




Peter Goodwin learns from Kaye Wellings of the School about the latest phase of her massive study of sexual attitudes, behaviour and health which for the first time is looking at over 60s, and also at positive, as well as negative sexual health outcomes. Also: Martin McKee talks about the way TB has spread in the community at large as prison populations have increased in countries of the former Soviet Union. And Michel Coleman discusses with Peter Goodwin (during the NCRI Cancer Conference in Birmingham) his data showing that organisation and resources in cancer care are more significant determinants of survival than specific drugs used on patients.






INTERVIEWS:
Astrid Fletcher: Eating Oily Fish Protects Your Eyesight
Jo Lines: Chikungunya Virus Danger Beyond The Tropics
Sari Kovats: Global Warming’s Heatwave Health Hazard
Colin Sutherland: Open Access Publishing: Fair Play For Scientists
Michel Coleman: Cancer Survival: Big International Differences

- the unexpected additional value of using malaria drugs at regular intervals among school children in Kenya;
- the key role of sanitation in preventing infant deaths all over the world and what is being done to improve it;
- the life and work of the nurse who inspired Band Aid and Live Aid, as she receives an honorary doctorate;
- the “marketing” of health to the British public, as illustrated by the way attitudes to smoking have changed over the years.





In this edition of Audio News, presented by Peter Goodwin, Giovanni Apolone (Mario Negri Institute, Milan) and Stuart Pocock (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), talk about:
Risks From Stopping Cancer Trials Early!
- A report from Annals of Oncology, April 9th, 2008.

In this edition of Audio News, presented by Peter Goodwin,
Sandy Cairncross (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), Maggie Black (Earthscan), and Girish Menon (Water Aid) talk about:
The Last Taboo: Opening The Door On The Global Sanitation Crisis
- a book by Maggie Black and Ben Fawcett, published by Earthscan with UNICEF.

