MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'corporations'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:28:37 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077784&cid=t_106509_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F07%2F29%2Fthe-scalability-of-cities%2F From TedTalks: Physicist Geoffrey West has found that simple, mathematical laws govern the properties of cities — that wealth, crime rate, walking speed and many other aspects of a city can be deduced from a single number: the city’s population. In this mind-bending talk from TEDGlobal he shows how it works and how similar laws hold for organisms and corporations. Related Situationist posts: The Unequal Situation of Seperation Some Situational Sources of Longer Life Nicholas Christakis on the Situation of Epidemics The Stressful Situation of Disease Inequality and the Unequal Situation of Mental and Physical Health The Situation of Handguns on Urban Streets-Abstract “Innovative Policy: Zoning for Health,” “The Situation of Social Networks,” and “Social Netw... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077784 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:01:06 +0100 5077784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4975827&cid=t_106509_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Ffsa2Wum2Vxs%2F By Julian SanchezI note that I’m not hearing many critics of Citizens United decrying yesterday’s very welcome Supreme Court ruling, in which the majority held unconstitutional a California statute prohibiting the sale or rental of violent video games to minors. Perhaps that’s just because they’re concerned with corporate influence on elections as a policy matter, and not so much about Grand Theft Auto, but as a matter of First Amendment interpretation, it seems as though the elements that supposedly made Citizens United a travesty are present here. As the conservative Justice Alito notes in dissent, for example, the statute at issue here does not prohibit anyone from creating, possessing, freely loaning, or playing violent video games: It regulates only their renta... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4975827 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:39:05 +0100 4975827 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3662652&cid=t_106509_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fkm5Tcq7om8w%2F By John SamplesDemocratic House leaders apparently have reached a compromise that may bring the DISCLOSE Act to a vote. The National Rifle Association, a group that enjoys some support from House Democrats, objected to the bill’s disclosure provisions. DISCLOSE’s authors have now agreed to exempt “organizations that have more than 1 million members, have been in existence for more than 10 years, have members in all 50 states, and raise 15 percent or less of their funds from corporations.” The National Rifle Association qualifies for the exemption. But you knew that. I wonder what principle of campaign finance regulation justifies this exemption? Earlier the authors of DISCLOSE said the American people deserve to know who is trying to influence elections. Now it woul... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3662652 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:40:43 +0100 3662652 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3595835&cid=t_106509_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F05%2F24%2Fto-the-pride-toronto-brain-trust%2F I shall not be returning the calls of your volunteer recruitment team, at least one of which I’ve already received. Even if you don’t agree with Desmond Tutu or Jimmy Carter, both of whom use the term “Israeli apartheid”, doesn’t the censorship, the lobbying and the impugning of motives (with the incendiary, inappropriate charge of [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3595835 Tue, 25 May 2010 01:25:31 +0100 3595835 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3526742&cid=t_106509_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhealth-and-life-insurance-companies-invested-in-fast-food%2F2010.05.03 A new article published in the American Journal of Public Health shows that U.S., Canadian, and European insurance firms hold $1.88 billion of investments in fast food companies like Jack in the Box, McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s/Arby’s Groups. Both health insurers and life insurers have substantial holdings in these companies. A person just needs to read “Fast Food Nation” or watch the documentary “Food, Inc.” to understand the negative impact of processed foods on the health of our country. The evidence is so compelling that the new health reform legislation is requiring fast food and chain restaurants to disclose calorie counts on their menus. Ironically, the new legislation will also add millions of customers to the health insurers. (mo... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3526742 Mon, 03 May 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3526742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3382801&cid=t_106509_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F9982If77svc%2F By John SamplesLawrence Lessig has proposed a constitutional amendment in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United.  