30 en-us http://www.theworld.org/?q=taxonomy/term/7 2010 Public Radio International The World's Global Health podcast keeps you informed about medical and public health news from across the globe. The World is a US-based international news and analysis program co-produced by the BBC, PRI, and WGBH. Public Radio International Public Radio International interactive@pri.org no foreign, news, international, bbc, wgbh, public, radio, npr, documentary, headlines, health, global, david baron http://www.theworld.org/theworld_logo_health.jpg http://www.theworld.org/?q=taxonomy/term/7 http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod22.mp3 In this week's podcast we bring you the answer to one of our daily Geo Quizzes.In Garðabær, Iceland, a children's TV show is telling kids to turn OFF the TV and start moving. It's called Lazytown, as the World's Jori Lewis reports. http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod22.mp3 Tue, 19 June 2007 18:00:00 EST no 4:47 Lazytown,Iceland, children,Garðabær http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod21.mp3 Correspondent Sheri Fink reports on what experts are saying about the drug resistant form of Tuberculosis at a meeting in Washington, D.C. An American citizen is in quarantine in Atlanta after flying to Europe and returning to the US after being diagnosed with a drug resistant strain of the disease. http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod21.mp3 Tue, 5 June 2007 18:00:00 EST no 7:07 Tuberculosis, Global Health, health, world, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Foreign Affairs http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod20.mp3 Correspondent Sheri Fink reports on the struggles among the migrant worker population in New Orleans. Thousands of undocumented immigrants flocked to the city to help with demolition and reconstruction after Hurricane Katrina. But they're having trouble getting help, such as healthcare, when they need it. http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod20.mp3 Wed, 30 May 2007 18:00:00 EST no 7:07 Maca based products, Global Health, health, world, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Foreign Affairs http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod19.mp3 Correspondent Mary Stucky tells the story of maca. That's the name of a Peruvian root used as a libido-enhancer. Peruvian Indians discovered maca. But a US company analyzed and patented its active ingredient. Maca-based products could mean big bucks for the patent owners. But back in Peru, many wonder whether they'll see any of the profits. http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod19.mp3 Thu, 17 May 2007 18:00:00 EST no 5:18 Maca based products, Global Health, health, world, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Foreign Affairs http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod18.mp3 The use of hospice care is growing in the United States, but not within the Hispanic community. Correspondent Sarah Bush reports from Austin, Texas. http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod18.mp3 Tue, 7 May 2007 18:00:00 EST no 6:20 Hospice care, Global Health, health, world, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Foreign Affairs http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod17.mp3 The World's Jessie Graham reports on a program here in the United States that helps immigrants from several African countries cope with their memories of war back home. We hear how some American therapists are trying to overcome the immigrants' reluctance to talk about their traumatic experiences. http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod17.mp3 Tue, 1 May 2007 18:00:00 EST no 5:30 Stem cells, Global Health, health, world, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Foreign Affairs http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod16.mp3 In South Africa, people infected with HIV can now buy life insurance. That change in business practice reflects a dramatic change in medical reality. Correspondent Amy Costello reports. http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod16.mp3 Tue, 22 Apr 2007 18:00:00 EST no 3:45 Stem cells, Global Health, health, world, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Foreign Affairs http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod15.mp3 British researchers say they've successfully grown human heart tissue from stem cells. Scientists say it's a step toward the transplant of replacement heart valves or possibly one day a whole heart. The World's Jason Margolis has the story. http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod15.mp3 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:00:00 EST no 3:54 Stem cells, Global Health, health, world, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Foreign Affairs http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod14.mp3 Public health experts say that migration between Mexico and the United States is fueling the spread of the AIDS virus south of the border. The World's Jori Lewis reports on efforts to address the problem. http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod14.mp3 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 18:00:00 EST no 7:24 AIDS, HIV, border, immigrants, drug user, Mexico, US, Global Health, health, world, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Foreign Affairs http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod13.mp3 Scientists at Johns Hopkins University have found that genetically-modified mosquitoes could help prevent the transmission of malaria. