Logjam: A federal appeals court has blocked logging of trees scorched in one of the US's largest wildfires. It is unlikely that the dead trees can be harvested before rotting. The court order came

lethal teflon: The US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has charged the DuPont company with hiding the adverse health and environmental effects of Teflon, used in its non-stick cookware and carpet

Canada is on the verge of becoming the first nation to honour a World Trade Organization (wto) pledge on making available cheap generic drugs for hiv/aids-afflicted people in developing countries.

In 1995, many in India were outraged to learn that a university in the US was granted a patent to make and sell haldi turmeric for its wound healing properties. Patents are usually given to creations that are deemed useful and involve an inventive st

The pharmaceutical industry must invest in research and development

US policy limits agricultural yield of poor nations