Aug 25 Obesity Rates Rising Worldwide, Half of U.S. Could Be Obese by 2030 By Talea Miller There are an estimated 502 million obese adults worldwide. Photo by Flickr user Malingering. The world is getting fatter, and packing on the pounds is not just for wealthy nations anymore. Obesity is sweeping into low and middle-income countries, reports… Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch For Legendary Coach Summitt, Next Opponent Is Dementia Diagnosis Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in college basketball history, has been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. Hari Sreenivasan talks to her son Tyler Summitt and The Washington Post's Sally Jenkins about how the coach is coping and staying focused on… Continue watching
Aug 25 'Long-term' Needs Grow in Horn of Africa as Drought Shows No Signs of Abating By Larisa Epatko Many in East Africa, still suffering from drought and hunger, are streaming into refugee camps as other countries try to close a $1.1 billion shortfall in needed funding for relief supplies. Continue reading
Aug 24 Healthy Eating: Good for Your Body, Bad for Your Bottom Line? Flickr User West Side Market. It looks as easy as dishing up dinner. According to new advice from the federal government, eating healthy simply means filling your plate with fresh broccoli and salmon, a generous spoonful of rice pilaf,… Continue reading
Aug 24 Starving Somalis Latest Victims of Broken Government A mother and child from Somalia at a refugee camp in Kenya. Photo by Kate Holt, CARE. The food crisis in Somalia gets worse by the day. Desperately hungry people are pouring out of their home provinces, crossing borders… Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch Doctors, Patients Assess Effectiveness of Medical Marijuana 'Clearing the Smoke': The Benefits, Limits of Medical Marijuana… Continue watching
Aug 23 'Explosive' Growth in Foreign Drug Testing Raises Ethical Questions Photo by Flickr user Sharyn Morrow. Peek inside any American family's medicine cabinet and you're likely to find a drug that was tested in a foreign country. Pharmaceutical companies have been shifting research overseas for years and the number… Continue reading
Aug 22 Brain-Eating Amoeba Lurk in U.S. Lakes. But Should You Worry? Photo by Flickr user Toby Simkin. Brain-eating amoeba, found in warm lakes, streams, and hot springs, are back. Or more accurately, they never went away. Three people have died in recent weeks after attacks from a single-celled… Continue reading
Aug 22 Overtreating Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa By Talea Miller In countries throughout sub-Saharan Africa, health workers often treat patients for malaria even when a test indicates the parasite isn't present. The practice worries many health experts. Continue reading
Aug 19 Study: Black Researchers Receive Fewer NIH Grants James A. Shannon Building at the National Institutes of Health. Photo by National Institutes of Health Library. A new study by the National Institutes of Health found a disturbing gap between the number of grants awarded to white scientists… Continue reading