Stories on conflict and health
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Features
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The need for understanding
Mental health services may feel overwhelmed by the needs of refugees and asylum seekers – but there are opportunities to develop a more holistic approach to care, argues Charles Watters
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Crimes and misdiagnoses
Crime has serious health impacts, both direct and indirect. But, say Jane Keithley and Fred Robinson, health practitioners are failing to identify the victims of crime. So how should the NHS respond?
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When MOX becomes a real danger
The introduction of mixed-oxide fuel production at Sellafield threatens public safety, says Sarah Sexton
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When home is where the hurt is
Domestic violence is a major threat to the health of women and children — and it’s time for a national strategy to address it, argues Annie Moelwyn-Hughes
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Is crime a health issue?
The relationships between crime and health are complex and often hidden. While health services can’t tackle crime head on, neither can they ignore it, says Chris Ford
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Landmines: time to stand firm
Anti-personnel landmines have now become a significant cause of disability and premature mortality in many parts of the world. Yet they are still regarded as a legitimate weapon by many governments, including our own. Tim Carstairs calls for faster progress towards a complete ban
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A campaign for real security
Two respected anti-war groups have merged. Andrew Haines explains why the new campaign, MEDACT, is urgently needed
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The cost of ‘winning’
How can a destroyed nation cope with the human casualties of war? Steve Iliffe reports
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Trading in destruction
Military technology is causing death, disease and human misery around the world — without a single shot being fired. Janet Williamson reports on the dead end economy
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Column
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News
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Medact counts the human cost of war
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UK does too little to safeguard asylum seekers’ health
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Global health is the big issue, says Medact
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Doctors urge ban on medical weapons
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Primary care could offer more refuge
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Campaign news: action for global health
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Health not bombs
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Kazakhstan’s bitter harvest
Exclusive Report
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War: what is it good for?
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The first casualty: truth
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Good food — glowing with irradiation
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Leukaemia cluster worry
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Reviews
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Violence Against Women in Asian Societies
Lenore Manderson, Linda Rae Bennett (eds.)
Routledge, 2003. £16.99 -
A few home truths
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HEALTH: the response of the medical profession
Emma Williamson
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All too real
CASUALTY
BBC 1 TV
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