Your Health Teen Smoking Rates at a Standstill May 31, 2007 • A celebrated decline in teen smoking in the late '90s and early 2000s seems to be over. Surveys of middle- and high-schoolers show that the decline has decelerated considerably, and some say the change is due to fewer anti-smoking ad campaigns. Teen Smoking Rates at a Standstill Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10567140/10567164" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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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 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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TB Patient Sparks Public Health Scare TB Patient Identified; Father-in-Law Works at CDC May 31, 2007 • The Georgia man who shuttled around Europe while infected with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis has been identified as attorney Andrew Speaker, 31, of Atlanta. Speaker's father-in-law, Bob Cooksey, works at the Centers for Disease Control as a microbiologist in the tuberculosis division. TB Patient Identified; Father-in-Law Works at CDC Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10588684/10588685" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Your Health The Pill, Forty Years On May 31, 2007 • When the pill was first introduced four decades ago, it created a revolution in women's sexuality. A look at what's changed about the pill, and future trends in birth control. The Pill, Forty Years On Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10585802/10585840" 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.
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 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 Man Eluded Attempts to Control Deadly TB Strain May 30, 2007 • Against the advice of infectious disease experts, a patient with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis was able to deliberately evade a worldwide no-fly order and travel freely by commercial jet last week around the globe. Man Eluded Attempts to Control Deadly TB Strain Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10554040/10554041" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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American Red Cross Fights Ban On Gays' Blood May 30, 2007 • For two decades, the Food and Drug Administration has prohibited gay and bisexual men from giving blood as a precaution against AIDS. But three major blood collection agencies, including the American Red Cross, argue the practice is no longer warranted. The FDA disagrees. Joel Ginsberg, head of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, says the ban unfairly discriminates. American Red Cross Fights Ban On Gays' Blood Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10540971/10540972" 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 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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Health Care Presidential Hopefuls Highlight Health Care May 29, 2007 • Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) unveils his plan to overhaul the nation's health care system Tuesday, on the heels of part one of the three-part plan unveiled by Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) last week. The candidates are using one of the most potent domestic issues in the campaign to tailor their messages. Presidential Hopefuls Highlight Health Care Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10518728/10518729" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Care Marriage Suffers Under the Strain of PTSD May 28, 2007 • Anna and Peter Mohan are a couple in their 20s who married just before Peter went to Iraq with the Army. When he came back, Peter was a different man — morose, withdrawn and, eventually, suicidal. Marriage Suffers Under the Strain of PTSD Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10498849/10498851" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Research News Study: Kids' Lack of Sleep Hurts Parents, Too May 28, 2007 • When children have serious sleep problems, their parents suffer too. A study of 10,000 children shows that parents run into physical and mental health problems when their preschoolers can't sleep. Study: Kids' Lack of Sleep Hurts Parents, Too Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10496276/10496279" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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All Things Considered Challenges Await Bush Surgeon General Nominee May 26, 2007 • President Bush has nominated Kentucky doctor James Holsinger to be the nation's new surgeon general. If confirmed by the Senate, Holsinger's impact in the office will likely depend on his relationship with the Bush administration. Challenges Await Bush Surgeon General Nominee Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10474698/10474699" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Reporter's Notebook Return to Fort Carson Raises More Questions May 26, 2007 • Six months ago, Daniel Zwerdling reported that officers at Colorado's Fort Carson were mistreating soldiers who returned from war with post-traumatic stress disorder. The stories prompted investigations and commanders at the base launched a training program to help every soldier in trouble. Zwerdling reflects on his recent return to Fort Carson. Return to Fort Carson Raises More Questions Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10470048/10470049" 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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