Dec 08 Questions and Answers with Dr. Kathy Zoon By PBS News Hour Dr. Kathy Zoon of the federal Food and Drug Administration oversees the roughly 200 gene therapy clinical trials now underway in the United States. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch Xenical: A Dieter’s Dream? A new diet drug was recently approved by the Federal Drug Administration and analysts are expecting it to be a big success. Health Correspondent Susan Dentzer reports on Xenical. Continue watching
Jun 01 Q & A: Binge Lessons By PBS News Hour Joseph A. Califano, Jr. is President and Chairman of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA) which he founded in 1992. He is the former secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. Continue reading
May 19 The Cold, Hard Search for a Cure for the Common Cold By PBS News Hour Researchers may be one step closer to finding a cure for the common cold. A study published in the American Journal of Medicine (JAMA) today showed an experimental drug cutting cold symptoms in half. Continue reading
Feb 25 The White House Plan By PBS News Hour President Clinton has declared that saving Social Security should be the priority when using the current budget surplus. The White House published the following description of their proposal. Continue reading
Jan 29 Parkinson’s Disease By PBS News Hour Betty Ann Bowser reports on Parkinson's disease and medical efforts to treat the disease that affects 1.5 million Americans. During her look at the disease, Bowser interviewed Parkinson's patient Dr. Peter Morabito about his service dog, Victor. Continue reading
Nov 02 Hi-Tech Healing By PBS News Hour The Internet has been much maligned as a purveyor of pornography and much hyped as the future of business, work, travel and leisure, but one organization is on the ground trying to use new technologies for something concrete: a healing… Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch Fighting AIDS in the Black Community As more black Americans became infected with HIV, activists spread their message of prevention on the streets and through churches. Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch AIDS in the Workplace Some HIV-positive people lost jobs because of their status, but others found companies surprisingly supportive and concerned. Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch The Debate over Students with AIDS in Schools The New York City school board faced tough choices on AIDS policy in 1985, while AIDS patient Ryan White fought to be allowed in Indiana schools. Continue watching