Brazil to Break Merck AIDS Drug Patent to Lower Price

Generic producers, activists and Thailand welcome decision
Katia Cortes
May 17, 2007

Chinese Gangs “Behind Fake Drugs”

About half of all prescription medication in developing nations could be fake – and dangerous
Jill McGivering
June 5, 2007

Negotiators Meet Again; Minds Don't

Differences over cheap drugs and farm tariffs stall talks prior to an upcoming trade round.
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Prizes, Not Patents

New mechanisms, beyond patents, could both encourage innovation and protect world health
Joseph E. Stiglitz
March 19, 2007

Rise of a Deadly TB Reveals a Global System in Crisis

Abuse of antibiotics creates drug-resistant diseases
Lawrence K. Altman
March 20, 2007
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