Global Health Women's Rights, Healthy Planet Go Hand-in-Hand May 30, 2008 • How do population, natural resources and women's rights all intersect? Author Robert Engelman explains in a new book how allowing women to control their reproduction can lead to a more sustainable planet Women's Rights, Healthy Planet Go Hand-in-Hand Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90975024/90975072" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Eye on Safety as Formaldehyde Use Increases May 29, 2008 • Formaldehyde isn't just for embalming anymore. It's used in hundreds of household products. But as its use has increased, so has concern about its safety. Eye on Safety as Formaldehyde Use Increases Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90957184/90958090" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Study: Monkeys Control Robotic Arm with Brain May 29, 2008 • The journal Nature is reporting that in an experiment, monkeys were able to feed themselves using a robotic arm controlled with their brain waves. The technology has promise for paralyzed humans — but there are some serious hurdles. Study: Monkeys Control Robotic Arm with Brain Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90947933/90947906" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Your Health Shingles Pain Prompts Call for Adult Vaccinations May 29, 2008 • A Texas woman shares her story and echoes a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation that older adults be vaccinated against the painful nerve infection. Also, new research shows some people have a genetic tendency to get shingles. Shingles Pain Prompts Call for Adult Vaccinations Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90922634/90931401" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Your Health Are Organic Tomatoes Better? May 29, 2008 • A farming experiment at the University of California, Davis, has found that organically grown tomatoes are richer in certain antioxidants than conventionally grown tomatoes. One researcher is on a quest to figure out why. Are Organic Tomatoes Better? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90914182/90931402" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Children's Health U.S. Childhood Obesity Rates Level Off May 28, 2008 • For the first time since the 1980s, America's childhood obesity epidemic has leveled off. New government figures indicate that the percentage of overweight and obese children in 2005 and '06 were about the same as in '03 and '04. Still, one-third of U.S. kids are overweight, obese or morbidly obese. U.S. Childhood Obesity Rates Level Off Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90880182/90880163" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Books A Guided Tour of 'Your Brain' May 27, 2008 • Two neuroscientists have written a book for a general audience to debunk misconceptions about how the human brain works. The result is Welcome To Your Brain. A Guided Tour of 'Your Brain' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90864887/90866989" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Books Five Lessons You Won't Learn From Breast Cancer May 27, 2008 • It's supposed to be a life-altering experience. But what if that epiphany never comes? Did you miss some crucial part of the so-called journey? Or, worse, are you just not that reflective? Author Shelley Lewis explains how a diagnosis of breast cancer didn't exactly change her life. Five Lessons You Won't Learn From Breast Cancer Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90840268/90840273" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Your Health Mosquito War: New Chemicals May Beat DEET May 26, 2008 • A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has found several chemicals that may be more effective mosquito repellents than DEET. The gold standard for discouraging mosquitoes, it wasn't known until recently how DEET affects the insects. Mosquito War: New Chemicals May Beat DEET Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90832158/90832123" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Understanding Melanoma May 23, 2008 • Aggressive and fast-growing, melanoma is the most lethal form of skin cancer. But it can be cured if diagnosed and removed early.
'All Things Considered' in Chengdu, China Doctors Provide Care Despite Obstacles in China May 22, 2008 • In China's earthquake-damaged Sichuan province, 39,000 medical personnel are now working to provide care, according to provincial authorities. Chinese emergency medical workers have been able to cope with the rush of injured people. Doctors Provide Care Despite Obstacles in China Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90728507/90736280" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Blood Banks Target High School Donors May 22, 2008 • Faced with a need for deeper blood reserves, blood banks are stepping up their recruitment in high schools. And teenagers as young as 16 and 17 years old are responding to the blood drives, contributing about 10 percent of the nation's blood supply. Blood Banks Target High School Donors Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90714702/90714674" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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China Earthquake: A Year Of Recovery China Adds Counseling to Earthquake Relief Efforts May 22, 2008 • China is mounting its largest-ever counseling operation for survivors of last week's massive earthquake. It's unprecedented in a country where mental health problems are generally seen as a source of shame. Experts say the psychological damage from the quake is extensive and could be long-lasting. China Adds Counseling to Earthquake Relief Efforts Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90714689/90714669" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Your Health For Smokers, Quitting May Be Contagious May 22, 2008 • Think the decision to smoke or quit is solely a personal matter? Think again. Researchers have found that relationships, even many degrees removed, can have a big influence on behavior. For Smokers, Quitting May Be Contagious Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90681873/90714673" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
For Smokers, Quitting May Be Contagious Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90681873/90714673" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Afghan Girl Has Surgery for Heart Defect May 21, 2008 • Adila, a 6-year-old Afghan girl with a congenital heart defect, had life-saving surgery in Karachi, Pakistan, on Friday. She's in the cardiac intensive care unit, but is stable. Afghan Girl Has Surgery for Heart Defect Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90694412/90695458" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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