An Actor's Accutane Agony, Food Safety Tweetpeeps and More: The ReportingonHealth Daily Briefing

Here's what we're reading today:

Oil Spill: The Institute of Medicine releases a hefty report on the effects of the Gulf oil spill on human health. 

H1N1: We're now post-pandemic, according to the World Health Organization, which today issued a kind of "stand-down" alert. At least 18,449 people have died worldwide from H1N1/swine flu since the outbreak began in April 2009, according to the Associated Press.

Accutane: "The Mole" dermatology blog examines an Accutane side effects lawsuit involving the actor James Marshall, who says the acne medication derailed his once-promising career. We knew about some of Accutane's powerful side effects, but ulcerative colitis? Really?

Food Safety: The Food Safety News Blog (run by attorney Bill Marler) has a helpful list of the best food safety experts to follow on Twitter, including (natch) the blog itself. Click "follow" accordingly.

Meatless Monday: Have you ever wondered where that #meatlessmonday Twitter campaign comes from? NPR has the story, and it's about one veteran ad guy's effort to make you eat less saturated fat.