Is targeting access to sanitation enough?

Is targeting access to sanitation enough?

Exposure to faecal pathogens including rotavirus, pathogenic strains of Escherichia coli, Vibrio cholerae, Shigella spp, Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi, hepatitis E virus, and soil-transmitted helminths can precipitate serious human illness. However, systematic reviews of eff orts to reduce exposure to human faeces through improvement of sanitation have shown that the evidence of a health b...

Tackling HIV in MENA: Talk Is Not Enough–It Is Time for Bold Actions: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Enough is enough.

Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the first Surgeon General report on smoking and health (U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1964) was the release of the 2014 Surgeon General report The Health Consequences of Smoking-50 Years of Progress (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2014). During a press conference announcing the report in January 2014, Acting Surgeon Gene...

When Is Enough, Enough?

As academic researchers we have to walk a delicate line when it comes to publishing papers on similar topics, possibly using the same data sets. On one hand, we want to get as many articles published as possible, preferably in high quality journals. We want to leverage the data sets that we have spent considerable effort collecting. On the other hand, we need to be careful not to overuse these ...

When enough is enough.

The European Commission should be regulating nanosilver, not asking for yet another report on its impact on health and the environment.