Primary esophageal sclerosing mucoepidermoid carcinoma with "tissue eosinophilia".

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a rare primary esophageal malignancy. It is characterized by poor clinical recognition, pre-operative diagnostic challenges and a lack of standardized therapeutic guidelines. We report the clinicopathological features of a hitherto unreported variant of esophageal MEC, sclerosing MEC with "tissue eosinophilia", in a mid-esophageal location in a 51-year-old female.

Do human rights matter to health?

Legal instruments and litigation as a way to enforce the rights to life and to health is a relatively new strategy that is increasingly common. We show how legal measures have been used to attain health and human rights with case examples from India and South Africa that resulted in large public-health benefits.

Enrolling adolescents in research on HIV and other sensitive issues: lessons from South Africa.

Jerome Singh and colleagues present the ethical and legal challenges surrounding the enrollment of adolescents in HIV observational studies and other types of sensitive research.