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| Subject keyword(s) | Aging, AIDS, bioterrorism, Body systems and senses, cloning debate, drugs and alcohol, Environmental health, Health/Medicine, Health education -- United States, Health promotion -- United States, History/Policy/Law, Human sexuality, Life Science, Medical care -- United States, Medicare, medications, nursing homes, Nutrition, Public health -- United States, Women's health -- United States |
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| Grade level | Middle School, High School, Higher Education, Informal Education, Vocational/Professional Development Education |
| Intended audience | Educator, General Public, Learner |
| Resource type | Audio/Visual, Collection, Event, Text, Tool |
| Rights | Copyright 1996-2007 MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. All rights reserved. |
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THE RUNDOWN BLOG | Jan. 24, 2012 Hospitals Seek To Attract Business With Patient Perks Photo by Getty Images. THE RUNDOWN BLOG | Jan. 20, 2012 Bird Flu Studies Temporarily Paused, Journals Announce Last year, questions were raised over how much research on the dangerous H5N1 virus -- or avian flu -- should be published in scientific journals. H5N1 is not yet transmissible among humans, though scientists have created a strain that can pass between ferrets. THE RUNDOWN BLOG | Jan. 19, 2012 The High Cost of a Good Night's Sleep There is a growing awareness in the medical community that the grunts and snorts of noisy sleepers can also be a sign of sleep apnea. Critics, however, worry that overnight tests to diagnose apnea, particularly those done in sleep labs, may be over-prescribed at great cost to the health care system. THE RUNDOWN BLOG | Jan. 17, 2012 As New Cancer Treatments Emerge, An Old Question: 'What If?' While reporting on the NewsHour's recent cancer series, health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser kept thinking of an old friend. If Mary had been diagnosed with melanoma today, at the very least she might have had more time. REPORT | Jan. 13, 2012 Cancer Treatment: Are Personalized Molecular Profiles in Our Future? In the 40 years since the federal government promised to find a cure for cancer, hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent and much has been learned. Still, the diseases continue to claim more lives each year. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on the past, present and future of cancer treatment. THE RUNDOWN BLOG | Jan. 13, 2012 Health Reform: Changing the Game for Pediatric Cancer Patients? This is the story of Cooper Cochran -- one of the 350,000 pediatric cancer survivors in the U.S. What impact will the new health care reform law have on his future? REPORT | Jan. 12, 2012 Kids and Cancer: Why Pediatric Cancer Cure Rates Have Improved So Much Four decades ago, President Nixon signed a law that would change the way cancer research was funded in an effort to develop better treatments and cure more patients. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser explores the positive developments pediatric cancer research has realized in the last 40 years. BROWSE HEALTH BY DATE 2012 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 1996 Health Sign up for email updates, photos and features from the PBS NewsHour health beat. Email Address Betty Ann Bowser Jan. 25, 2012 Telenovelas: Are Spanish-Language Soap Operas Good for Your Health? » More by Betty Ann Bowser Follow Us Facebook: newshour Twitter: @newshour @NewsHourHealth @BettyAnnBowser RSS: Health RSS Feed Health Podcast Editor's Choice If It's Not a War on Cancer, What Is It? Dec. 22, 2011 It was President Nixon's "Christmas gift to the nation." 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