Jun 08 Watch Cancer Rates A study shows some cancer rates and deaths decreased in the 1990s. Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch Mending Hearts A report today in the New England Journal of Medicine concludes that a heart broken in a medical sense might indeed mend. Continue watching
May 30 Watch AIDS at Twenty Years Twenty years ago this week, the Centers for Disease Control first reported on a health problem that would come to be known as AIDS. Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on growing AIDS rates in minority populations. Continue watching
May 21 What is mad cow disease? By PBS News Hour Mad cow disease, formally known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), is a chronic degenerative disease that attacks the central nervous system of cattle, destroying brain tissue and eventually causing dementia and death. There is no known cure. Continue reading
May 21 Watch Confronting AIDS Elizabeth Farnsworth leads a discussion with AIDS and Africa experts about the international community's role in combating the epidemic. Continue watching
May 17 Watch Senegal’s Success in AIDS Prevention A look at Senegal and an effective AIDS prevention program. Fred de Sam Lazaro of Twin Cities Public Television reports. Continue watching
May 16 Watch Fighting Back Against HIV in Botswana Nearly 36 percent of adults in Botswana are believed to have HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Elizabeth Farnsworth reports on how Botswana's government is trying to tackle the crisis, in part three of a four-part series. Continue watching
May 15 Watch Fighting Cholesterol A federal panel recommends stricter standards for measuring high cholesterol. Continue watching
May 15 Watch HIV and the Botswana Battle Nearly 36 percent of adults in Botswana are believed to have HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Elizabeth Farnsworth reports on efforts to combat the virus in part two of a four-part series. Continue watching