Health

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Self-Injury: Why Young People Do It and Where to Go for Help

March 7, 2011

An alarming number of young people cut or burn themselves to cope with emotional pain. A new study on the prevalence of self-injury videos on the Internet worries mental health experts. What's behind the phenomenon and where to find help.

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Intensive Care

March 2, 2011

Changes in intensive care: Research suggests traditional practices of keeping patients sedated and immobilized can lead to cognitive problems years later. Efforts to improve recovery prospects after a stay in the I-C-U.

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Jonathan Franklin: "33 Men"

February 24, 2011

The dramatic plight and rescue of thirty-three entombed Chilean miners captured the world's attention last October. Journalist, Jonathan Franklin, interviewed the men and tells their story: how they survived trapped deep underground, the rescue operation that brought them to the surface, and the haunting aftermath of their captivity.

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Mark Richard: "House of Prayer No. 2"

Mark Richard: "House of Prayer No. 2"

February 9, 2011

A short-story writer reflects on his childhood in a small, racially divided Southern town in the 1960s. How he overcame physical deformity and poverty to become a journalist, author and Hollywood screenwriter.

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Challenges to the Health Care Law

February 3, 2011

Last night Senate Democrats defeated an attempt by Republicans to repeal President Obama’s health care legislation. The vote went strictly along party lines, though both parties joined forces to repeal an unpopular tax provision on...

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Vaccines and Autism: A Story of Medicine, Science and Fear

February 2, 2011

The deadly consequences of fraudulent vaccine research: How a now-discredited study on a possible link between a childhood vaccine and autism became widely known and continues to incite debate and fear.

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Dietary Guidelines

February 1, 2011

Eat less and reduce your salt intake: New dietary guidelines from the USDA and what impact they might have on improving the nation's health.

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House Republicans and Health Care Reform

January 19, 2011

The House prepares to vote this week on a measure to repeal the health care law. Diane and guests explore how undoing the legislation might affect medical coverage, costs for consumers and jobs.

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News Roundup - Hour 1

January 14, 2011

President Obama appeals for national unity at a memorial for shooting victims in Tucson. Debate heats up over political rhetoric and gun control. And former House leader Tom Delay is sentenced to three years in prison. A panel of...

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Serious Psychiatric Disorders Among Young Adults

January 11, 2011

President Obama is traveling to Tucson tomorrow to attend a memorial service for the victims of Saturday’s shooting. As more details about the deadly rampage come out, investigators are looking at the mental state of the twenty-two year...

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