Colleen Thurman
Arizona Medicaid Subscribers Paying for Unhealthy Choices
Arizona pushes for Medicaid fees for smokers and obese patients
Reflection on the Japanese Earthquake
About a year ago, I wrote a piece reflecting on the variable preparation and response to devastating earthquakes in Chile and Haiti. This year, the recent Japanese earthquake begs comparison. At 9.0 Mw, last week’s quake is the largest recorded Japanese history and one of the top 5 in world history. Obviously any amount of [...]
Issues in Economic Expansion: Ecotourism in Developing Nations
An analytical look at economic expansion in developing economies through eco-tourism
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: AIDS in 2010
The road to HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment is an arduous one. Vaccine research and trials have been plagued with failures.[i] Culture and poverty in highly affected areas have left education programs fruitless. The marginal position of women, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, has left them practically defenseless against infection by their often more promiscuous male partners, [...]
Chile vs. Haiti: Political Economy and Earthquake Preparedness
In the first two months of this year the world experienced two devastating earthquakes: one in Haiti and one in Chile, begging a comparison between the two incidents. Haiti, of course, was a worldwide sensation. In the month or two following the earthquake nearly every fundraiser and charity seemed to be providing relief to Haiti [...]
…With a Grain of Salt
“Whoever first said, ‘An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,’ likely wasn’t thinking of salt.”[i] However, in a current pilot program through the World Health Organization, salt is just that, a preventative measure against lymphatic filariasis (LF), a parasitic disease of tropical and subtropical areas commonly known as elephantiasis, which causes disfigurement [...]
Sweeter than Honey
For most people, bees bring to mind one of two things: delicious honey or nasty stings. If someone were to tell you that a bee product was being used medicinally you might be inclined to think that it was a spoonful of honey for a sore throat or something equally benign. Recently, however, scientists have [...]
The Balance between HIV/AIDS Treatment and Intellectual Property Rights
In the aftermath of the World Trade Organization’s Trade-Related Intellectual Property—TRIPS—Agreement (1995) and the World Health Organization’s global action plan on public health, innovation and intellectual property (2008), the balance between intellectual property rights and the right to treatment remains a hot topic, especially in relation to the AIDS pandemic. The drugs required to treat [...]
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