Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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The Harm of Bioethics: A Critique of Singer and Callahan on Obesity
Published 2014-03-01Debate concerning the social impact of obesity has been ongoing since at least the 1980s. Bioethicists, however, have been relatively silent. If obesity is addressed it tends to be in the context of resource allocation or ...Open AccessArticle -
Narrative medicine: learning through stories
Published 2012-01-01Animal owners typically speak as storytellers: they communicate concerns about their animals through a narrative. I argue that, rather than being a distraction, a better understanding of the nature of storytelling can help ...Open AccessArticle -
Policies on pets for healthy cities: A conceptual framework.
Published 2015-01-01Drawing on the One Health concept, and integrating a dual focus on public policy and practices of caring from the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, we outline a conceptual framework to help guide the development and ...Open AccessArticle -
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