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Effects of Binge Drinking
From: The humble Farmer
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Young people who binge could be risking serious damage to their brains

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920 and Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Mar 16, 2008
  • Length: 01:06
  • Purchases: 2
Great Lakes Danger Zone?
From: Center for Public Integrity
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A report on a suppressed study about environmental hazards in the Great Lakes region.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2008
  • Length: 05:29
The Clot Thickens
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The latest air pollution discovery reads like a murder mystery. Thousands died from strokes and heart attacks within 24 hours after jumps in partic...

Bought by WYOU


  • Added: Feb 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
From Self-Help to Science
From: Chris Berdik
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McLean Psychiatric Hospital to research effectiveness of life coaching

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 09, 2008
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 1
Magnetic Seizure Therapy
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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Powerful magnetic currents seek to replace electroshock treatments for severe depressions.

  • Added: Jan 04, 2008
  • Length: 07:48
Biology of Belief - Dr. Bruce Lipton
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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Do your beliefs affect your biology? Cell biologists Dr. Bruce Lipton's research shows conclusively that they do! Until recently, conventional sc...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2007
  • Length: 28:41
Steroids in Track and Field
From: KLCC
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The impact of steroids in track and field

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 20, 2007
  • Length: 07:28
  • Purchases: 1
Cleaning Up After Fido
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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So what should you do with your doggie's doo? Your dog Fido probably wishes you'd just leave it in the yard!

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Aug 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:26
  • Purchases: 1
Quest_Longevity
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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The quest to extend lifespan, and ''healthspan'' to 100 years and beyond.

  • Added: Aug 24, 2007
  • Length: 05:46
To peddle pleasure
From: Ryan White
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Voices of those who bring joy to those in need

  • Added: Aug 22, 2007
  • Length: 06:09
Body Burden: The uncertain effects of untested chemicals.
From: A World of Possibilities
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The uncertain effects of untested chemicals.

  • Added: Aug 13, 2007
  • Length: 55:00
QUEST_The Science of Making Decisions
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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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
If You Eat, You Are Involved in Agriculture
From: Voices of Our World
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Once every 5 years, the U. S. Congress reviews and revises the Farm Bill, while the American consumer remains blithely unaware that this legislatio...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2007
  • Length: 28:00
Scenes From a Transplant/Special
From: Long Haul Productions
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One woman's fight against cancer to save her life for her and her family.

Bought by KMXT, WVPE, Jefferson Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio, and KAZU Seaside, Calif.


  • Added: Jun 25, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Prescription: Enviro-Knowledge for Doctors
From: The Environment Report
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Doctors short on knowledge about environmental exposures and disease.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2007
  • Length: 04:19
Keeping Little League Arms Healthy
From: 90.1 WFYI Public Radio
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Why little league pitchers are damaging their arms and the new rules meant to protect them

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WKMS


  • Added: Jun 19, 2007
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 3
Nanotech Nervousness
From: The Environment Report
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Nanotechnology is being used in all kinds of products with little government regulation.

Bought by KUOW and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 18, 2007
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 2
Higher Ed in the Round Special: ?The Future of Science in America?
From: Michael Black
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Dr. Harold Varmus talk and Dicussion

Bought by WSKG


  • Added: May 08, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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Can the brain repair itself?? Change at any time in life?? Science has, until recently, held that the brain could not change or repair itself, eme...

  • Added: May 04, 2007
  • Length: 28:46
Liposuction
From: Judy Foreman
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Liposuction is generally safe, but there are real pitfalls

  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:46
CT Scanning for lung cancer
From: Judy Foreman
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The plusses and minuses of CT scanning for lung cancer

  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:24
Stomach stapling surgery for diabetes
From: Judy Foreman
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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
Tonsils
From: Judy Foreman
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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
Kentucky's "Troublesome Creek."
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Mining in Eastern Kentucky dries up water supply

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Apr 12, 2007
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 1
Maureen Caudill - Suddenly Psychic
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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) What is it like to unexpectedly develop psychic abilities? Maureen Caudill, author of Suddenly Psychic can answer this question, because that is ...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2007
  • Length: 28:26