The Impact of War Report: Strained Military Resulting in Abuse, Neglect July 31, 2007 • The ongoing U.S. war on terrorism continues to strain military servicemembers and families. A Journal of the American Medical Association study released Tuesday finds that deployments have resulted in increased rates of child abuse and neglect. Report: Strained Military Resulting in Abuse, Neglect Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12385667/12385670" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Report: Strained Military Resulting in Abuse, Neglect Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12385667/12385670" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
The Impact of War Army Answers to Family Problems from War July 31, 2007 • Dolores Johnson, director of Family Programs for the Army, says the Army is taking measures to help families better cope with the stresses of deployment and to prevent abuse. A new study shows an increase in the rate of child abuse when one parent is deployed. Army Answers to Family Problems from War Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12385672/12385673" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Army Answers to Family Problems from War Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12385672/12385673" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
National Chief Justice Roberts Leaves Hospital July 31, 2007 • The Supreme Court justice is sent home Tuesday after spending the night at a hospital in Maine, where he is vacationing. Roberts, 52, underwent a thorough neurological exam after the seizure, his second such episode in 15 years. Chief Justice Roberts Leaves Hospital Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12370779/12370631" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Analysis Analysis Should FDA Tighten Rules for Drugs on Market? July 31, 2007 • Does the Food and Drug Administration have sufficient control over drugs once they've been approved? Should FDA Tighten Rules for Drugs on Market? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12370589/12370590" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Should FDA Tighten Rules for Drugs on Market? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12370589/12370590" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Health Care FDA Panel: Keep Diabetes Drug on Market July 31, 2007 • Avandia, a pill to treat diabetes, needs strong new warnings about potential heart-attack risks, an FDA panel says. But the panel also said the widely used drug should remain in use. FDA Panel: Keep Diabetes Drug on Market Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12370586/12370587" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
FDA Panel: Keep Diabetes Drug on Market Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12370586/12370587" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
FDA Drug Approval Comes Too Late for Many Patients July 30, 2007 • For many patients dying of cancer, their last chance at survival may not yet be an option. Experimental drugs often take years to approve, and in the testing phase they are only available to a tiny group of patients. Do patients have a constitutional right to try experimental drugs? Listen to this 'Talk of the Nation' topic Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12352782/12352783" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Research News Computer Program Yields Clues About Baby Talk July 27, 2007 • A computer program may help explain how babies learn to talk. Researchers have studied how babies learn to distinguish vowel sounds in different languages, and they've created a computer program that can learn in the same way. One of the researchers discusses the new work. Computer Program Yields Clues About Baby Talk Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12301667/12301668" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Computer Program Yields Clues About Baby Talk Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12301667/12301668" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Children's Health Infant Smothering Deaths Spike in Detroit July 26, 2007 • The deaths of five infants — ages 27 days to 3 months — in the Detroit Metropolitan Area this week were linked to unsafe sleeping conditions. Dr. Carl Schmidt, chief medical examiner for the county, is working to help parents prevent such deaths. Infant Smothering Deaths Spike in Detroit Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12262817/12262820" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Infant Smothering Deaths Spike in Detroit Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12262817/12262820" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Your Health Are Your Friends Making You Fat? July 26, 2007 • A new study suggests that your best friend's weight may be very influential in determining whether you'll gain or lose weight over the years. Are Your Friends Making You Fat? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12237644/12238372" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Profiles Theories Tying Human Health, Climate Gain Ground July 23, 2007 • Physician Paul Epstein has been trying to get people interested in climate change since the early 1990s. Given what would happen if he didn't treat a patient at the outset of an illness, he says, we have to act now to help the Earth — before it's too late. Theories Tying Human Health, Climate Gain Ground Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12178339/12178340" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Signs Symptoms of Global Warming in Northern Alaska July 23, 2007 • Shifting ice floes, melting permafrost, buckling roads and an increase in insects are signs of climate change throughout Alaska. Melissa Block has been traveling the state and has this update from Barrow, Alaska, the northernmost settlement in the United States. Symptoms of Global Warming in Northern Alaska Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12178342/12178344" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Leroy Sievers' 'Morning Edition' Commentaries Leroy Sievers Reflects on War Movie and Cancer July 23, 2007 • Leroy Sievers has been thinking about war movies and a particular scene from Apocalypse Now. It's a scene that mirrors his journey through the world of cancer. Leroy Sievers Reflects on War Movie and Cancer Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12164913/12164916" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Leroy Sievers Reflects on War Movie and Cancer Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12164913/12164916" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Children's Health Bill Faces Veto Proposal Funds Child Health Care with Tobacco Tax July 21, 2007 • Some Senators hope to pay for expanded health insurance for low-income children by boosting taxes on tobacco products. That proposal produced some unusual discourse at a committee meeting last week. Proposal Funds Child Health Care with Tobacco Tax Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12149838/12149839" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Proposal Funds Child Health Care with Tobacco Tax Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12149838/12149839" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Children's Health Kids and Vegetarian Diets July 19, 2007 • Conventional wisdom has held that kids need a diet including meat as a source of protein, but 1 million American school-age children are vegetarians. What should parents know before allowing their kids to go vegetarian? Kids and Vegetarian Diets Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12096741/12096742" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Children's Health Vaccination for Pre-Teens Important, Too July 19, 2007 • Three new vaccines help to protect pre-teens against whooping cough, meningitis and human papilloma virus. A medical expert from the CDC discusses the importance of taking precautions against these diseases. Vaccination for Pre-Teens Important, Too Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12091951/12091952" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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