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with one of the researchers, entomologist Jason Rasgon. http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod13.mp3 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:00:00 EST no 4:24 Anti-malarial Mosquitoes, Global Health, health, world, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Foreign Affairs http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod12.mp3 The billionaire philanthropist George Soros announced today that he'll give $3 million to address an emerging health threat in Southern Africa -- extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, known as XDR-TB. Lisa Mullins speaks with Jim Yong Kim, co-founder of Partners In Health, the organization that will receive Soros's grant to treat this "untreatable" TB. http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod12.mp3 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:00:00 EST no 4:30 River blindness in Sierra Leone, Global Health, health, world, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Foreign Affairs http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod11.mp3 River blindness has robbed many people in the West African nation of Sierra Leone of their eye sight. The World's Jessie Graham reports from Rotawa, Sierra Leone. http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod11.mp3 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 18:00:00 EST no 6:54 River blindness in Sierra Leone, Global Health, health, world, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Foreign Affairs http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod10.mp3 The World's Jeb Sharp reports on a new study that concludes that the physical and psychological forms of torture leave victims with similar mental scars. http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod10.mp3 Tue, 6 Mar 2007 18:00:00 EST no 5:40 Psychological torture, Global Health, health, world, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Foreign Affairs http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod9.mp3 A ban on smoking in public took effect in France today. The World's Alex Gallafent explores the connection between smoking and cultural identity. http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod9.mp3 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:00:00 EST no 6:47 Smoking and cultural identity, Global Health, health, world, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Foreign Affairs http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod8.mp3 Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Charles Bourns, a poultry farmer in Gloucestershire, England and Chairman of the National Farmers Union Poultry Board, about the outbreak of bird flu at a turkey farm in England. Nearly 160,000 turkeys will be slaughtered by government vets at the infected farm. http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod8.mp3 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:00:00 EST no 5:05 bird flu, England, UK, Gloucestershire, Global Health, health, world, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Foreign Affairs http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod7.mp3 The 1918 flu pandemic killed 50-million people, including hundreds of thousands of Americans. But six US communities escaped the worst of the pandemic. Reporter Jennifer Schmidt tells their story. http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod7.mp3 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:00:00 EST no 9:58 The 1918 flu pandemic, flu, 1918, Global Health, health, world, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Foreign Affairs http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod6.mp3 Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Abul Hussam, winner of a million-dollar prize from America's National Academy of Engineering. Hussam, a chemistry professor at George Mason University, invented a water filter that removes arsenic from poisoned drinking water. http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod6.mp3 Tue, 6 Feb 2007 18:00:00 EST no 4:13 arsenic, water filter, Global Health, health, world, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Foreign Affairs http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod5.mp3 For thousands of years, the people of China have been proud to practice their own style of medicine. Traditional Chinese Medicine takes a holistic approach to health and relies on herbs and other natural remedies. But as China modernizes, its young are embracing Western medicine. The World's Mary Kay Magistad reports from Beijing. http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod5.mp3 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:00:00 EST no 6:38 chinese medicine, china, holistic, Global Health, health, world, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Foreign Affairs http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod4.mp3 Indonesia received hundreds of tons of donated medical supplies after the tsunami two years ago today, and after this year's earthquake. But as correspondent Chad Bouchard reports, many of those supplies are outdated or otherwise useless. http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod4.mp3 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:00:00 EST no 6:38 Chad Bouchard, donated medical supplies, tsunami, Global Health, health, world, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Foreign Affairs http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod3.mp3 Correspondent Irris Makler reports that drug researchers in Israel are turning to the Bible for clues to creating new medicines. http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod3.mp3 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:00:00 EST no 5:42 bible, biblical David Baron, Matthew Brunwasser, Global Health, health, world, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod2.mp3 Leprosy is now a curable infection and isolating the afflicted in leper colonies is fast becoming history. Correspondent Matthew Brunwasser takes us to Europe's last leper colony in Tichilesti, Romania, which houses 20 people with the disease. http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod2.mp3 Tue, 7 Jan 2007 18:00:00 EST no 5:34 leper colony, leprosy, Tichilesti, Romania, David Baron, Matthew Brunwasser, Global Health, health, world, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod1.mp3 Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Laurie Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations, about funding strategies for helping the world's sick and poor. Her article, "The Challenge of Global Health," appears in the upcoming issue of Foreign Affairs. It challenges the notion of putting money toward specific diseases. http://www.theworld.org/mp3/health/healthpod1.mp3 Tue, 2 Jan 2007 18:00:00 EST no 6:15 David Baron, Global Health, health, world, The World, BBC, PRI, WGBH, Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs