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AIDS Epidemic Update, December 2006
World Health Organization 2006; US$ 13.50This flagship report presents the considered views on the state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). It includes analysis of all the aspects of the epidemic, from the spread of HIV, to treatments, to the availability of resources. It also provides country-by-country figures on its extent. more...
Alcohol, gender and drinking problems in low and middle income countries
World Health Organization 2005; US$ 45.00The monographs in this volume summarize data on the safety of a number of food additives, including a-amylase from Bacillus lichenformis containing a genetically engineered a-amylase gene from B. lichenformis, annatto extracts, curcumin, diacetyltartaric and fatty acids esters of glycerol, laccase form Myceliophthora thermophilia expressed in Aspergillus... more...
Beyond the Numbers
World Health Organization 2004; US$ 22.50Every year some eight million women suffer pregnancy-related complications and over half a million die. Most of these deaths can be averted even where resources are limited but, in order to do so, the right kind of information is needed upon which to base actions. Knowing the statistics on levels of maternal mortality is not enough-we need information... more...
Diagnostics for Tuberculosis - Global Demand and Market Potential
World Health Organization 2006; US$ 36.00In this report the World Health Organization's Special Programme for Tropical Diseases Research (TDR), in collaboration with the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), has compiled existing epidemiological data and generated a wealth of new data on the availability of TB laboratory services, variations in physician diagnostic practices,... more...
Disease Control Priorities Related to Mental, Neurological, Developmental and Substance Abuse Disorders
World Health Organization 2006; US$ 22.50This publication brings together five chapters from Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition (2006), along with an introduction and a conclusion by WHO. The chapters cover mental disorders, neurological disorders, learning and developmental disabilities, and alcohol and illicit opiate abuse. The purpose of this special package... more...
Enterobacter Sakazakii and Salmonella in Powdered Infant Formula.
World Health Organization 2006; US$ 26.10Following the analysis of new and additional information and the development of a more extensive risk assessment on E. sakazakii in powdered infant formula, this volume aims to provide the most up-to-date information on these microorganisms, the risk associated with their presence in powdered infant formula and scientific advice to facilitate the management... more...
Evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants
World Health Organization 2004; US$ 35.00The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives met in Rome from 5 to 14 June 2001 more...
Evaluation of certain veterinary drug residues in food, Report #62
World Health Organization 2004; US$ 22.50This report represents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of residues of certain veterinary drugs in food and to recommend maximum levels for such residues in food. The first part of the report considers general principles regarding the evaluation of veterinary drugs within the terms of reference of... more...
Evaluation of Certain Veterinary Drug Residues in Food, No 939
World Health Organization 2006; US$ 22.50This report represents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of residues of certain veterinary drugs in food and to recommend maximum levels for such residues in food. The first part of the report considers general principles regarding the evaluation of veterinary drugs within the terms of reference of... more...
Frequently Asked Clinical Questions about Medical Abortion
World Health Organization 2006; US$ 9.00Provision of safe abortion to the full extent of the law is an important component of reproductive health services. The development of methods of inducing abortion medically (non-surgically) has created alternative options to make abortion available to women in a variety of health-care settings. The topic has been reviewed extensively in the past five... more...









