Issue 8, Sept 2008-Nov 2008

Japanese females have topped the world's longevity ranks for 23 years, a phenomenon researchesr attribute to their healthy diets and tight social ties, amongst other reasons. So what other factors make Japanese people live long?

This issue focuses on the healing power of onion. Other topics block include:

• `FOCUS: Child Abuse in Africa
• DESPATCHES: Cancer and Nigeria's Public Health Policy
• Cover: The Secret of Long Life
• Pax Herbal 2008 Congress
• OFF THE BLOCK: The Power of Investment