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Hepatitis B: The Real Killer Is Silence

December 6, 2010 • NPR’s Amy Ta, who was born in Vietnam, reacts to findings that Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders are seven times more likely to die from Hepatitis B than whites.

Sexual Taboo Has Left The Black Church Aloof

Bishop Eddie Long, left, embraces a friend, Sunday, at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church outside Atlanta, where he serves as pastor. Long spoke publicly for the first time about allegations that he used his spiritual authority to manipulate young men into sexual relationships. John Amis/AP hide caption

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Sexual Taboo Has Left The Black Church Aloof

September 27, 2010 • Guest blogger Malik Washington takes a critical look at sexuality and conflicted leadership in black church culture amid a gay sex scandal facing Atlanta-area megachurch pastor Bishop Eddie Long.

Suicide Prevention: We Can't Afford To Drop The Ball

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Suicide Prevention: We Can't Afford To Drop The Ball

September 24, 2010 • Guest blogger Lester Spence reflects on the recent suicide of 23-year-old NFL player Kenny McKinley. Spence says it's time for society to step up efforts to combat suicide rates, which have doubled for African-Americans.

Water Supply In Nashville 'Critically Low'

Robert Turner describes the rapid rise of water in his home in the Bordeaux district of Nashville. More than 13 inches of rain fell over two days, leaving many dead and thousands displaced. Rusty Russell/Getty Images hide caption

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Water Supply In Nashville 'Critically Low'

May 5, 2010 • Because of potential shortages, the city's Metro Water Services utility urges residents to cut down on taking showers.

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Inspired To Start A 'Year Of Wellness'

April 26, 2010 • Bertice Berry's story of losing close to 150 pounds without a diet struck a chord with Tell Me More senior producer Alicia Montgomery.

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We Want YOU To Tell US More

March 12, 2010 • I'm inviting you to be a producer for the day. In other words: Michel wants me to produce a story and I have no ideas that "sparkle" (there, I said it). So, I want you to tell me what you want to know "more" about the following story.

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Kids' Junk Food Temptation

February 22, 2010 • It made me think about the mixed messages we get about food. Commercials for Weight Watchers and Nutrisystem interspersed with shows aimed at making food look as delicious as possible...kids being told that junk food is bad for them, while watchin...

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The McOlympian?

February 17, 2010 • At the day of the opening ceremony American snowboarder and medalist Lindsey Jacobellis told NBC she eats only organic food. Not much of that at Mickey D's.

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Mrs. Obama: 'Let's Move' To Fight Childhood Obesity

February 10, 2010 • One can't help but ponder how much easier healthy eating might be for children living in a dual-income household with two ivy leaguers as parents, and, how much more convenient healthy eating becomes after moving into the White House where expert ...

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Caregiving, Health Care And Striking A Balance

December 7, 2009 • I have always wondered how political moms like Sarah Palin DO it all. And I have never been close enough to one to ask such personal questions, like what DO you do when your baby has a fever? I know for me, as competent and loving as my husband is...

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Spare Me The New 'Guidelines'

November 23, 2009 • I don't really appreciate efforts to relieve me and other women of the "anxiety and breast cancer worry" associated with screening tools, such as clinical breast exams. Even though the proponents of this new regime tout it as a rational response t...

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To Screen Or Not To Screen?

November 17, 2009 • I am going to make a statement that might upset some people. Health is the one area where SOME profiling is actually helpful. It is just a fact that some ethnic groups are more susceptible to some conditions than others.

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Diary Of A Flu Shot Seeker

October 30, 2009 • As the parent of a newborn, I've been somewhat frantically searching for a place I can get the H1N1 vaccine. As someone who has spent a lot of time in, well, less upstanding countries, my first instinct was to figure out who to bribe.

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More On Health Care ... And What About Megan Williams?

October 22, 2009 • Megan Williams. I remember that story so well. It was almost too disgusting to report. Every time we talked about it, we had to issue a disclaimer saying the details are hard to listen to. ... Now, Williams says — and this is so hard to fathom --...

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What Ever Happened To Civil Discourse?

August 19, 2009 • In our daily editorial meeting, I was disturbed when a colleague mentioned that she would never take her children along to a town hall meeting. Why? Probably because the room temperature at some of these gatherings is just plain cold and, arguably...

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Health Care: Whose Option?

August 18, 2009 • And, just in case you're wondering what we have in store for you next week, let me take you deep inside the Tell Me More editorial meeting. The staff thinks the following stories are HOTTTTTT. (Let me know if you think differently. I only ask tha...

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A Conversation On ... Breastfeeding?

May 5, 2009 • Save the eye roll, please. I am sure there are people for whom this conversation means nothing or is distatesful but, you know what? If you were born (and if you're reading this, I know you have been), then your mother had to make a decision about...

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Too Much Talk About 'Swine Flu'? ... Or, too Little?

May 4, 2009 • For tomorrow's program, we were debating whether we would be adding to perhaps unnecessary swine flu hysteria if we keep focusing on what seems to be turning into a rather mild, albeit fast-moving, bug. But we're not into telling people whether th...

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Covering The Flu Outbreak (With Pandemic Potential)

April 27, 2009 • Scrambling a bit this morning. We were committed to talking about the big moves in the auto industry when we started seeing how the swine flu story was percolating over the weekend. What made the decision of switching things around even easier for...

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Back On The Block, With 'My Two Cents'

March 9, 2009 • I have often wondered, why do so many research studies go forward without ethnically diverse subjects? Is it because ethnic variations are not deemed relevant, or that different groups are less likely to volunteer? Is it that they are unconnected ...

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How About Those Gift Certificates?

December 15, 2008 • Not that we're asking you to program the show for us because that would be wrong. We know that's our job, but remember. We started this program essentially as an "open source" project. We always invited listeners to comment on specific aspects of ...

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Talk About Good Genes

August 18, 2008 • Lynn Neary fills in for Michel Martin as guest hose of TMM. Neary tells of meeting 89-year-old John Tatum, and how Tatum's physical regimen, obviously, does a body good...

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Dispatch From Mexico: Lots of Questions

August 11, 2008 • TMM Producer "unpacks" from his trip to Mexico City, Mexico, where he attended the International AIDS Conference.

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Dispatch from Mexico: The Numbers Crunch

August 7, 2008 • My bag is bursting with reports from the latest studies, the newest surveys. Last night I dreamed of power points. I'm not so sure that's a good thing.

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