Why doesBeijing have so much troublestopping the exportation of dangerous drugs?

With 100,000 patients dying every year from dangerous medicines, it is time to take concrete actions. Establishing a treaty against fake medicines should be the first step.

For at least four decades Colombia has been synonymous with the costly war against narcotics. But a different kind of drug war brought me to Bogotá - the fight against counterfeit and substandard pharmaceuticals.

India's major pharmaceutical companies and its public health community want to establish a modern drug regulatory system.

US/EU companies that protect their drug brands in turn protect our lives. We need other countries to do more and we need to help them in doing so.

The drive to combat counterfeit drugs is a good one, but there are problems with Kenya's legislation and the pending legislation in Uganda, which could have serious implications for the importation and production of generic drugs.

Costa Rica’s leadership has been capitalizing on the opportunities created by the free trade agreement with the United States. For all the talk of China’s growing shadow in the Americas, with a typical country like Costa Rica, the United States is its No. 1 trade partner – by far, and for the foreseeable future.

The current economic environment of low—virtually zero—interest rates has hit savers hard, but abruptly raising interest rates could harm economic growth and the housing market. Until the economy stabilizes and the Fed begins raising interest rates again, savers have few options: they can adjust their lifestyles, dip into their savings, or take on riskier investments such as gold and stocks.