Opinion Sorry About the Cancer. How's Your Hair? August 31, 2006 • Commentator Debra Jarvis has been a hospital chaplain for 20 years -- she serves on the staff of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Last year, she herself was diagnosed with breast cancer. When she told people about her diagnosis, she found that all they wanted to talk about was her hair. Sorry About the Cancer. How's Your Hair? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5744965/5744966" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Timeline: The Debate over Plan B August 28, 2006 • A look at the political and regulatory battle to allow over-the-counter sales of the emergency contraceptive known as the "morning-after" pill.
Research News Studies Link Depression, Heart Disease August 28, 2006 • A survey of medical studies shows a clear link between depression and cardiovascular disease. Dr. Sydney Spiesel, Yale Medical School professor and Slate medical columnist, talks with Madeleine Brand about how depression can contribute to heart trouble. Studies Link Depression, Heart Disease Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5724348/5724349" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Plan B Debate August 28, 2006 • In November, the morning-after pill -- or Plan B -- will be available for sale over the counter at pharmacies and health clinics for individuals eighteen and older. Supporters of the pill demand that it be available to all ages. Anti-abortion activists say Plan B ends a life and could increase sexual promiscuity. The Plan B Debate Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5724768/5724769" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Hurricane Katrina & Recovery Efforts Louisiana Doctor Sees Post-Katrina Crisis August 28, 2006 • NPR's Farai Chideya checks in with Dr. Joe Freeman of Baton Rouge, La., who has had to close his emergency clinic for evacuees. He says New Orleans is on the verge of a health crisis. Louisiana Doctor Sees Post-Katrina Crisis Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5723506/5723507" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Research News Will a New Stem-Cell Technique Satisfy All? August 25, 2006 • Researchers are reporting this week on a new way to make stem cells for research without destroying embryos. Could this settle ethical concerns surrounding this type of research? Will a New Stem-Cell Technique Satisfy All? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5709582/5709583" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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'Plan B' Gets FDA's Over-Counter Approval August 24, 2006 • Robert Siegel talks with NPR's Julie Rovner about the Food and Drug Administration's decision to approve sales of the so-called morning-after pill without a prescription. The new rules allow women over 18 to buy the "Plan B" drug over the counter. The decision comes after three years of national debate over access to emergency contraception. 'Plan B' Gets FDA's Over-Counter Approval Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5705260/5705261" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Montana to Fight Meth Epidemic with Treatment August 24, 2006 • The Montana Department of Corrections plans to create two stand-alone treatment facilities exclusively for prisoners hooked on methamphetamine. Meth-related crime has clogged Montana's prisons with addicts, draining government funds. Montana to Fight Meth Epidemic with Treatment Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5703596/5703597" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sharp Price Increase for Oral Contraceptives August 24, 2006 • A major producer of birth-control pills dramatically raised their prices last month, a move that could hinder access to contraceptives for low-income women. Ortho-McNeil once charged public-health centers only one cent for a pack of pills -- now the price is $18. Sharp Price Increase for Oral Contraceptives Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5703593/5703594" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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'Plan B' Pill to Be Sold Over the Counter August 24, 2006 • By the end of the year, the emergency contraceptive called "Plan B" will be sold as an over-the-counter drug to women 18 and over. Currently, it is available only by prescription.
FDA Approves Non-Prescription Morning-After Pill August 24, 2006 • The Food and Drug Administration approves over-the-counter sales of the morning-after pill, called Plan B by its maker, to those 18 or older. The FDA's decision ends a contentious 3-year effort to make it available without a prescription. But women 17 and younger will have to obtain a doctor's prescription to get the pills. FDA Approves Non-Prescription Morning-After Pill Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5703324/5703325" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Study: Prostate Cancer More Likely to Strike Black Men August 24, 2006 • Ed Gordon talks with Dr. Matthew Freedman, an instructor at Harvard Medical School and associate member of the Broad Institute. He's the author of a new study that suggests African-American men are genetically predisposed to an aggressive form of prostate cancer. Study: Prostate Cancer More Likely to Strike Black Men Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5702996/5702997" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Katrina & Beyond Study: FEMA Trailers Unhealthy for Katrina Survivors August 23, 2006 • A new study suggests that long-term living in mobile homes supplied by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) threatens the physical and mental health of many survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Study: FEMA Trailers Unhealthy for Katrina Survivors Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5696520/5696521" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Firm Creates Stem Cells Without Hurting Embryos August 23, 2006 • Scientists on Wednesday unveiled a new technique that they say could break the political deadlock over human embryonic stem cells. The method relies on the extraction of a single cell and does not destroy the embryo, scientists from Advanced Cell Technology report. Firm Creates Stem Cells Without Hurting Embryos Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5696557/5696610" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Legal Battles over Parental Guardianship August 23, 2006 • Legal experts are increasingly seeing bitter disputes when children of elderly parents assume legal guardianship. Bitter custody battles have occurred over finances and real estate. It's legally tricky terrain that experts say can be avoided with a some foresight. Legal Battles over Parental Guardianship Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5697280/5697281" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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