Pandemics, Pills, and Politics (Governing Global Health Security)

Synopsis

Encapsulating Security : Pharmaceutical Defenses Against Biological Danger -- Discovering A Virus's Achilles Heel : Flu Fighting At Molecular Scale -- The Pill Always Wins: Gilead Sciences, Roche And The Birth Of Tamiflu -- What A Difference A Day Makes : The Margin Call For Regulatory Agencies -- Virtual Blockbuster : Bird Flu And The Pandemic Of Preparedness Planning -- In The Eye Of The Storm : Global Access, Generics And Intellectual Property -- 'ode To Tamiflu' : Side Effects, Teenage 'suicides' And Corporate Liabilities -- Data Backlash : Roche And Cochrane Square Up Over Clinical Trial Data -- 'to Boldly Go ... ' : Pharmaceutical Enterprises And Global Health Security -- Epilogue : Pharmaceuticals, Security And Molecular Life. Stefan Elbe. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.