Guantanamo Doctors Accused Of Systematically Breaching Medical Ethics

Report contends Gitmo doctors went beyond their “do no harm” principle through force-feeding.

Carey L. Biron
By Carey L. Biron

WASHINGTON – Physicians, nurses and psychologists working with detainees at the detention center at Guantanamo Bay have systematically breached nationally and internationally accepted medical ethics and responsibilities, according to a major new task force report released this week. The report focuses particularly on the role played by medical

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Medical Neocolonialism: Big Pharma Outsources Unethical Clinical Trials To South Africa

A new report says that multinational drug companies experiment with the health and even the lives of already-vulnerable South African patients.

Magda Fahsi
By Magda Fahsi

International pharmaceutical companies experiment with the health and even the lives of South African patients, with clinical tests often conducted in a unethical manner on patients in that country. This is the conclusion of a report on clinical tests by Wemos – a Netherlands-based non-profit organization that advocates the right to health of

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ExxonMobil Gears Up For Publicity Battle As US Oil Reserve Estimates Climb

The U.S. will produce enough oil to account for a third of the world’s new supply within only the next five years, says a new report.

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak

As America battles the prospect of a 1,700 mile Keystone XL pipeline constructed in the heartland of the nation that would transport more than 800,000 of oil through the U.S. every day, the oil-fracking movement is gaining even more traction with a new report indicating the nation has more oil than experts thought. A report released by the

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