Sydney Health Ethics: Recent submissions
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SARS as a 'health scare'
Published 2008-01-01Epidemics of fear, perhaps also of disease: here are two of our most prominent anxieties. By ‘us’ I mean the various academics, experts and professionals, who in the ‘western’ nations of North America, Europe and Australia ...Open AccessBook chapter -
The Views and Experiences of Smokers Who Quit Smoking Unassisted. A Systematic Review of the Qualitative Evidence.
Published 2015-05-26Background Unassisted cessation – quitting without pharmacological or professional support – is an enduring phenomenon. Unassisted cessation persists even in nations advanced in tobacco control where cessation assistance ...Open AccessArticle -
Propaganda or the cost of innovation? Challenging the high price of new drugs.
Published 2016-03-01Concern is growing about the implications of rising drug prices for individuals and health systems around the world. With little transparency around the costs of drug development, Narcyz Ghinea and colleagues call for ...Open AccessArticle -
Beyond rhetoric in debates about the ethics of marketing prescription medicines to consumers: The importance of vulnerability in people, situations and relationships
Published 2010-01-01Background This article examines community responses to the marketing of prescription medicines. Historically, debates about such marketing have focused on alleged unscrupulousness of pharmaceutical companies and on the ...Open AccessArticle -
Women’s Views and Experiences of the Triggers for Onset of Bacterial Vaginosis and Exacerbating Factors Associated with Recurrence
Published 2016-01-01Background Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common vaginal infection affecting women of childbearing age. While the aetiology and transmissibility of BV remain unclear, there is strong evidence to suggest an association ...Open AccessArticle