Jun 23 Study: Cell Phone Towers Not a Cancer Risk to Children By Talea Miller There are still unanswered questions about cell phone use and cancer risks, but a new study could alleviate parents of at least one fear. Children whose mothers lived near cell phone towers while they were pregnant do not have an… Continue reading
Jun 21 Hurricane Season Could Bring More Misery to Haiti, Gulf Coast By Talea Miller The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is projecting a busy 2010 hurricane season, with as many as seven major hurricanes possible. Continue reading
Jun 18 Mali, Nepal, Guatemala to Benefit From Revamped Global Health Initiative By Talea Miller The State Department and USAID announced eight focus countries that will get extra help from Obama's proposed six-year, $63 billion Global Health Initiative Friday. The new plan aims to better integrate health services and in particular improve mother and child… Continue reading
Jun 17 Haiti’s Health Care System Faces a ‘Defining Moment’ By Talea Miller As Haiti continues to rebuild from January's earthquake, educating and training more Haitian doctors and nurses is essential to reviving and restructuring the country's hobbled health system, says the country's health minister. "The state of New York has more… Continue reading
Jun 07 Forum: Obesity Becoming Global Problem By Talea Miller Ray Suarez hosts an online forum with obesity experts and authors Barry Popkin and Michael Power on the causes of weight gain in societies around the world. 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 Watch China Tries to Put Best Foot Forward With Shanghai World Expo As part of his series from China, Ray Suarez reports on the ongoing 2010 Shanghai Expo, where the large and decadent Chinese pavilion captures the country in transition. Continue watching
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