Even as Africa Hungers, Policy Slows Delivery of US Food Aid

Lifesaving AIDS drugs increase not only the health of Africans, but also the pangs of hunger
Celia W. Dugger
April 10, 2007

Prizes, Not Patents

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

Animals: The World's Best (and Cheapest) Biosensors

Governments could be wasting time and money developing elaborate technology to detect biohazards
Laura H. Kahn
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

Freak Waves Swamp Mozambican Coastal Areas

High tides, described as highly unusual, displace thousands and threaten water supplies
March 22, 2007
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