Protecting America’s Promise

Preventing disease by protecting the cervix: the unexplored promise of internal vaginal barrier devices.

The need for woman-controlled barrier contraceptives that protect against both bacterial and viral sexually transmitted pathogens is widely recognized [1±7]. In the absence of an effective vaccine or treatment, contraceptive methods capable of preventing sexual transmission of HIV as well as other sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are vital for protecting the health of women. Moreover, widesp...

Human rights and genetic discrimination: protecting genomics' promise for public health.

Eight Americas: A New Definition for “Americas”?

Sam Singer In their essay in October’s PLoS Medicine, Daniel Reidpath and Kit Yee Chan challenge the widely cited link between HIV-related stigma and the spread of the epidemic [1]. This is an important question, given the heavy emphasis on stigma in policies of the World Health Organization, the Joint United Programme on HIV/AIDS, and other public health institutions, but in making their argum...

The Americas:

As the July presidential election nears, analysts and investors are growing more vocal about whether Mexico might once again be rocked by a major economic crisis, as has been the case at the close of each six-year presidential term since 1976. According to Goldman Sachs, the probability of Mexico facing a currency crisis in the near future has increased by one-third during the past two months. ...

The health promise of Promise Neighborhoods.

The Promise Neighborhoods initiative from the U.S. Department of Education offers grant funding to develop innovative educational and community support programs in distressed communities. Inspired by the success of the Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ), this initiative encourages similarly pioneering approaches to assist low-income children attain academic and social success. An increasing body of e...