World WHO Recommends Circumcision, Citing HIV Data March 28, 2007 • As least three clinical studies have shown beyond any doubt that circumcised men have a reduced risk of becoming infected with HIV. The results are leading the World Health Organization to recommend that young adult men in areas with high HIV rates should be circumcised if highly trained medical professionals are available. WHO Recommends Circumcision, Citing HIV Data Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9190027/9190029" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Wins, Losses Cited in Fight to Control TB March 23, 2007 • In 2005, 8.8 million people worldwide were infected with tuberculosis, a slight increase over the previous year. Many countries have improved treatment, but some parts of the world, especially sub-Saharan Africa, remain vulnerable. And a new strain of TB is troublesome. Wins, Losses Cited in Fight to Control TB Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9096726/9096727" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Trial Scrutinizes Infant HIV Outbreak in Kazakhstan March 18, 2007 • In a southern Kazakh city, health-care workers are standing trial on charges of negligence. At least 95 infants tested positive for HIV after treatment at local children's hospitals. The case has exposed corruption in the country's medical system. Trial Scrutinizes Infant HIV Outbreak in Kazakhstan Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/8954147/8962356" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Other Cases Link Hospitals, HIV Infections March 16, 2007 • Kazakhstan is not the first country where large numbers of children have been infected with HIV at hospitals. We take a look at two other cases: in Libya and Romania.
Nigeria's Neglected Diseases A Doctor's Lifelong Commitment to Fight Diseases March 13, 2007 • Dr. Frank Richards specializes in the infectious diseases that are rampant in developing countries, especially diseases that target children. For 25 years, he has worked in uncomfortable and sometimes dangerous conditions to help people who are struggling to survive. A Doctor's Lifelong Commitment to Fight Diseases Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7808092/7808131" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Nigeria's Neglected Diseases Doctor Tests Nigerian Children March 12, 2007 • Despite the toll it can take, schistosomiasis is not an international health priority. The waterborne disease eats away at the intestines, causing bleeding and anemia. One doctor hopes the results of her research in Nigeria will persuade authorities to provide money for medicine. Doctor Tests Nigerian Children Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7806977/7806999" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Nigeria's Neglected Diseases Overview: Parasitic Diseases Thrive in AIDS' Shadow March 12, 2007 • Parasitic diseases such as schistosomiasis and lymphatic filariasis have come to be called neglected diseases, even though they infect about 1 billion people worldwide and are easily preventable. But some international donors are trying to change that in Nigeria. Overview: Parasitic Diseases Thrive in AIDS' Shadow Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7815086/7815116" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Nigeria's Neglected Diseases March 9, 2007 • Neglected diseases are illnesses that don't kill, at least not very quickly. Schistosomiasis, guinea worm and lymphatic filariasis are all caused by parasites and can leave their victims maimed and at times ostracized. But as AIDS and malaria capture attention and resources, these infections are overlooked.
Nigeria's Neglected Diseases Stamping Out Guinea Worm March 3, 2007 • In the rainy season, southeastern Nigeria is dotted with ponds and lakes. Until recently, many of them harbored the debilitating guinea worm parasite. Now, a relentless effort to eradicate it in Nigeria is close to success. Stamping Out Guinea Worm Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7693351/7693404" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Futures Market to Predict the Next Flu Pandemic March 1, 2007 • Governments are spending billions to prepare for a flu pandemic that everyone agrees is inevitable. But nobody knows when it will come, or how bad it will be. University of Iowa researchers are launching a new way to tap into experts' best hunches. It's modeled on the futures markets that farmers use to lock in the price of corn or pork bellies. Futures Market to Predict the Next Flu Pandemic Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7673277/7673278" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment DNA Detectives Track Elephant Poachers February 26, 2007 • Faced with a record upsurge in ivory poaching, conservationists are scrambling for new ways to protect elephants and prosecute poachers. One new approach uses tracks the DNA of seized ivory back to their sources in Africa. DNA Detectives Track Elephant Poachers Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7599673/7599674" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Children's Health U.S. on List of UNICEF's Worst Countries for Kids February 14, 2007 • A new report from the U.N. Children's Fund says the United States and Britain are the worst countries in the industrialized world in which to be a child. UNICEF says an examination of 40 factors, such as poverty, deprivation, happiness, relationships, and risky or bad behavior puts the U.S. and Britain at the bottom of a list of 21 economically developed nations. U.S. on List of UNICEF's Worst Countries for Kids Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7407245/7407246" 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 Weighing the U.K. Avian Flu Outbreak February 9, 2007 • Agricultural workers in the United Kingdom kill thousands of turkeys, seeking to block the spread of bird flu. Meanwhile, investigators try to trace the source of the infection. How should the United State react if faced by an outbreak of influenza on the scale of the 1918 epidemic? Weighing the U.K. Avian Flu Outbreak Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7314499/7314500" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Vietnam Expands Protection for People with HIV February 5, 2007 • Vietnam is embarking on a campaign to end discrimination against people with AIDS and HIV. A new law will give new rights and protections to people with HIV, and the country is expanding the number of people getting treatment for AIDS. Vietnam Expands Protection for People with HIV Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7161374/7174872" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Bird-Flu Virus Found on British Turkey Farm February 5, 2007 • Britain has recorded its first case of the H5N1 bird flu virus. U.N. officials say the virus was quickly contained. The virus appears to be confined to one farm, where more than 150,000 turkeys were slaughtered. Bird-Flu Virus Found on British Turkey Farm Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7176576/7176577" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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