NPR: On Health Podcast: Episodes
1) Jon Hamilton reports on a new discovery in brain research which reveals what causes memory loss in patients with Alzheimer's, 2) Stem Cells are used in the reconstruction of a damaged windpipe, 3) 10 years since the major tobacco lawsuits were settled, where is tobacco advertising today, 4) Patients ...
Stories: 1) Belly Fat Is More Dangerous Than Other Fat 2) Study Shows People With Normal Cholesterol May Benefit From Statins 3) Who Should Take Cholesterol-Lowering Statins? 4) Why People Stop Taking Statins
Stories: 1) Revisiting A Cancer Breakthrough From The 90s 2) Giving Embryos A Genetic Test Before They're Implanted 3) The Science Behind The Politics Of Stem Cells
Stories: 1) Genetics Pioneer Nancy Wexler On The Pros And Cons of Genetic Testing 2) How The Polio Vaccine Was Developed 3) Eradicating The Hookwork Parasite
Stories: 1) Going To College With Attention Deficit Disorder 2) Debate Over Bisphenol A (BPA) Intensifies With New Study
Stories:
Health Care for All: Switzerland
1. How the Swiss Care for Autistic Children and Adults
2. Understanding How the Swiss System Works
Stories:
Health Care for All: Switzerland
1. How the Swiss Care for Autistic Children and Adults
2. Understanding How the Swiss System Works
Stories: 1) Going To Work When Sick 2) Buying Prescription Drugs Without a Prescription at Swap Meets 3) Struggling and Surviving When Health Insurance is Gone
Show notes/description: Stories: Health Care for All: Great Britain 1) Comparing U.K. and U.S When it Comes to Chronic Diseases Like Multiple Sclerosis 2) The Effect of Rationing Expensive Drugs on Patients' Hopes for Survival 3) Fighting Back Against Rationing Decisions
Stories: Health Care for All: Netherlands 1) Getting Care on Evenings and Weekends 2) Dutch Pragmatism at Core of Universal Care 3) How the Dutch Manage Long-Term Illnesses Like Diabetes
Stories: 1) Scientists Try to Keep a Step Ahead of Athletic Doping 2) What Are Some of the Newest Doping Techniques? 3) Predicting the Success of In Vitro Fertilization 4) Military Wives Take on Surrogate Motherhood
Stories: Health Care for All: France 1) How The French System Provides Maternal and Child Care 2) The French Model for Cancer Care
Stories: 1) Is The Farm-Raised Fish Tilapia Good for You? 2) How Produce Got Contaminated With Salmonella 3) Epilepsy Drugs and Suicidal Thoughts and Actions
Stories: Health Care for All: Germany 1) German Patients Get High-Quality Care for Half the US Cost 2) German Doctors Key Factor in Universal Care 3) What About the Uninsured in Germany? 4) Prospects For the Uninsured in the US
Stories: 1) Red Rice Yeast Supplements for Cholesterol 2) Trans Fat Ban Takes Effect in New York City Restaurants 3) Link Between Cholesterol and Memory Loss 4) Why Herpes Never Goes Away
Stories: 1) Baby Seal Robot Provides Friendship 2) Social Ties Improve Health 3) New Theory About Alzheimer's Disease 4) Checklist Prevents Surgical Mistakes 5) Making Health Preparations in Case of Nuclear Attack
Stories: 1) All About Feet! Plantar Fasciitis 2) More on Shoes and Foot Exercises 3) Interview With Writer Adam Sternbergh About the Barefoot Movement
Stories: 1) How Do Tomatoes Get Contaminated with Salmonella? 2) Growing Problem of "Underinsurance" 3) Computerizing Medical Records 4) A School That Uses Volunteer Work to Slow Alzheimers
Stories: 1) Risky Behaviors in Teenagers 2) Finding Factors That Improve Foster Care 3) HIV/AIDS Progress Report 4) Brain Cancer Survival Odds Improve 5) Colon Cancer Paradox
Stories: 1) Have Obesity Rates Peaked Among Children and Teens? 2) Changing Trends in Shingles and Chickenpox 3) Counterfeit Drugs Up Worldwide 4) A Brief History of Formaldehyde and its Health Risks 5) Looking at Whether Organic Foods Are Better than Conventional Foods 6) Obama Releases Health Summary