Health Care Blood-Free Transplants for Jehovah's Witnesses February 28, 2008 • Dr. Michael Lill of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has developed an unusual program. His technique enable patients who are Jehovah's Witnesses to receive bone marrow transplant without the blood transfusions their religion prohibits. Blood-Free Transplants for Jehovah's Witnesses Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/87766875/87766849" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Care Global Health Bill Highlights Ideological Divide February 27, 2008 • A global health aid package worth tens of billions of dollars is being debated in the House of Representatives this week. Among the items under consideration is whether to integrate money for family planning into AIDS prevention efforts. Global Health Bill Highlights Ideological Divide Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/54923288/54905288" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Signs Lessons from America's Tropical Epidemic February 26, 2008 • In 1878, an outbreak of yellow fever crippled Memphis, Tenn., fueled by unusually warm temperatures. America's yellow fever epidemic has again become relevant, as a case study of how warm temperatures shift disease trends. Lessons from America's Tropical Epidemic Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19241319/19357310" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Solutions New Roads in the Amazon May Deliver Disease February 25, 2008 • Cutting down forests in the Amazon destroys a natural means of absorbing carbon dioxide. But new roads in the jungle also create new pools of standing water — ideal breeding grounds for malaria-carrying mosquitoes. New Roads in the Amazon May Deliver Disease Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19276850/19333941" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Adaptation Watching Peru's Oceans for Cholera Cues February 25, 2008 • Warming oceans were behind Peru's cholera outbreaks in the 1990s, and global warming may cause future outbreaks. Some scientists in Peru are closely watching microscopic marine life, hoping to catch an outbreak before it begins. Watching Peru's Oceans for Cholera Cues Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19344123/19346622" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Mapping 'Hot Spots' for Emerging Diseases February 22, 2008 • Outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases such as Ebola, SARS, HIV and avian influenza are on the rise, researchers report in the journal Nature. They say that areas in which humans and animals come in very close contact are a key grounds for emerging diseases. Mapping 'Hot Spots' for Emerging Diseases Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19279813/19279807" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Research News Study Finds Emerging Diseases on Rise February 21, 2008 • Scientists analyzed 335 diseases that emerged between 1940 and 2004, and found the rate of new infectious diseases is increasing. More than half of the diseases jumped from animals to humans. Study Finds Emerging Diseases on Rise Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19226040/19226387" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Michael Specter: Count Carbon Along With Calories Fresh Air February 20, 2008 • That guilty feeling after a big meal? It might be about more than calories and cholesterol. New Yorker science writer Michael Specter explains how carbon emissions released during food production are having an impact on the environment. Michael Specter: Count Carbon Along With Calories Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19191249/19191247" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Health Having Sex with HIV February 19, 2008 • A group of Swiss experts have declared that certain people infected with HIV can safely have unprotected sex with their partners. International AIDS awareness groups are up in arms over the findings. Having Sex with HIV Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19166154/19166134" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Care Latest HIV Gel Proves Disappointing February 19, 2008 • For more than a decade, researchers have been trying to develop a product that women could use independently to protect themselves against HIV. A gel that many thought was effective has just failed a three-year test. Latest HIV Gel Proves Disappointing Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19166151/19166133" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Malians Dying from Treatable Ailments February 19, 2008 • Mali is full of people who hope to save money by waiting to go to the health clinic. But if an illness gets worse, the treatment gets more expensive and they are even less likely to be able to afford it. As a result, many people become seriously ill or die from ailments that aren't life-threatening when properly treated. Malians Dying from Treatable Ailments Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19157779/19157753" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Bush Visits Africa, Where Villages Fight Malaria February 17, 2008 • President Bush visited a hospital today in Tanzania, where U.S. funds are helping to combat Africa's twin scourges of AIDS and malaria. Among the various U.S. projects in Africa are malaria vaccine studies conducted by the National Institutes of Health among the Malinke people of Mali. A recent visit to a NIH-funded facility in the village of Bancoumana showed that the research program has been a boon to the desperately poor village. Bush Visits Africa, Where Villages Fight Malaria Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19134479/19134491" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Health Insurers Become a Popular Target February 15, 2008 • Insurers are finding themselves in the hot seat as health care tops the domestic agenda. Politicians, in particular, are packing on the criticism. Health Insurers Become a Popular Target Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19082547/19082523" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Bush Plans Africa Trip to Tout HIV/AIDS Program February 14, 2008 • The president pushes his $15 billion PEPFAR program to fight the virus ahead of a planned trip to Africa. The visit aims to build a different sort of legacy. Bush Plans Africa Trip to Tout HIV/AIDS Program Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19053773/19055459" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Turmoil Takes Toll on Kenya's Tourism Industry February 10, 2008 • In Kenya, more than 1,000 people have died in ethnic violence following disputed elections in late December and more than 300,000 more have been driven from their homes. The turmoil has flared through all parts of the country. The violence has taken a particularly heavy toll on the nation's vital tourism industry. Turmoil Takes Toll on Kenya's Tourism Industry Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18860459/18860441" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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