Jun 24 Fake Drugs A Global Health Threat By Talea Miller Fake drugs manufactured to resemble dozens of well-known pharmaceutical brands are making their way across international borders and threatening lives, the World Customs Organization said Thursday. "Countries across the globe, in particular those in Africa, suffer the scourge of being… Continue reading
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 23 Watch Uncertainty Over Health Effects of Oil Cleanup Worry Some Along Gulf As the oil cleanup along the Gulf Coast continues, Betty Ann Bowser reports on the health worries related to the ongoing oil disaster that are arising for some coastal residents and cleanup workers. Continue watching
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 11 Health Concerns Heighten as Oil Spill Spreads By Talea Miller The sobering images of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are widely known: oil covered birds and sludge-choked coastal grasses. But ecosystems may not be the only ones to see negative effects -- what about the spill's possible health impact… 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