World Health Organization WHO Press NEW PUBLICATIONS ISSUED BY WHO We are pleased to provide you with the list of WHO information products recently released. Please click on Just published You can also consult our information products catalogues in pdf format or select a subject catalogue from our e-commerce web site: WHO Catalogues We also wish to draw your attention to the following important products recently published: International Medical Guide for Ships. 3rd edition The third edition of the International Medical Guide for Ships shows designated first-aid providers how to diagnose, treat, and prevent the health problems of seafarers on board ship. An essential manual. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008: The MPOWER Package The WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2008 identifies as powerful response to the epidemic a set of the six key proven strategies to drive down tobacco use - the mpower package - whose implementation provides the best chance for saving millions of lives devastated by tobacco WHO Guidelines on Tularaemia This first edition of WHO Guidelines on tularaemia provides background information on the disease, describes the current best practices for its diagnosis and treatments in humans, suggests measures to be taken in case of epidemics and provides guidance on how to handle F. tularensis in the laboratory. Smokeless Tobacco and some Tobacco-specific N-Nitrosamines In this eighty-ninth volume, the carcinogenic risks associated with the use of smokeless tobacco, including chewing tobacco and snuff, are considered in a first monograph. The second monograph reviews some tobacco-specific nitrosamines. Extremely Low Frequency Fields This monograph represents the most thorough health risk assessment currently available on extremely low frequency electric and magnetic fields. WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization. 56th report Presents recommendations to assure the quality, safety and efficacy of vaccines, blood products and other biological medicines, and the establishment of international biological reference standards for these products and related diagnostic devices. Protein and Amino Acid Requirements in Human Nutrition This report provides the tools to address practical questions on the adequacy of food supplies, targets for food and nutrition policy, and labelling of protein quality. Reaching the Poor. Challenges for Child Health in the Western Pacific Region this book aims to increase awareness of the relationship between child health, poverty and equity, and suggests strategies to address those links. Bulletin of WHO, Vol. 86, No. 02, 2008 As the flagship periodical of WHO, the Bulletin is a leading international voice on public health issues. This peer-reviewed monthly draws on the expertise within WHO to provide a vital resource for those interested in research, policy issues and debate on international public health, particularly the problems confronting developing countries. BOOKS IN FRENCH Energie domestique et santé: des combustibles pour mieux vivre Cette publication fait la synthèse des effets des combustibles à usage domestique sur la santé et donne un aperçu de l'évolution passée et future en matière d'utilisation des combustibles solides. BOOKS IN SPANISH Energía doméstica y salud: combustibles para una vida mejor Se resume el impacto de la energía doméstica en la salud y se presenta a grandes rasgos la evolución seguida por la utilización de combustibles sólidos y las tendencias futuras en ese sentido. BOOKS IN RUSSIAN WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (Russian) This report presents the recommendations of a WHO Expert Committee responsible for reviewing information on dependence-producing drugs to assess the need for their international control. BOOKS IN ARABIC WHO Expert Committee on Problems Related to Alcohol Consumption (Arabic) This report reviews a range of public health problems attributable to alcohol consumption, as well as scientific and empirical evidence of effectiveness of different policy options, and provides technical recommendations on effective policies and interventions to reduce alcohol-related harm. BOOKS IN CHINESE WHO Expert Committee on Problems Related to Alcohol Consumption (Chinese) This report reviews a range of public health problems attributable to alcohol consumption, as well as scientific and empirical evidence of effectiveness of different policy options, and provides technical recommendations on effective policies and interventions to reduce alcohol-related harm.