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Organic food is a ‘human right’, says leading food scientist

WEBOrganic food is a ‘human right’, says leading food scientist. To stamp out pesticides from our fragile food systems is to protect those most prone to ill health, …

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A history of vaccines New Internationalist

WEBA child born in the 15th century had a one-in-three chance of dying before the age of 15 from causes such as pneumonia, whooping cough, dysentery, smallpox or flu. …

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Is concern about population growth exaggerated

WEBA rguing for YES is Mohan Rao is Professor at the Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. A medical doctor …

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The shocking link between racism and schizophrenia

WEBResearch suggests that both first and second-generation migrants are up to five times more likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia in the UK than white British …

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Did deforestation cause the Ebola outbreak

WEBA team of researchers published their results in the journal Nature last year. There have been 40 Ebola outbreaks reported since 1976. Researchers were able to …

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Is animal testing necessary to advance medical research

WEBAbsolutely! The human body – indeed most living systems – is extremely complex. This. complexity and intricacy is precisely why animals are not good models for …

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Occupation and the mind New Internationalist

WEB1 May 2007. Samah Jabr. *Samah Jabr* exposes the damage done to the emotional health of Palestinians by 40 years of Israeli occupation. Ahmad, a 46-year-old man from …

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Laughing and crying online New Internationalist

WEBLaughing and crying online. A story of cause and effect doesn’t tell us everything about the relationship between social media use and mental health, argues …

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Healthcare and inequality

WEB1 November 2012. New Internationalist Editorial. A matter of life and death: the contrasting rates of mortality, access to medicine and care across the globe. This article is from the …

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16 million and counting: the collateral damage of capital

WEBOver the past 50 years, powerful states and corporations have imposed neoliberal policies around the world, delivering a potent cocktail of privatization, …

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Is it ever right to buy or sell human organs

WEBThe global organ shortage has spawned illegal and unregulated organ markets. The World Health Organization estimates that five to ten per cent of all kidneys …

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Argument: Is male circumcision harmful

WEBThe answer is, of course, that male circumcision (MC) does no harm. In fact, when the World Health Organization (WHO) and, later, the American Academy of …

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The flip side to Bill Gates' charity billions New Internationalist

WEBThe flip side to Bill Gates' charity billions. 1 April 2012. Andrew Bowman. Microsoft's former CEO has made record-breaking donations to global health …

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What political dynamics lead to domestic violence legislation …

WEBThis strategic framing in a context where gender norms were deeply embedded in political and legal institutions helped to gain support for the act and played …

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Human traffic: exposing the brutal organ trade New Internationalist

WEBHuman traffic: exposing the brutal organ trade. Secretive and ruthless, the traffickers controlling the kidney trade thrive on the desperation of the poor and the sick. …

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How Roma are made stateless for generations New Internationalist

WEBShe cannot vote, expect free healthcare, send her children to school, access social welfare, or even get a formal job. She is also Romani – a member of Europe’s …

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Who Killed Rosario

WEBWhenever Rosario's story is told at health workshops and seminars, participants are asked why she died. The answers vary, ranging from 'complications due to measles' to 'poor …

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Why are Haitians still eating mud cakes

WEBHaiti’s infamous mud cakes are still being eaten by the poor. Brian Fitzpatrick and Michael Norby. Perhaps most disconcerting of all, however, was the re-emergence …

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