KENYA: Rural MSM too afraid to access HIV health services

Too afraid to come ot of the closet
New substances added to HHS Report on Carcinogens
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today added eight substances to its Report on Carcinogens, a science-based document that identifies chemicals and biological agents that may put people at increased risk for cancer.
AID POLICY: Call for local manufacture of nutrition-rich foods

Plumpy'Nut destined for Southern Sudan
FDA: High Dose Of Popular Cholesterol Medicine May Damage Muscles
The Food and Drug Administration is beefing up the safety instructions for simvastatin, a cholesterol-lowering medication that was the second-most prescribed medicine in the U.S. last year.
German Officials Conclude Sprouts Are The E. Coli Culprit
A-ha! It was the sprouts after all.
COTE D'IVOIRE: Free health care window highlights challenges

Some developing countries are trying to manage free care for women and children
BANGLADESH: Anthrax threat to livelihoods, human health

Livestock is big business in Bangladesh
Analysis: Plugging the health worker brain drain

Africa bears 24 percent of the global disease burden, but has just 3 percent of the health workforce, according to the WHO
More than one billion people face some form of disability, landmark UN report finds
First Ladies join forces at UN to prevent new HIV infections among children