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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Could Early Cholera Findings Help Fight Bioterrorism? November 10, 2006 • About 150 years ago, the London cholera epidemic gave birth to the field of epidemiology. Can the lessons learned from the epidemic help us with modern bioterrorism? Could Early Cholera Findings Help Fight Bioterrorism? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6469067/6469068" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Chinese Doctor Nominated to Run the WHO November 9, 2006 • Members of the World Health Organization vote on Dr. Margaret Chan's nomination to be the body's new director general. She would be the first Chinese national to head a major United Nations body, possibly a sign that China hopes to play a larger role in the U.N. Chinese Doctor Nominated to Run the WHO Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6460617/6460618" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World A Call for the Release of Libyan Health Workers November 3, 2006 • We discuss the case of five nurses and a doctor jailed in Libya for their role in infecting children with HIV. The six were tried by a Libyan court, found guilty and sentenced to death, in spite of evidence from some of the world's leading AIDS experts that the children were most likely infected by poor hygiene and the re-use of syringes. AIDS researchers around the world are calling for their release. A Call for the Release of Libyan Health Workers Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6429839/6429840" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Children's Health A Child with Cancer, and Difficult Choices October 30, 2006 • A recent study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, reports that more than 1/3 of childhood cancer survivors can expect to have a life-threatening illness or serious chronic disease by the age of 45. A childhood cancer survivor talks about his experience and reaction to the results of this study, and doctors discuss how these future health problems can be avoided. A Child with Cancer, and Difficult Choices Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6406572/6406573" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment Water Policy Around the World October 13, 2006 • Increased demand for water around the world means that some sources are running dry, leaving areas without enough fresh water. More affluent areas are turning to untapped sources of water including desalination and creative reuse or recycling of existing water sources. Water Policy Around the World Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6261527/6261528" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health The Evolving Debate over Cochlear Implants October 12, 2006 • Cochlear implants have divided the deaf community for years. Many see the technology, which offers some degree of hearing, as a threat to deaf culture. Now that debate is shifting. Neal Conan and guests discuss the benefits and drawbacks of cochlear implants. The Evolving Debate over Cochlear Implants Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6253708/6253709" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Africa's Lagging Development AIDS, Other Diseases Create Poverty Trap in Africa October 12, 2006 • An estimated 2 million Africans die each year of AIDS, and 24 million are infected with HIV. Malaria, cholera and even polio are on the rise in Africa, all hampering social and economic development on the globe's most impoverished continent. AIDS, Other Diseases Create Poverty Trap in Africa Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6247813/6247872" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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