Health & Medicine

October 29, 2008

China's tainted milk scare was certainly not the first time the world has seen a food safety scandal, nor is it likely to be the last.

Environment

Calling all infants: National Children's Study begins 21-year health mission

The Takeaway

October 28, 2008

The largest children's study ever undertaken in the United States kicks off in 2009. Scientists hope 21 (womb - 21) years worth of hair, urine and environmental samples will reveal why the incidence of childhood disease is on the rise.

Health & Medicine

South Africa and AIDS

The World

October 25, 2008

South Africa's new president and a new health minister are taking a different approach to fighting the AIDS epidemic there.

Arts, Culture & Media

Tainted chocolate recall

The World

October 20, 2008

Anchor Marco Werman has a brief note about how the tainted milk scandal in China has made its way to Britain.

Global Politics

South Africa and AIDS

The World

October 17, 2008

South Africa's former leaders were criticized for downplaying the AIDS epidemic there. Now a new president and a new health minister are taking a different approach to fighting the disease. Rhoda Metcalfe reports on The World.

Environment

Why we can relax about sleep

The Takeaway

October 17, 2008

A new study on sleep says even though you feel like you're chronically sleep deprived, you might be getting more sleep than you think. Jim Horne of Loughborough University tells John and Adaora why we might be getting exactly as much sleep as we need.

Health & Medicine

Dispatches from a military hospital in Afghanistan

The World

October 16, 2008

The World's Quil Lawrence spent a week at a U.S. military hospital on the frontlines in Afghanistan. We hear from doctors and nurses working there about what it's like dealing with patients on both sides of the fighting.

Health & Medicine

UNICEF pursues simple tactic for bettering health: hand-washing

The Takeaway

October 15, 2008

Today, children across Asia are taking a few minutes of their time to wash their hands. It's the highlight of a campaign organised by the United Nations children agency UNICEF to promote one of the most cost-effective forms of preventive healthcare.

Environment

From survival of the fittest to survival of all: Is evolution over?

The Takeaway

October 09, 2008

As medicine, technology and culture advance, we've gone from survival of the fittest to survival of just about everyone. Geneticist Steve Jones thinks our advances have effectively put an end to natural selection.

Environment

The Nobel Prize

The World

October 06, 2008

The Nobel Prize for Medicine has been awarded in part to two French researchers who discovered the HIV virus. But another influential scientist in the field - an American - was left out. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with science journalist Jon Cohen.

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