Aug 01 Scientists Create Stem Cells From Lou Gehrig’s Disease Patients By PBS News Hour In a stem cell research breakthrough, scientists have reprogrammed skin cells from two elderly patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis -- also called ALS, or Lou Gehrig's Disease -- to act like stem cells. Continue reading
Jul 23 The Health Care Debate: Eliminate the for-profit middle man and all is solved? By Business Desk Question/Comment: When the NewsHour does segments on health care, I would love for you or any of the staff to ask the health care administrators, economists and especially the politicians why people support a health care system that requires… Continue reading
Jul 18 Biotech Companies, Investors Look to Adult Stem Cell Research By Admin, PBS News Hour In June, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced that it was investing $3 million in a small San Diego-based biotech startup called EyeCyte, which will work to develop adult stem cell-based treatments for eye diseases. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch U.S. Doctors Create Pediatric AIDS Network in Malawi In Malawi, where some 83,000 children are infected with HIV, a new program brings U.S. doctors to the East African country and encourages African doctors to set up practices in their hometowns, instead of leaving for more prosperous countries. Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch Doctors Seek to Improve End-of-life Care for Cancer Patients Recent studies have indicated that barely a third of patients report having substantive conversations with their oncologists about end-of-life care, a statistic some physicians are looking to change. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports. Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch Medical Association Apologizes for History of Prejudice The American Medical Association apologized on Thursday for its history of discrimination aimed at preventing African-Americans from gaining membership. Experts offer insight into the statement and the history behind it. Continue watching
Jul 10 Katrina Trailer Makers Defend Record in Congressional Testimony By PBS News Hour The companies that manufactured trailers for displaced New Orleans residents after Hurricane Katrina knew that the trailers contained unsafe levels of toxic formaldehyde, but failed to inform the public, congressional Democrats charged Wednesday. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch Doctors Recommend Cholesterol Tests, Drugs for Kids The American Academy of Pediatrics recommended Monday that children with risk factors such as obesity and a family history of cardiac disease be screened for high cholesterol -- and said some should be treated with cholesterol-lowering drugs. Continue watching
Jul 07 Aid to Africa Tops Agenda for G-8 Leaders By Admin, PBS News Hour World leaders entered the second day of their annual G-8 summit prepared to focus on whether Africa is receiving enough aid amid soaring food and oil prices and concerns over climate change. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch FDA Expands Search for Source of Salmonella Outbreak The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that it still did not know the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 869 people and plans to expand its search beyond tomatoes, the first suspected culprit. A USA Today… Continue watching