The U.S. House of Representatives Votes to Expand Health Care Coverage for Children

On January 13, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 289-139 to expand health care coverage to 4 million children of working families through the government-sponsored State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). 
The bill will foot the $32.3 billion cost of expanding SCHIP for 4 1/2 years by increasing federal taxes on cigarettes by $0.61-$1.00 per [...]

Health Crisis in Zimbabwe Deepens; Could Be Referred to International Criminal Court

Physicians for Human Rights have suggested that the health crisis in Zimbabwe should be referred to the International Criminal Court for further investigation.  Although the report recognizes that criminal prosecution at the International Criminal Court has not yet “addressed crimes against humanity in the context of willful and state-sponsored actions that lead to massive loss of life resulting [...]

Scholar’s Corner: Recent Scholarly Works in Global Health Law

Flawless or Fallible? A Review of the Applicability of the European Union’s Cosmetics Directive in Relation to Nano-Cosmetics

Diana Megan Bowman
Monash University – Faculty of Law

Geert Van Calster
K.U.Leuven
 
Studies in Ethics, Law, and Technology, Vol. 2, No. 3, 2008
Abstract:     
Consumer demand for new products within the cosmetics and toiletries industry has encouraged the industry increasingly to incorporate [...]