Economy Economic Woes Force Many To Postpone Retirement August 3, 2008 • Plunging home prices and slumping stock markets have workers facing tough decisions as they near retirement. For people like Margie La Fond, that means going back into a job market that's weak to begin with, and not very welcoming to people her age. Economic Woes Force Many To Postpone Retirement Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/93241950/93241932" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business You Too Can Help Manage A Sinking Bank July 23, 2008 • The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which steps in to manage banks that are seized by the federal government, is hiring. With the recent spate of bank failures, it is finding itself short-staffed. You Too Can Help Manage A Sinking Bank Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92823575/92823564" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Short Selling: Profiting From Others' Misery? July 18, 2008 • Financial concerns at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have dominated the news and introduced more specialized business jargon into the mainstream society. One of those terms is "short selling." Short Selling: Profiting From Others' Misery? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92664004/92664160" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Economy Rural Residents Struggle with High Gas Tab June 30, 2008 • How much you're feeling the sting of high gas prices depends in large part on where you live. The people taking the biggest hit live in rural areas where driving long distances is usually unavoidable. Rural Residents Struggle with High Gas Tab Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92022127/92022102" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Aid Efforts Stymied by China, Myanmar Tragedies May 16, 2008 • Two catastrophes have struck this month — the cyclone in Myanmar and the earthquake in China. As the death tolls in these two countries mount, so does the need for aid. But Myanmar has been reluctant to let relief workers into the country, and China says it will accept foreign aid on its own timetable. But how do people give if they want to help the victims? Aid Efforts Stymied by China, Myanmar Tragedies Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90534248/90534225" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Children's Health Q&A: Doctors on Puberty-Delaying Treatments May 8, 2008 • A new medical treatment suppresses hormones that would bring on puberty in children with gender identity issues. Two doctors talk about the ethics of using the therapy for transgender teenagers and adolescents.
Children's Health Parents Consider Treatment to Delay Son's Puberty May 8, 2008 • After years of struggling with their son's gender identity issues, Robert and Danielle decided to seek treatment. One option they are looking into would buy Armand, now Violet, more time to decide whether he wants to physically become a female. But it comes with risks. Parents Consider Treatment to Delay Son's Puberty Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90273278/90289405" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Driveway Moments Two Families Grapple with Sons' Gender Identity May 7, 2008 • Thousands of miles apart, two families noticed their toddler sons gravitated toward toys, colors and clothes generally associated with girls. Each family eventually decided to go with radically different approaches to their child's identity issues, as directed by their therapists. Two Families Grapple with Sons' Gender Identity Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90247842/90259905" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Children's Health Q&A: Therapists on Gender Identity Issues in Kids May 7, 2008 • Two therapists talk about what causes kids to have gender identity issues, how to diagnose them, and the ethics of supporting and suppressing their desires to be the opposite sex.
Driveway Moments Creative Play Makes for Kids in Control February 28, 2008 • Play has radically changed — and not for the better, some researchers say. So, at one school in New Jersey, preschoolers are asked to fill out paperwork before they pick up their Play-Doh. The idea isn't to take the fun out of play, but to get kids to think in advance about what they're doing and how they'll do it. Creative Play Makes for Kids in Control Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/76838288/86956288" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Your Health Old-Fashioned Play Builds Serious Skills February 21, 2008 • Elaborate toys, busy schedules and the demise of recess have left children with fewer opportunities for imaginative play — and it shows. Researchers say changing the way children play has changed their emotional and cognitive development. Old-Fashioned Play Builds Serious Skills Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19212514/19225995" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Your Health The Family Dinner Deconstructed February 7, 2008 • The ritual of a family dinner has been praised as an antidote to bad grades and bad habits in kids. But as researchers look closer at the family dinner, they raise the question: Is it the mere act of eating together that counts, or is it that strong families are already more likely to have a family dinner? The Family Dinner Deconstructed Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18753715/18764714" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Care Soldiers' Head Injuries May Contribute to PTSD January 31, 2008 • Concussions and other minor head injuries may have long-lasting implications for soldiers injured in Iraq. New research indicates a very high rate of these soldiers later experience post traumatic stress disorder. Soldiers' Head Injuries May Contribute to PTSD Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18550948/18567801" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Your Health Hotel Maids Challenge the Placebo Effect January 3, 2008 • A study of hotel maids showed that they did not think they got much exercise — even with all the heavy lifting they do. But when they were told that their jobs qualified as workouts, the pounds started dropping. Hotel Maids Challenge the Placebo Effect Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17792517/17805707" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Research News Many Psychiatrists Self-Prescribe, Study Says December 24, 2007 • A new study from a professor at the University of Michigan looks at how frequently psychiatrists prescribe medication for themselves. The study finds that many are writing their own prescriptions to avoid the stigma associated with being a doctor with a mental health problem. Many Psychiatrists Self-Prescribe, Study Says Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/17587247/17587280" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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