Countering The Online World Of 'Pro-Anorexia' February 27, 2009 • In recent years, Web sites promoting the eating disorders anorexia and bulimia have proliferated. People with eating disorders are often isolated, depressed and seeking emotional support, one researcher says. Now, those recovering from anorexia are building sites to provide supportive online communities. Countering The Online World Of 'Pro-Anorexia' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101210192/101248339" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obama To Overturn Bush 'Conscience' Rules February 27, 2009 • The controversial Bush administration policy allows health care workers to decline to provide or participate in any service that violates their conscience, such as abortion. But some worry that the language is written so broadly it could allow workers to refuse to provide everything from birth control to blood transfusions to end-of-life care. Obama To Overturn Bush 'Conscience' Rules Listen · 3:09 3:09 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101241248/101269203" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Research News Are All Calories Created Equal? February 27, 2009 • Research reported this week in The New England Journal of Medicine finds that hundreds of study participants were able to drop similar amounts of weight by cutting calories, regardless of whether they followed diets heavy on fats, carbohydrates or proteins. Author Dr. Frank Sacks explains the findings. Are All Calories Created Equal? Listen · 17:49 17:49 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101242464/101242454" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Your Health Scientists Take Step Toward Universal Flu Vaccine February 27, 2009 • Flu shots keep many people healthy, but can't fight all viral strains. Now scientists may be a step closer to creating a vaccine that fights all strains. Molecular biologist Ian Wilson explains how researchers are trying to trigger the body to fight more kinds of viruses. Scientists Take Step Toward Universal Flu Vaccine Listen · 12:32 12:32 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101242477/101242457" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Taxes On Rich Would Help Pay For Health Care Plan February 26, 2009 • President Barack Obama's budget plan outlines how he will pay for the $634 billion health care program by restricting some tax deductions for people with high income. But the plan is already running into opposition. Taxes On Rich Would Help Pay For Health Care Plan Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101207730/101207693" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Your Health Web Chat: Can 10 Minutes Change Your Life? February 26, 2009 • Is this too good to be true? Can 10 minutes of exercise a day really make a difference? UCLA's Dr. Toni Yancey answers your questions.
Your Health Deskercise: Staying Jazzed And Focused At School February 26, 2009 • Some schools are working short physical activity breaks into classes. Proponents of this movement-based learning say these short "deskercises" or "energizers" help kids stay focused — and burn off some calories, too. Deskercise: Staying Jazzed And Focused At School Listen · 4:11 4:11 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101149470/101177678" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Your Health Expert: 10-Minute Workouts Can Have Big Payoff February 26, 2009 • Proponents of the micro-exercise movement say incorporating short activity breaks during the work day can make you healthier and more productive. Dr. Toni Yancey of UCLA says that even that little bit of exercise can trigger more lasting healthy changes. Expert: 10-Minute Workouts Can Have Big Payoff Listen · 4:44 4:44 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101151713/101177679" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Expert: 10-Minute Workouts Can Have Big Payoff Listen · 4:44 4:44 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101151713/101177679" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Mad Cow And Alzheimer's Have Surprising Link February 25, 2009 • It turns out that both diseases involve something called a prion protein, a finding could one day lead to more effective treatments for Alzheimer's patients. Mad Cow And Alzheimer's Have Surprising Link Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101145687/101158623" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National U.S. Considers Overhaul Of Food Safety System February 25, 2009 • Salmonella traced to a peanut plant has killed nine people and sickened hundreds, spotlighting the system that safeguards the nation's food supply. The jumble of agencies and regulations has long been criticized. But now the idea of streamlining it has support in the president's Cabinet. U.S. Considers Overhaul Of Food Safety System Listen · 4:21 4:21 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100830170/101158624" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Your Health Compounded Drugs Mix Benefits With Possible Risk February 24, 2009 • In the past few years, a battle has raged over how to regulate the 3,500 U.S. pharmacies that mix medications to individual specifications on site. Many patients say compounded drugs are their only option. But the FDA has safety concerns. Compounded Drugs Mix Benefits With Possible Risk Listen · 5:36 5:36 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100504500/101092314" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Liza Mundy: Multiple Births 'Changing Our World' Fresh Air February 23, 2009 • Washington Post staff writer Liza Mundy discusses how multiple births are affecting parents, their babies and society. Mundy is the author of Everything Conceivable: How Assisted Reproduction Is Changing Our World. Liza Mundy: Multiple Births 'Changing Our World' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101027985/101031187" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Your Health Scientists Close To Universal Vaccine For Flu February 22, 2009 • Every year, scientists have to predict what strains of flu will be prevalent and then build a vaccine around them. And sometimes those predictions are wrong. But now, researchers may have found an Achilles' heel common to many flu viruses, even the viruses that cause bird flu. Scientists Close To Universal Vaccine For Flu Listen · 3:34 3:34 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100931249/100986725" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Distracted Pedestrians An Increasing Risk February 22, 2009 • Some doctors and safety experts are increasingly concerned about pedestrians who use phones and other electronic devices. They say deaths and injuries are becoming more common because people are distracted while talking on the phone, texting or listening to music through headphones. Distracted Pedestrians An Increasing Risk Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100980281/100981834" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Right-To-Die Cases Roil Europe February 22, 2009 • Whatever you call it — euthanasia, mercy killing or assisted suicide — the right to a "kindly death" is of intense concern in Europe, a continent with a rapidly growing aging population. Right-To-Die Cases Roil Europe Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100980080/100981835" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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