Lansley pushes shakeup of health regulators Andrew Lansley, the health secretary, has announced a cull of regulators to save £180mn in the health sector, consigning the agency that handles public health emergencies to oblivion and splitting up the fertility watchdog. [News Source]

Blue ear disease hits 11 provinces in Vietnam As of Friday (July 30), blue ear disease has affected pigs in 11 provinces across the country, the Department of Animal Health reported. [News Source]

Opinions: IDUs and HIV; AIDS 2010; International Violence Against Women Act In a Los Angeles Times opinion piece, Evan Wood, associate professor of medicine at the University of British Columbia, writes about the Vienna Declaration, a document he helped to draft, that calls for international leaders to revise drug policies to incorporate greater scientific evidence and promote HIV prevention, treatment and care for drug users. [News Source]