Health Care TraumaMan Offers Lifelike Practice for Med Students April 30, 2005 • High-tech mannequins are now serving as fake patients for medical students, who find the dummies can mimic the human body in surprisingly realistic ways. Nell Boyce recently tried her hand at some emergency surgery on TraumaMan. TraumaMan Offers Lifelike Practice for Med Students Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4624237/4625952" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Guidelines Proposed for Stem Cell Research April 29, 2005 • A report released this week by the National Academies offers guidelines for scientists doing research with human embryonic stem cells. The report's authors say the rules are needed because federal regulations specifically designed for this type of research, which is not broadly supported with federal funds, are lacking. Guidelines Proposed for Stem Cell Research Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4624836/4624837" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Health Care Target Unveils New Look for Prescription Pill Bottles April 29, 2005 • Noah Adams talks with Deborah Adler, a graphic designer behind the new look and design for prescription pill bottles that goes into use at all Target stores this weekend. The design is meant to make prescription drugs safer, and make it easier to identify the right pills to take. Target Unveils New Look for Prescription Pill Bottles Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4624799/4624800" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Health Care Young Smokers Try 'Binging' Approach April 28, 2005 • The rate of smoking is still highest among young adults and college students. Surveys show that they know smoking is bad for them. But their smoking patterns are different than earlier generations: they binge, then don't smoke for periods of time. Young Smokers Try 'Binging' Approach Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4622816/4622817" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Research News Ex-Smokers Remain at Higher Risk for Lung Cancer April 28, 2005 • Most smokers believe that if they stop, their risk for developing lung cancer drops quickly. Research shows that quitting is definitely worth the effort. Yet heavy smokers may never lower their risk to the same level as that of those who never smoked. Ex-Smokers Remain at Higher Risk for Lung Cancer Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4622813/4622814" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Health News Briefs NPR Health News Briefs: April 24 - April 30 April 28, 2005 • Among the week's stories: The House passes a bill that would make it illegal for an adult other than a parent or guardian to take a girl to another state for an abortion if the girl's home state has a law requiring parental notification or consent.
Research News Army Doctor Pioneers Pain-Relief Work Fresh Air April 27, 2005 • Dr. Chester Buckenmaier is chief of the Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management Initiative at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He is developing a procedure known as regional anesthesia, to manage the severe pain that many wounded soldiers experience. Buckenmaier spent time in Iraq working in a battlefield hospital, where he pioneered the technique, and is using it at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Army Doctor Pioneers Pain-Relief Work Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4621493/4621494" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Global Health Researchers Make Progress on Marburg Vaccine April 27, 2005 • More than a month since an outbreak of the Marburg virus in Angola captured the world's attention, researchers say they're making progress in slowing the pace of outbreaks and developing a vaccine. Even so, the World Health Organization says the virus continues to spread. Researchers Make Progress on Marburg Vaccine Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4621098/4621099" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Food New Fast Food Fare Bucks Health Trends April 26, 2005 • Even as Americans are urged to improve their super-sized eating habits, some fast food chains are offering bigger portions with more fat. And many customers are eating it up. New Fast Food Fare Bucks Health Trends Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4619086/4619342" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Global Health A Primer on Marburg Virus April 26, 2005 • Marburg is a rare, severe form of hemorrhagic fever closely related to the Ebola virus. In both diseases, victims bleed to death, often from every orifice and every organ. Few infections are as deadly.
Global Health Africa Malaria Day: Working for Prevention, Cure April 25, 2005 • The United Nations has designated April 25 as Africa Malaria Day. Malaria kills more than a million Africans each year, most of them children. Correspondent Farai Chideya reports on groups ranging from scientists to musicians working on both prevention and a cure. Africa Malaria Day: Working for Prevention, Cure Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4618623/4618624" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Health Care German Seniors Find Alternative to Nursing Homes April 25, 2005 • Kyle James reports on attempts by German retirees to avoid nursing homes by living together in apartments. German Seniors Find Alternative to Nursing Homes Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4618587/4618588" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Demise of the Autopsy Bodes Ill for Science April 23, 2005 • Writer David Dobbs and Dr. Pat Lento, head of the autopsy service at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, say a decrease in autopsies will have a negative impact on medical science. Dobbs wrote an article on the subject, which will appear in Sunday's New York Times Magazine. Demise of the Autopsy Bodes Ill for Science Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4616779/4616780" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Health Care Teaching the Ethics of Pharmacy April 23, 2005 • Earlier this month, the governor of Illinois ordered pharmacists in the state to dispense birth control regardless of their ethical objections to it. Laurie Rice, professor of law and ethics at the University of California at San Francisco, describes the ethics instruction she gives to her own pharmacy students. Teaching the Ethics of Pharmacy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4616776/4616777" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Children's Health Teens Turn to Prescription Drugs to Get High April 22, 2005 • According to a study by the Partnership For A Drug-Free America, drug-using teens are turning away from the street dealer and toward the family medicine cabinet in search of their next high. Madeleine Brand talks to Carol Falkowski of Research Communications, a nationally recognized alcohol and drug treatment center. Teens Turn to Prescription Drugs to Get High Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4615798/4615799" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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