It reads: “Nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to restrict the power to limit, though not to ban, campaign expenditures of non-citizens of the United States during the last 60 days before an election.” In Citizens United, the Court said that the First Amendment concerns speech rather than speakers. Congress has no power to discriminate against speakers; hence, a source of speech – people organized as a corporation – could not be prohibited from speaking (or funding speech). Professor Lessig hopes to introduce a discrimination among speakers into the First Amendment. His proposed discrimination will not ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3382801 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:31:47 +0100 3382801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3335287&cid=t_106509_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FuJ2ZjA44jdk%2F By John SamplesDavid Price, a Democratic member of the House of Representatives from North Carolina, has introduced a bill, the Stand by Every Ad Act,  to mandate disclosure of support for political speech by business and union officials. Rep. Price cites three harms from such speech: “the opportunity for corporations, unions and associations to dominate the playing field, intimidating public officials and drowning out the candidates’ own messages.” Notice that these alleged harms are caused by the speech itself and not by the fact that the speech might be anonymous. Notice also that Rep. Price provides no evidence at all that such harms will take place. Where would such evidence be found? Prior to McCain-Feingold, corporations and unions could fund speech. Several state... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3335287 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:11 +0100 3335287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3235823&cid=t_106509_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FO83bixU3X2c%2F By Ilya ShapiroThe blogosphere has been abuzz on the heels of the Supreme Court’s landmark Citizens United opinion.  Hysteric criticisms of the speculative changes to our political landscape aside — including the President’s misstatements in the State of the Union — one of the most common and oft-repeated criticisms is that the Constitution does not protect corporations. Several “reform” groups have even drafted and circulated constitutional amendments to address this concern. This line of attack demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of both the nature of corporations and the freedoms protected by the Constitution, which is exemplified by the facile charge that “corporations aren’t human beings.” Well of course they aren’t — but that’s constitutionall... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3235823 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:45:23 +0100 3235823 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3216564&cid=t_106509_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Ftt2QFZ-yA_k%2F By Roger PilonThis morning, Politico Arena invites comments on Obama’s SOTU attack on the Supreme Court. My response: I join my Arena colleagues, Professors Bradley Smith and Randy Barnett, in condemning the president’s remarks last night singling out the Supreme Court for its Citizens United decision last week, which overturned law that the government itself admitted would even have banned books.  Not only was Obama’s behavior an appalling breach of decorum, but he didn’t even get his facts right.  As Brad, former FCC chairman, noted in his Arena post last night, and a bit more fully here, the decision did nothing to upset law that prohibits foreigners, including foreign corporations, from contributing anything of value to an American election.  Obama, the ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3216564 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:38:01 +0100 3216564 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3208342&cid=t_106509_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F0Oxeqqp1HgI%2F By John SamplesYou might have heard that the Citizens United decision will allow foreign corporations to become involved in American campaigns. You might have heard that from the President, in fact, whose speech decrying the decision said foreign corporations “may now get into the act” of pursuing their “special interests” in American politics. Not true. Justice Kennedy explicitly says the Court did not decide whether Congress has the power to prevent “foreign individuals or associations from influencing our Nation’s political process.” Nothing in Citizens United prevents Congress from prohibiting such political spending by foreign corporations. The Supreme Court might uphold such a law or it might strike it down. The upholding or the striking down... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3208342 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:20:11 +0100 3208342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3204836&cid=t_106509_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FgvXoHyeZqkM%2F By Thomas FireyThe New York Times editorial board must be baffled by this news story about a few dozen present and former corporate executives appealing to Congress to expand public funding of political campaigns. The appeal comes one day after the Supreme Court re-extended (some) First Amendment rights to corporations in a move the editorial board branded a “blow to democracy” that will lead to corporations “overwhelm[ing] elections and intimidat[ing] elected officials.” But now some corporate executives want to be dispossessed of the keys to the kingdom immediately after SCOTUS returned them — say what? The executives’ appeal makes sense if you’ve read this article by law professor Robert Sitkoff (then of Northwestern, now the John L. Gray Profes... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3204836 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:59:53 +0100 3204836 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3204838&cid=t_106509_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FIQdrGUApn48%2F By John SamplesThe Citizens United decision and the talk that has followed imply two different and incompatible ideas of the Constitution. The majority in Citizens United believe that the U.S. Constitution establishes a government of limited and defined powers. They asked: “Does the Constitution give government the power to prohibit speech by corporations (and others)?” The First Amendment indicated the government did not have that power. The critics of the Citizens United decision assume the Constitution created a government of  plenary powers with limited exceptions. They recognize that free speech for individuals is one such exception. But that exception is limited to natural people, not legal constructs. If there is no exception to the plenary power of government, the critics conc... