Analysis Analysis Who Should Decide the Ideal Global Climate? May 31, 2007 • It is arrogant for certain people to decide that today's climate is the best climate for all other human beings, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin told NPR's Morning Edition. Michele Norris talks with Richard Alley, who specializes in climate change and is a geosciences professor at Penn State University. Who Should Decide the Ideal Global Climate? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10588679/10588682" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Bush Calls for Goal-Setting on Climate Change May 31, 2007 • Bush urged 15 major industrial nations to reach an agreement by the end of next year on goals for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.
Health TB Traveler Exposes Diagnosis Problems May 31, 2007 • The Georgia man who flew to Europe while infected with a dangerous form of tuberculosis reveals a fundamental problem in controlling the disease. It takes doctors weeks, sometimes longer, before they are able to conclusively diagnose suspected TB. TB Traveler Exposes Diagnosis Problems Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10571502/10571503" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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TB Patient Sparks Public Health Scare Air Traveler With Drug-Resistant TB Quarantined May 30, 2007 • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have quarantined an airline passenger with a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis. The CDC is telling passengers to get checked but says the risk is low that they may become infected. Air Traveler With Drug-Resistant TB Quarantined Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10538667/10538668" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Food As Imports Increase, a Tense Dependence on China May 25, 2007 • Regulators and food manufacturers were caught off guard when a deadly food additive from China turned up in U.S. pet food. Experts say it's a consequence of globalization and America's growing dependence on China for food ingredients. As Imports Increase, a Tense Dependence on China Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10410111/10410116" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Q&A: Why China Tops the FDA Import Refusal List May 24, 2007 • Former FDA deputy commissioner William Hubbard explains why the FDA's food inspectors are increasingly focused on China — and whether consumers should worry.
Causes Air Pollution Grows in Tandem with China's Economy May 17, 2007 • The city of Linfen in Shanxi province has topped China's pollution charts for the past three years. A visit there illustrates how the industrial revolution transforming the world's most populous country is also destroying its environment. Air Pollution Grows in Tandem with China's Economy Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10221268/10322813" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Books Profiles from the Front Lines of Africa's AIDS War May 4, 2007 • 28: Stories of AIDS in Africa profiles one person whose life has been affected by AIDS for every million people living with the disease on the continent — from medical workers to those dying from AIDS and those orphaned by it. Profiles from the Front Lines of Africa's AIDS War Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10011910/10011915" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World First Lady Calls for Action to End Malaria April 25, 2007 • In December 2006, President Bush set aside April 25 as Malaria Awareness Day. First Lady Laura Bush speaks to Farai Chideya about her travels in Africa and the administration's efforts to stop one of the world's deadliest diseases. First Lady Calls for Action to End Malaria Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9801170/9818746" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Mexico City Set to Legalize Abortions of Choice April 24, 2007 • The Mexico City Assembly is poised to pass a measure that would legalize abortion during the first trimester. Current law only allows abortions in cases of rape or for medical concerns. Mexico City Set to Legalize Abortions of Choice Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9796281/9796282" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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News Iraqi Children Suffer Mental Stress from War April 21, 2007 • A new study in Iraq surveyed 2,500 kids, randomly chosen from a middle-income area of north Baghdad, to see if researchers could determine the effects of the war on their mental health. Iraqi Children Suffer Mental Stress from War Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9750915/9750916" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health New Technique Makes All Blood Types Universal April 6, 2007 • Researchers say they have found a way to convert all types of blood to type O, the universal donor. The discovery might mean an end to blood shortages and dangerous transfusion reactions. New Technique Makes All Blood Types Universal Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9428244/9428245" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Radio Diaries One Year Later: AIDS in an African Town April 6, 2007 • A year ago, Thembi Ngubane's audio diary on living with HIV in a South-African township aired on All Things Considered. Ngubane talks with Farai Chideya about her recent two-week trip around South Africa, where she shared her story. One Year Later: AIDS in an African Town Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9415480/9415483" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment U.N. Report: Climate Change Poses Bleak Future April 6, 2007 • A draft report released Friday warns that climate change could threaten the lives of hundreds of millions of people in the decades to come. The international panel of scientists predicts drought and drying in many regions, including the American West. U.N. Report: Climate Change Poses Bleak Future Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9398924/9398935" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Radio Diaries Thembi, a Year Later: Life with HIV April 3, 2007 • Last April, All Things Considered broadcast the radio diary of Thembi Ngubane, one of 5 million South Africans living with HIV. Now, her diary has been aired in South Africa, where she is touring and speaking publicly about her experiences. Thembi, a Year Later: Life with HIV Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9321208/9321548" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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