Mar 15 Watch New Fire at Damanged Japanese Nuclear Plant Escalates Radiation Concerns An explosion rocked another reactor at a damaged Japanese nuclear power plant as authorities stepped up efforts to protect people living nearby from radiation exposure. Tom Clarke of Independent Television News reports on Japan's scramble to prevent the a nuclear… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch Other News: Car Bombings Rock Afghanistan, Pakistan In other news, car bombings in both Afghanistan and Pakistan killed at least 40 people and wounded scores more, and medical research pointed to possible danger from radiation during CAT scans. Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch Men over 75 Urged to Skip Prostate Cancer Screening Medical care for older men may change after a federal task force recommended Monday that men older than 75 not get screened for prostate cancer, the second-deadliest-type among males. A National Institutes of Health official presents the concerns behind the… Continue watching
May 20 Watch Kennedy May Face Lengthy Treatment for Brain Tumor Sen. Edward Kennedy was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, his doctors said Tuesday. Malignant gliomas, like Kennedy's, are the most common type of adult brain cancers, inflicting some 9,000 Americans a year. A medical expert discusses treatment for brain… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch More Children Suffer from Chronic Disease, Study Finds The number of children who live with a chronic disease such as asthma or diabetes has quadrupled in the past three decades, according to this week's Journal of the American Medical Association. NewsHour health correspondent Susan Dentzer discusses the findings. Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch Spy Poisoning Case Raises Questions About Russian Democracy Two weeks after the poisoning death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, more radiation poisoning cases have been discovered and Moscow is abuzz with rumors of political intrigue. NewsHour Correspondent Simon Marks reports on the criminal investigation and its implications… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch Death of Poisoned Russian Spy Sparks Radiation Alert British authorities found traces of radiation at 12 locations, including two British Airways planes, while investigating the poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko last week. Continue watching