Global theme issue on poverty and human development

New Rochelle, NY, October 22, 2007—Four Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. journals are participating in the Global Theme Issue on Poverty and Human Development, a special worldwide publishing event on October 22, 2007 to raise awareness and stimulate dialogue to address poverty and human development. The Council of Science Editors has organized this unique simultaneous publication event with the participation of key journals throughout the world, including those published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. www.liebertpub.com

Contributions to this Global Theme Issue from Liebert journals include:

• AIDS Patient Care and STDs: “Human Resources for Treating HIV/AIDS: Needs, Capacities, and Gaps.” This particular paper, by Till Bärnighausen (University of KwaZulu-Natal, Mtubatuba, South Africa), David Bloom (Harvard), and Salal Humair (Lahore University of Management and Sciences, Pakistan), has been selected to be one of seven papers to be presented orally at the NIH Launch of the CSE Global Theme Issue. A second paper, “Economic Stress and HIV-Associated Healthcare Utilization in a Rural Region of China: A Qualitative Study,” is also part of the Global Theme Issue. Access these two papers free online at: www.liebertpub.com/apc

• Breastfeeding Medicine: “The Eradication of Poverty One Child at A Time Through Breastfeeding.” Access the paper free online at: www.liebertpub.com/bfm

• Journal of Women’s Health: “Contraception among HIV Concordant and Discordant Couples in Zambia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.” Access the paper free online at: www.liebertpub.com/jwh

• The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine: “Poverty and Human Development: The Social Responsibility of the Naturopathic Physician.” Access the paper free online at: www.liebertpub.com/acm

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., is a privately held, fully integrated media company known for establishing authoritative peer-reviewed journals in many promising areas of medical and biomedical research, including, Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, and Obesity Management. Its biotechnology trade magazine, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN), was the first in its field and is today the industry’s most widely read publication worldwide. A complete list of the firm’s 60 journals and books is available at www.liebertpub.com