reading “In Place of Bevan? Foundation hospitals bill”
Using Scientific Critiques as an Instrument to Resist Foreign Domination
D Banerji, New Delhi Using Scientific Critiques as an Instrument to Resist Foreign Domination CONSTRAINTS IN DEVELOPING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY The composition of the WHO sponsored the Macroeconomic Commission on Health (MCH) and the sheer range of their terms of reference had tempted me to undertake the rather forbidding task of writing a critique onContinue reading “Using Scientific Critiques as an Instrument to Resist Foreign Domination”
European Network for the Defense of Health
link to the European Health Forum Incontro della Rete Europea per la difesa della salute nel contro-vertice organizzato dal Forum sociale Greco a Tessalonica 18-19 giugno 2003 Secondo quanto concordato nella riunione costitutiva della Rete Europea per la difesa della Salute, fatta a Parigi il 22 e 23 marzo, i membri greci della Rete hannoContinue reading “European Network for the Defense of Health”
International Association of Health Policy 