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3204838 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:29:22 +0100 3204838 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3092884&cid=t_106509_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F15%2F2839%2F I say, “Bien oui!” to The Yes Men! Copenhagen Spoof Shames Canada; Climate Debt No Joke The Yes Men Punk Canada Who Are The Yes Men and Why Did They Punk Canada at Copenhagen Like Rick Mercer and This Hour has 22 Minutes, there’s a lot more truth than spoof in the treatment of Canada’s environmental policy by [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3092884 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:35:32 +0100 3092884 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2768809&cid=t_106509_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F04%2F2514%2F Keith Olbermann Refutes Glenn Beck’s “Communist” Rockefeller Center After a meeting with his few remaining advertisers and a visit to a psychiatrist – barring an immediate committal – Glenn Beck might want to try “90 in 90″! (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2768809 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:05:44 +0100 2768809 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2375867&cid=t_106509_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fr_MRDTJaqwc%2F In Tax Notes International today, two Ernst and Young experts describe how corporate tax reforms in Japan have made America an even bigger outlier in its punitive treatment of multinational corporations: Japan’s recent adoption of a territorial tax system as part of a broader tax reform reduces the tax burden on the foreign-source income of Japanese multinational corporations. Before the Japanese reform, the two largest economies had both high corporate income tax rates and worldwide tax systems. Now the United States not only has the second-highest corporate income tax rate of the OECD countries, it is also one of the few that still have a general worldwide tax system. The Japanese corporate tax reform is part of a global trend toward reduced taxation of corporate income, which oft... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2375867 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:03:05 +0100 2375867 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2287241&cid=t_106509_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F03%2F17%2Fsick-days-working-parents-and-the-bad-economy%2F It’s an epic battle that surfaces every year in about October, and usually dies down in the spring. Microscopic invaders keep thousands of kids home from school every day during the fall, winter, and early spring months. Parents do their best, but we often feel powerless to prevent sick days. In light of the current national job situation, a working parent today may have more on their mind than just their child’s health. I work part time and am able to stay home with my kids most of the time. Nevertheless, I have had my share of trouble with “kid germs” interfering with my work schedule. I’ve missed more than one “really important meeting,” rescheduled training days, and reworked my writing projects around nebulizer treatments and doctor’s ap... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2287241 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:15:00 +0100 2287241 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1467910&cid=t_106509_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F25%2Fjoin-first-nations-in-demanding-respect-for-indigenous-rights%2F I hope to see some like-minded friends at Queen’s Park Monday. I’ll be as close as I can get to the northwest corner of the gathering. The week’s tentative schedule is available here. (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1467910 Mon, 26 May 2008 04:11:25 +0100 1467910 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1411798&cid=t_106509_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F01%2Fducks-drown-in-symbol-of-human-excess%2F Warning: According to my blog stats this is my 666th post. Please proceed with caution. The next time you are idling in a drive-thru, wasting gas the price of which has you so hopping mad, think of the unsuspecting ducks, migrating as they do this time of year, who unwittingly drowned [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1411798 Thu, 01 May 2008 06:44:13 +0100 1411798 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1404123&cid=t_106509_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F04%2F28%2Fnaming-colonial-arrogance%2F I’m going to try to be more deliberate in following the issues of aboriginal rights which, frankly, don’t get the detailed national media coverage they deserve.  