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The Port of Oakland keeps shelves stocked at big box stores like WalMart? and Target. But what's the real cost to people who live nearby?

  • Added: Sep 21, 2007
  • Length: 05:48
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What are the health hazards of gas drilling? Dr. Theo Colborn, author of Our Stolen Future discusses the health impacts to humans, wildlife and do...

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 28:36
  • Purchases: 1
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Scientists use MRIs to study the neurology of shopping

Bought by KUOW and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 23, 2007
  • Length: 05:48
  • Purchases: 2
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Sex education, HIV/AIDS prevention, housing, education, queer-conscious-healthcare, economic resources, living free of violence, and reproductive t...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
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Indoor air pollution can be far more harmful than what you breathe outside

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 05:46
  • Purchases: 1
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Facial pain and headaches may actually be a dental problem

  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:17
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Varicose veins run in families....but there's lots you can do to deal with them

  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:40
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Toenail fungus is VERY common - but you can get rid of it

  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:28
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Kids need to be monitored carefully when sedated for dental or medical procedures

  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:27
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Liposuction is generally safe, but there are real pitfalls

  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:46
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Old Wives' Tales Aside, there's not much you CAN catch from a toilet seat

  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:28
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The plusses and minuses of CT scanning for lung cancer

  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:24
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Badly fitting shoes can be a problem for anyone, but especially diabetics

  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:44
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It's not just kids who wet the bed sometimes, adults do, too

  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:40
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Stomach stapling surgery is not just for obesity anymore - now it can reverse diabetes

  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:42
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Doctors used to remove kids' tonsils to prevent sore throats....now they do it to correct sleep problems

  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:50
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Tongue piercing is actually not very dangerous - except in some cases

  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:35
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More and more kids are getting kidney stones these days

  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:33
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Many people take aspirin and ibuprofen together - and they shouldn't

  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: :55
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Energy Drinks are very popular - but they're not good for you

  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:25
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Many women use black cohosh to treat hot flashes....but it doesn't work

  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
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Small health clinics near drug stores and in malls are booming

  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:35
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It's gotten harder to get drugs containing pseudoephedrine...what to do

  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:39
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Macular degeneration can cause blindness - but drugs can help

  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:20
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This piece is about the strange neurological sensations that might or might not be anything serious.

  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:16