Bird Flu Season Hits Asia, Despite Clampdown January 23, 2007 • The regular U.S. flu season is late this year, with only five states reporting widespread cases. But several countries are seeing a surge of bird flu that has become an annual event. Vietnam successfully clamped down on bird flu throughout 2006, but it is seeing widespread poultry outbreaks. Bird Flu Season Hits Asia, Despite Clampdown Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6963978/6963979" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Crossing the Divide Evangelists and Environmentalists Join Forces January 21, 2007 • A group of leading scientists and evangelicals have chosen to put aside their differences on how the world came to be and join forces to protect its future. They've formed a coalition and are lobbying Capitol Hill on environmental issues. Evangelists and Environmentalists Join Forces Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6935508/6935509" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Global Measles Death Rate Drops January 19, 2007 • The Measles Initiative was launched in 2001, and new numbers show that deaths from the disease have fallen nearly 60 percent — 75 percent in Africa alone. Global Measles Death Rate Drops Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6920868/6920870" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Tracking a Health-Care Experiment in Uganda January 19, 2007 • A novel experiment to bring health care to poor Ugandans has been under way for several years. The idea was to set up HMOs within already existing agricultural co-ops. How are things working out? Tracking a Health-Care Experiment in Uganda Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6915566/6915567" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Hospital Gives Ethiopian Women A Chance At Care January 18, 2007 • Complications during delivery are a leading cause of death for women giving birth in developing countries. But at a fistula hospital in Ethiopia, some women are getting a chance at treatment. Hospital Gives Ethiopian Women A Chance At Care Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6907000/6907025" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Fighting Pediatric AIDS Fresh Air January 17, 2007 • Dr. Mark Kline is president of the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative and chief of retrovirology at Texas Children's Hospital. Kline discusses his efforts and the advances that have been made in treating HIV-infected children. Fighting Pediatric AIDS Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6882881/6882882" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Research News Scientists Find New Source of Stem Cells January 12, 2007 • A team of researchers isolates stem cells from amniotic fluid. The stem cells appear to have the ability to change into many types of tissues, similar to embryonic stem cells. Scientists Find New Source of Stem Cells Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6835220/6835221" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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HIV and Malaria Epidemics Intertwine in Africa December 8, 2006 • Southern Africa has uncontrolled epidemics of two very different infections: HIV and malaria. Many people are infected with both maladies. Researchers studying the illnesses say that dual infection is fueling the spread of both diseases. HIV and Malaria Epidemics Intertwine in Africa Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6597207/6597208" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Researchers Debate Potential Path of Bird Flu December 5, 2006 • Many experts predicted the deadly bird flu would spread to North America this year. But some scientists now say it's not likely to happen the way many expected --- through wild migratory birds --- but instead through the global trade in live poultry. Researchers Debate Potential Path of Bird Flu Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6581094/6581137" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World AIDS Day and the Untold U.S. Stories December 1, 2006 • Of the estimated 40,000 new HIV infections each year in this country, more than half occur among African Americans. The numbers are staggering but the stories are often untold. Gil Robertson tells Farai Chideya about his new book: Not In My Family, subtitled: "AIDS in the African American Community." Regina Robertson, West Coast editor for Essence magazine, also joins the discussion. World AIDS Day and the Untold U.S. Stories Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6565121/6565122" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Fighting AIDS in Uganda December 1, 2006 • Dr. Julian Atim is one of the few doctors serving the people of war-torn northern Uganda. As part of our World AIDS Day coverage, we profile the 27-year-old. Fighting AIDS in Uganda Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6565130/6565131" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Your Health Understanding Burnout November 30, 2006 • Burnout is a common feeling in a society in which work is like a religion. Experts say young people are more likely to experience burnout than older persons, and a single person is more likely to feel it than a person who takes care of four kids and ailing parents. But what is burnout? Guests discuss the three kinds of burnout and how it manifests in people's lives. Understanding Burnout Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6560431/6560432" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Care FDA Orders Caution Over the Use of Tamiflu November 14, 2006 • The FDA has ordered new cautionary language for the flu drug Tamiflu, telling doctors and patients to be on the lookout for abnormal behavior in people taking the drug. More than 100 recent cases of delirium, hallucinations and other unusual psychiatric behavior have been reported in Japanese patients. FDA Orders Caution Over the Use of Tamiflu Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6484627/6484628" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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WHO Concerned by Super-TB Strain in South African November 13, 2006 • The World Health Organization is worried about a new outbreak of tuberculosis in South Africa. The strain is known as Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis, or XDR-TB. WHO Concerned by Super-TB Strain in South African Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6479589/6479590" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Older Malaria Drug Regains Effectiveness November 12, 2006 • Chloroquine cured malaria quickly and safely, at only pennies per treatment. But parasites became resistant. A new study shows that if chloroquine is taken out of use, parasites lose their resistance. Older Malaria Drug Regains Effectiveness Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6463810/6474062" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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