Jun 03 Five Days in the (Food) Desert I recently spent five days in the "desert" with three of my PBS NewsHour colleagues. It wasn't your ordinary run-of-the-mill desert. There was no sand. It wasn't blazing hot. I didn't see Lawrence of Arabia or a single camel. But… Continue reading
Jun 03 In Mississippi, Growing Vegetables in a 'Food Desert' By Lea Winerman Mississippi has the highest rate of childhood obesity in the country -- 44 percent of kids ages 10 to 17 are obese or overweight. Recently, the NewsHour health unit traveled to the state to look at some causes of --… Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch As China Prospers, New Health Concerns Emerge Ray Suarez wraps up his reporting trip to China on global health issues with a discussion about the health challenges facing the country's growing middle class. Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch Vaccination, Education Key to Stemming Asian Hepatitis Outbreaks Spencer Michels reports on the campaigns to fight hepatitis B among Asian populations worldwide. The potentially fatal liver disease is100 times more likely to afflict Asians than non-Asians. Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch Mississippi 'Food Deserts' Fuel Obesity Epidemic As the government highlights the growing health risks of childhood obesity, Betty Ann Bowser reports from the Mississippi Delta on how so-called "food deserts" keep some communities from access to healthy food. Continue watching
Jun 02 Expo Draws Countries Eager for Business in China By Ray Suarez Several countries pulled out all the stops to impress visitors recently at the Shanghai 2010 Expo, showing off new technology and national treasures. Our reporting series from China continues on Wednesday's NewsHour, when Ray Suarez examines how the… Continue reading
Jun 02 Q&A: Haiti's Rebuilding Challenges Four Months After Quake By Larisa Epatko As Haiti continues to rebuild more than four months after a devastating earthquake killed 200,000 people and wiped out much of the capital city, the country still faces a number of immediate and longer-term challenges. Continue reading
Jun 01 Ask Your Questions: Confronting the Global Obesity Problem On Tuesday's NewsHour, Ray Suarez explores the growing rates of obesity in China, but Beijing is certainly not alone in dealing with this modern-day health crisis-- about 400 million adults are obese worldwide, and 1.6 billion are overweight,… Continue reading
Jun 01 Reporter's Notebook: Obesity on the Rise in China By Ray Suarez If one picture from China can tell a story of how this country has changed in the 21st century, it's one of a line of youths boarding a bus in front of a hospital for a field trip. It's a… Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch For China's Growing Middle Class, Expanding Waistlines Pose Problem In the second in his series of reports from China on global health issues, Ray Suarez reports on the dramatic increase in obesity as the country's growing class of educated and well-paid consumers adopt some Western-style shopping and eating habits. Continue watching