Health Officials Keep Close Watch on Bird Flu Bird Flu Forces London's Beloved Ravens Indoors February 24, 2006 • As the bird flu spreads across Europe, The Tower of London has moved its ravens indoors to protect them. The six birds are usually found on the lawns outside the castle, but are now in cages in one of its towers. Yeoman Raven Master Derrick Coyle talks with Melissa Block about the decision. Bird Flu Forces London's Beloved Ravens Indoors Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5232302/5232303" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Officials Keep Close Watch on Bird Flu A Hunt for Life-Saving Lessons from a Grim Past February 20, 2006 • The great flu pandemic of 1918 killed 50 million people -- more than any other disease outbreak in the history of the world. John Oxford, a prominent British professor, wants to know why the disease was so deadly -- and what the current generation needs to rise to the challenge of a global epidemic. A Hunt for Life-Saving Lessons from a Grim Past Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5222034/5222045" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Officials Keep Close Watch on Bird Flu What's Behind Bird Flu: The Chicken or the Duck? February 16, 2006 • Health officials say migratory waterfowl like ducks and geese are spreading the H5N1 bird flu virus from Asia to Europe and Africa. Bird experts aren't so sure; they point to an illegal trade in infected poultry. What's Behind Bird Flu: The Chicken or the Duck? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5219935/5220015" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Analysis Slate's Medical Examiner: A Man-Made 'Red Flu'? February 13, 2006 • The global threat of an outbreak of avian flu has researchers focused on studying how influenza spreads. In their studies, some scientists have found evidence that the "red flu" of 1977 was man-made. Madeleine Brand talks about those findings with Dr. Sydney Spiesel, a Connecticut pediatrician and Slate contributor. Slate's Medical Examiner: A Man-Made 'Red Flu'? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5203816/5203817" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Spread of Bird Flu Expected in Africa February 9, 2006 • Now that the deadly bird flu virus has spread to poultry in northern Nigeria, experts say it is almost certain to spread further in Africa. Nigeria's poultry population is estimated at 140 million birds, and the nation appears ill-equipped to stamp out the virus. Spread of Bird Flu Expected in Africa Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5198038/5198039" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Officials Keep Close Watch on Bird Flu Avian Flu Confirmed in Nigerian Birds February 8, 2006 • Scientists confirm that potentially deadly bird flu has infected poultry in Nigeria. The H5N1 virus already has killed more than 80 people in Asia and Turkey, along with millions of birds. Now, scientists worry that bird flu has gained a toehold on a continent ill prepared to deal with the disease. Avian Flu Confirmed in Nigerian Birds Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5196736/5196737" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Haiti's Presidential Election Haiti Violence Disrupts Health Care Services February 7, 2006 • Steve Inskeep hears about the impact Haiti's political violence on basic health care from Dr. Paul Farmer of Harvard Medical School. Dr. Farmer is executive vice president of Partners in Health, which founded a medical center in a settlement of Haitian squatters. Haiti Violence Disrupts Health Care Services Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5193542/5193543" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Analysis Health Officials Keep Close Watch on Bird Flu The Next Pandemic: Bird Flu, or Fear? Fresh Air February 2, 2006 • Fear and paranoia often take hold when a disease threatens to become an epidemic. Dr. Marc K. Siegel is the author of the new book Bird Flu: Everything You Need to Know About the Next Pandemic. The Next Pandemic: Bird Flu, or Fear? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5183999/5184000" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Fear and Loathing in Hawaii: 'Colony' Fresh Air February 2, 2006 • For 100 years, sufferers of leprosy were banished to Molokai, an untamed Hawaiian island. A new book chronicles how paranoia forced thousands of people to live in exile. Fear and Loathing in Hawaii: 'Colony' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5183996/5183997" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Health Study: Exercise Lowers Dementia Risk January 27, 2006 • According to a new study published in the Annals of Internal medicine, people 65 and older who did moderate exercise had a significantly reduced risk of developing dementia. According to researchers, just 15 minutes of exercise three times a week lowered the risk of developing dementia by 30 to 40 percent. Study: Exercise Lowers Dementia Risk Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5175065/5175066" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Care New Advice on Fighting the Flu January 20, 2006 • The Centers for Disease Control says the flu this season is showing signs of resistance to two popular drugs, and doctors should stop prescribing them. New Advice on Fighting the Flu Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5165114/5165115" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Bill Clinton on Treating AIDS in Developing Countries January 13, 2006 • Steve Inskeep talks with former President Bill Clinton about his foundation's work to lower the cost of AIDS treatments in developing countries. Thursday, the Clinton Foundation announced it had negotiated cheaper long-term drugs and faster AIDS tests. Bill Clinton on Treating AIDS in Developing Countries Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5155888/5155889" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Clinton Unveils Deal for Cheaper AIDS Drugs January 12, 2006 • The Clinton Foundation announces a new initiative that will lower the price developing countries have to pay for AIDS drugs. The foundation has been a key force in helping poor countries negotiate with pharmaceutical companies. Clinton Unveils Deal for Cheaper AIDS Drugs Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5152063/5152064" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Officials Keep Close Watch on Bird Flu Q & A: Bird Flu Emerges in Turkey January 11, 2006 • More than 50 people in Turkey are being tested for the H5N1 strain of bird flu. Already the outbreak there is the largest yet seen in the world, with almost as many cases as Indonesia had in the last half of 2005. A look at what makes this new outbreak particularly troubling.
Health Officials Keep Close Watch on Bird Flu Ankara Steps Up Efforts to Control Avian Flu January 11, 2006 • Turkey's government has ordered the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of domestic birds in an effort to control an outbreak of avian flu. U.N. agencies say Turkey is taking adequate measures, but warns neighboring countries to be on alert. Ankara Steps Up Efforts to Control Avian Flu Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5150033/5150034" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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