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That report contains comments on the compounds considered, acceptable daily intakes established by the WHO Core Assessment Group, and maximum residue limits established by the FAO Panel of Experts. Monographs on residues are published as a companion volume, Evaluations 2004, Part I, Residues.

Over four decades, a WHO research agency has assessed 989 substances and activities, ranging from arsenic to hairdressing, and found only one was “probably not” likely to cause cancer in humans. It was an ingredient in nylon used in stretchy yoga pants and toothbrush bristles.

The scientific world was astonished (to put it mildly) when the IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer), a sub-unit of the WHO declared that Roundup probably causes cancer, putting an herbicide that has been in use for over 40 years into their Group 2A.

Implementing a program of universal HIV testing and immediate antiretroviral treatment (ART) for infected individuals could have a major impact on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Washington, DC, but a new study finds that it would not halt the epidemic, something that a previous report had projected.

Bottlenose dolphins can switch diabetes on and off – a trick that could be mimicked to treat humans with the condition.

The good news is that more imaginative ways of raising and spending money are now on the horizon. How well they do will depend on many details—like the quality of information flowing between poor places and the governments, firms and individuals that want to help.

A new report says water contamination is worsening as chemicals leach through soil into the aquifer.

The World Health Organization predicts that within 20 years more people will be affected by depression than any other health problem.

People with conditions such as HIV, TB and malaria should not rely on homeopathic treatments, the World Health Organization has warned. It was responding to calls from young researchers who fear the promotion of homeopathy in the developing world could put people's lives at risk.

Geographic and environmental boundaries that once protected us from widespread disease outbreaks are no more, says William Karesh. He calls for the West to adopt a "prevention is better than cure" approach to human and animal health.