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Thursday

Health

Calif. Funds Stem Cell Plan

California voters Tuesday passed a ballot measure that will provide $3 billion for research on embryonic stem cells. The approval of Proposition 71 is in part a reaction to restrictions imposed on the research by President Bush. Hear NPR's Joe Palca.

Calif. Funds Stem Cell Plan

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Thursday

Vaccine Tech Could Help Millions in Developing Nations

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to NPR's Ira Flatow, host of Talk of the Nation Science Friday, about a new method for preserving and storing vaccines that could help millions of people in developing countries.

Vaccine Tech Could Help Millions in Developing Nations

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Friday

Study Hints Malaria Vaccine on the Horizon

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports on a new study that suggests scientists could develop a vaccine for malaria in the near future. Malaria is one of the world's most deadly parasitical diseases, especially in Africa, where a vaccine to prevent the illness could save millions of lives.

Study Hints Malaria Vaccine on the Horizon

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Thursday

Defense Contractors Seek $7-Billion Drug Grant

Defense contractor Northrop Grumman is competing with other government contractors for a $7-billion grant from the U.S. government to supply AIDS drugs to developing countries. That troubles some health workers. Others say it will take a large contractor to get the job done. NPR's Brenda Wilson reports.

Defense Contractors Seek $7-Billion Drug Grant

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Friday

Economy

The Marketplace Report: Forgiving Third World Debt

NPR's Noah Adams speaks with Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about unexpected progress for a political movement that encourages lender governments and international agencies to forgive Third World debt.

The Marketplace Report: Forgiving Third World Debt

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Tuesday

Religion

Brooklyn Priest Offers Support in Devastated Haiti

NPR's Noah Adams speaks to Father Jean-Miguel Auguste, a Catholic priest based in Brooklyn, New York, who traveled to Haiti to offer whatever consolation he can to the survivors of Hurricane Jeanne.

Brooklyn Priest Offers Support in Devastated Haiti

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Thursday

Groups Seek to Shore Up Population, AIDS Efforts

Groups concerned about world population issues meeting in London this week aim to coordinate their programs with HIV/AIDS efforts. Though both initiatives focus on reproduction, population strategies developed 10 years ago basically ignored AIDS. Hear NPR's Richard Harris.

Groups Seek to Shore Up Population, AIDS Efforts

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Tuesday

Status Improves For Women, But Problems Remain

A new report concludes that nations around the world have had mixed success in reaching goals set out 10 years ago at a United Nations population conference. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

Status Improves For Women, But Problems Remain

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Monday

GM Mosquito Offers Hope in Fight Against Malaria

Malaria cases are increasing, in part because the parasite has learned how to fight off many new drugs. Scientists are hoping to stop the disease at its source -- by redesigning the mosquito that carries malaria. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports.

GM Mosquito Offers Hope in Fight Against Malaria

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Friday

From Our Listeners

The Politics and Realities of Stem Cell Research

First Lady Laura Bush is defending the current administration against charges of stymieing stem-cell research. How many stem cell lines are actually available to scientists? And how might the issue play in this year's election?

The Politics and Realities of Stem Cell Research

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World

Locusts Descend On Africa

Swarms of locusts are eating their way across northern Africa, consuming entire crops in subsistence farming communities. The locusts are headed for the region in Chad where Sudanese refugees from Darfur are encamped. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne and U.N. locust expert Clive Elliot.

Locusts Descend On Africa

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Wednesday

Health

Journalist John Cohen on AIDS in Asia

Fresh Air

Journalist Jon Cohen recently finished a four-part series on HIV and AIDS in Asia for the Science Magazine. In researching the series, he traveled to six countries and talked to doctors, patients, public health officials, sex workers and drug users. Cohen has been writing about the AIDS epidemic for 15 years. His book on the search for a vaccine is called Shots in the Dark.

Journalist John Cohen on AIDS in Asia

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Tuesday

World

U.S. to Send Health Books to Afghan Mothers

The U.S. government is sending 20,000 talking books to Afghanistan in an effort to improve maternal and child health. The country has the world's highest maternal mortality rate, and statistics for children are even grimmer. NPR's Julie Rovner reports.

U.S. to Send Health Books to Afghan Mothers

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