News   Selenium   Newsletter 14   In this issue, dedicated to selenium, read about the role of selenium in the prevention of cancer (article by Pr G. F. Combs Jr, Director of Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center) followed by an update of the iodine and selenium status of Turkish chilcren written by Dr F. Hincal from Hacettepe University, Ankara.         Document attached ( Newsletter 14 ) PREVIOUS NEWS   General News Newsletter 13 : Inauguration of a new satellite centre in Gwalior 3rd International Conference : Fermented Foods, Health Status and Social Well-Being Emerging diseases : Conditions favoring the epidemic emergence of respiratory infections OTEANE : 1st International Scientific Symposium on Trace Elements in Animal Production Systems 5th Symposium on Trace Elements in Athens : Newsletter 12 "Measured once, accepted everywhere" : IMEP Interlaboratory comparisons Trace elements in human cancer : Newsletter 9 Oxidative stress and cardiovascular functions : Newsletter 10 Newsletter No 8 : Four new satellite centres Pathogenesis of Cardiovascular diseases : M. Kusleikaite, R. Masironi, S. Stonkus ZINC AND BRAIN FUNCTION : Pr Harold H. Sandstead International Year of Freshwater : 2003 International Atomic Energy Agency : Pr G.V. Iyengar Wilson disease : Pr George J. BREWER ZINC DEFICIENCY - A PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM : Pr A.S. Prasad Newsletter No. 3 : Autumn 2002 3rd International Meeting : Monastir, Tunisie Newsletter N° 1 :