The summer tourism season will present other opportunities for members, and settler allies, of the Algonquins of the Sharbot Lake area to engage in protest as they act against mining companies [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1404123 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:42:16 +0100 1404123 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1234684&cid=t_106509_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F02%2F15%2Fcbc-algonquin-co-chief-to-stop-her-uranium-protest-to-avoid-jail%2F An aboriginal leader sentenced to time behind bars for defying two court orders and blocking a prospective uranium mining site has agreed to stop participating in protests so she can avoid going to jail. Read more here… Site Meter (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1234684 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:04:25 +0100 1234684 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1065860&cid=t_106509_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F12%2F02%2Fcanadas-shame-travels-fast%2F This article - from today’s edition of, yes, one of Canada’s national newspapers - was in my “in” box from a mailing list at Treatment Action Campaign in South Africa at 5:50 Monday morning, Toronto time. That’s how fast Canada’s largest pharmacy chain was rightfully shamed across the world. Does ‘Shoppers’ not remember how big an [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1065860 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 01:47:30 +0100 1065860 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1001054&cid=t_106509_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F11%2F02%2F1183%2F Uranium Protest Read more here, here, and here. Facebook me! (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1001054 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:10:17 +0100 1001054 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=868264&cid=t_106509_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F09%2F13%2Farif-jinha-floats-a-great-idea-for-hersheys-plant%2F Arif Jinha, federal NDP candidate in the riding of Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox-Addington, sent this letter to members of his facebook group, outlining a terrific idea for the soon-to-be-closed Hershey’s plant in Smiths Falls:   Fair Trade in Smiths Falls To members of Arif4MP Lanark Frontenac Lennox and Addington Hi supporters of me! You are making my political head swell, really. So here’s [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=868264 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 07:06:37 +0100 868264 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=816833&cid=t_106509_107_f&fid=36045&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbayblab.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fcorporate-profits-take-priority-over.html A recent Nature article describes the cancellation of a planned NIH trial (STELLAR) that would have compared the effects of newcomer drug Letrozole to the older Raloxifene in preventing breast cancer in post-menopausal women. While many potentially valid reasons were offered for the cancellation, other issues raised give cause to question whether the North American approach to cancer drug development is fatally flawed:"the panel was strongly influenced by the fact that letrozole, made by Novartis, goes off-patent in 2011."Translation: Who cares if letrozole prevents breast cancer if a corporate monopoly won't have the chance to exploit for ridiculous profits?Hopefully this statement was issued by a disgruntled colleague and the Novartis bottom line doesn't really determine NIH trial fundin... Bayblab blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=816833 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:59:00 +0100 816833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=556342&cid=t_106509_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F04%2F20%2Fthe-sky-is-falling-and-mussing-up-john-bairds-hair%2F What to make of John Baird’s histrionics before the Senate Environment Committee? Not that we have not doubted the Harper government’s sincerity before now, but is an Environment Minister not supposed to be a government’s chief advocate for the environment? We thought Rona Ambrose had disproved that and that the Harpocrites were seeing the errors [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=556342 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:09:11 +0100 556342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=554846&cid=t_106509_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F04%2F19%2Fvirginia-tech-nbc-news-the-media-and-the-making-of-another-great-american-anti-hero%2F I come at this as a former professional journalist and as someone with empathy for victims of trauma (sometimes the two are not mutually exclusive). As a journalist, my ears perked up yesterday afternoon when I heard that NBC had a package from the lunatic who so violently shot up Virginia Tech on Monday. The [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=554846 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:44:27 +0100 554846 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=498132&cid=t_106509_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F23%2Ffrom-emails-to-%25e2%2580%259chealing-our-world%25e2%2580%259d%2F David Morley is one of those fellows that everyone would be blessed to spend an hour or so with once in awhile. The President and C.E.O. of Save the Children Canada recently released a book about his experiences, from 1998 to 2005, as executive director of the Canadian section of Médecins Sans Frontières. The [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=498132 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:47:58 +0100 498132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=495606&cid=t_106509_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F03%2F03%2Fgazette%25e2%2580%2599s-tale-of-two-cities-hits-close-to-home%2F This morning’s Montreal Gazette hits home, emotionally and almost literally, with its feature “Tale of Two Cities” (under Editor’s Picks). Comparing two small cities - Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (pop. +/- 40,000), in the extreme southwestern corner of the province, and Rivière-du-Loup (pop. 22,439), several hundred kilometers to the northeast – the newspaper contrasts the economies, and the fortunes [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=495606 Sat, 03 Mar 2007 21:51:23 +0100 495606