The Marin Institute Takes On Big Alcohol and Wins!
In September 2006, San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) board of directors voted to reverse their previous decision prohibiting alcohol advertising on BART buses and trains. Following this announcement, alcohol industry watchdog The Marin Institute took quick action and launched a campaign to get BART to reinstate the ban. The Marin Institute noted that while BART officials pointed to the increased revenues that would be associated with the alcohol ads, they neglected to mention that allowing such ads would further expose young people to alcohol industry marketing.
Two recent studies have noted that alcohol industry advertising has a strong effect on youth and contributes to underage drinking... Read more...
Spotlight on Corporate Practices: The Firearms Industry
As pro-gun legislators, the NRA and the gun industry work to prevent municipal governments from restricting access to handguns, public health advocates will have to find new ways to protect the public from handgun violence. Read the latest news...
Interview with Lynda Dee, Drug Development Committee member and founder of the AIDS Treatment Activist Coalition (ATAC).
In 2003, ATAC joined forces with a coalition of
other AIDS treatment advocates, scientists, doctors, and government officials to create
the Norvir Pricing Campaign. Abbott Laboratories had announced a more than
500% increase in the price of Norvir, an essential component of combination protease
inhibitor therapies for HIV/AIDS. The campaign argued that increasing the price of
Norvir, would have a negative impact on AIDS patient care as well as the competitive
market for the research and development of new HIV/AIDS therapies. Read the interview...
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