Week of November 29, 2006

CNN

Video: Honor Killings in Turkey -- A Deadly Tradition
Anderson Cooper
Nov. 29, 2006
"In Turkey many ancient customs remain. CNN's Anderson Cooper looks at one -- honor killings." (Running time: 2:58)

Video: Brazil's Street Children
Jim Clancy
Nov. 28, 2006
"Are Brazil's street children out of sight, out of mind?" (Running time: 4:02)

Video: Bird Flu Fears
Sohn Jie-Ae
Nov. 28, 2006
"South Korea is rushing to contain the potential spread of bird flu." (Running time: 1:52)

CBS Evening News

Video: Weight Reduction Surgery
Dr. Jon LaPook
Nov. 28, 2006
"More than 12 million American kids are overweight -- double the number 20 years ago. Dr. Jon LaPook reports on a radical solution." (Running time: 2:36)

NBC Nightly News

Video: Heart Stents Causing Problems for Some Patients
Robert Bazell
Nov. 28, 2006
"Millions of Americans could be walking around with tiny time bombs in their hearts." (Running time: 2:37)

Week of November 22, 2006

CNN

Video: Dumped by Insurance Companies
Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Nov. 22, 2006
"Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports that health insurance policies sometimes get voided when families need them most." (Running time: 4:32)

CBS Evening News

Video: Seat Belt Debate for School Buses
Lee Cowan
Nov. 20, 2006
"An estimated 17,000 students are injured every year in bus related accidents. But some say seat belts aren't the way to make things safer." (Related story) (Running time: 1:28)

NBC Nightly News

Video: Hospitals Work To Improve ER Wait Times
Tom Costello
Nov. 20, 2006
"Across the country, the average wait time in the emergency room is 222 minutes. NBC's Tom Costello explains how some hospitals are doing far better than that average." (Related story) (Running time: 2:41)

The Observer (London)

Slideshow: Unheard Voices, Hidden Lives
Nov. 19, 2006
"A participatory photography exhibition of stories and photographs by people directly affected by HIV in India, Ecuador, and Cambodia, aimed at increasing the visibility of groups who are key to the epidemic across the developing world -- men who have sex with men, sex workers and others living with HIV. The exhibition uncovers the discrimination that is so much a part of the daily lives of those living with HIV."

National Public Radio

Audio: California Gym for Teens Mixes Exercise with Xbox
Cyrus Farivar
Nov. 18, 2006
"Teens spend a lot of time playing video games, but that doesn't have to mean they're not getting enough exercise. A recently opened gym in Mountain View, California, is open only to teens and combines traditional gym equipment such as punching bags with electronic gaming activities, like virtual boxing, and body-controlled Xbox games." (Running time: 4:31)

Audio: Grandma's Veggies May Have Been More Nutritious
Dan Charles
Nov. 18, 2006
"If you're looking for evidence that today's mass-produced vegetables don't quite measure up to those your grandparents ate, you can find it in data published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture...But a big word of caution: USDA nutritionist Joanne Holden says those 1950 numbers may not be trustworthy. For one thing, measurement techniques have changed, possibly changing the results. In addition, she says, no one knows whether the vegetables measured in 1950 were an accurate sample of the American diet." (Running time: 6:40)

Week of November 15, 2006

NBC Nightly News

Video: Among Sudan's Crimes, Stealing Childhood
Ann Curry
Nov. 15, 2006
"NBC's Ann Curry reports on the ongoing Darfur conflict and the children who are orphaned through the genocidal attacks waged on black Africans." (Related story) (Running time: 3:07)

Video: Wielding Rape as a Weapon of War
Ann Curry
Nov. 14, 2006
"The Janjaweed, the Arab militia aligned with the Sudanese government, has used rape as a weapon of war to ethnically cleanse Darfur and eastern Chad of blacks. NBC's Ann Curry reports." (Related story) (Running time: 2:55)

Video: Darfur Crisis Spreads to Chad
Ann Curry
Nov. 13, 2006
"The conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan, which President Bush has labeled genocide, has intensified in recent weeks after a lull that followed a partial peace agreement signed in May. NBC's Ann Curry reports from the region." (Related story) (Running time: 3:57)

CBS Evening News

Video: Uncovering Elder Abuse
Kelly Cobiella
Nov. 14, 2006
"A new approach to uncovering elder abuse in the home uses the same methods used for years to investigate child abuse. Kelly Cobiella has more." (Related story) (Running time: 2:44)

Video: Aging in the Shadows
Armen Keteyian
Nov. 13, 2006
"Experts say there are a growing number of negligence cases in assisted living facilities. The reason may be that these facilities are not subject to any federal regulations." (Related story) (Running time: 3:15)

HBO Documentary Films

Video & Interviews: Thin
Lauren Greenfield
Nov. 14, 2006
"THIN is the centerpiece of a multi-faceted campaign designed to explore issues surrounding body image and eating disorders, including a companion book, traveling exhibition of Greenfield's work and a website. An educational resource guide for the documentary THIN has also been developed to accompany the film for use by individuals, educators and community groups nationwide. It will reach approximately two million high school students and 15,000 college professors directly with a downloadable guide available online."

CNN

Video: A Preventative Mastectomy
Alina Cho
Nov. 13, 2006
"CNN's Alina Cho profiles a young woman at risk for breast cancer who had a healthy mastectomy." (Running time: 2:04)

Video: Congo Rape Crisis
Jeff Koinange
Nov. 12, 2006
"CNN's Jeff Koinange reports on the epidemic of rape by soldiers in the Congo." (Running time: 3:16)

ABC World News Tonight

Video: Baghdad's Traumatized Patients
Terry McCarthy
Nov. 13, 2006
"Iraqi psychiatric hospital offers extraordinary insights on the ravages of war." (Running time: 2:17)

National Public Radio

Audio: Seniors Struggle Over Medicare Drug Gap Coverage
Joanne Silberner
Nov. 13, 2006
"Many seniors faced sticker shock in September when they hit their drug coverage limit." (Running time: 4:45)

Audio: WHO Concerned by South African Tuberculosis Strain
Suzanne Marmion
Nov. 13, 2006
"The World Health Organization is worried about a new outbreak of tuberculosis in South Africa. The strain is known as Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis, or XDR-TB." (Running time: 4:38)

The News Hour with Jim Lehrer

Video: Would-be Nurses Denied Affordable Training
John Merrow
Nov. 13, 2006
"Thousands of would-be nurses are waitlisted at community colleges -- the main affordable choice for them." (Running time: 7:43)

The Washington Post

Video: The Women of Kabul
Paula Lerner
Nov. 13, 2006
"Five years after the Taliban fled under the cover of night, signs of fragile but real progress abound in Kabul. Simple pleasures once prohibited -- song and dance, the flutter of kites -- have resumed. And women once repressed under Taliban rule seek to take control of their lives and their futures."

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Video & Slideshows: Uncounted -- Surviving Gunshots, Paying the Price
John Fauber, John Diedrich, and Benny Sieu
Nov. 12, 2006
"In the violent summer of 2006, which began with 28 shootings on Memorial Day weekend, two reporters and a photojournalist from the Journal Sentinel were allowed unprecedented access to the system of emergency care that saves the lives of shooting victims in Milwaukee."

Week of November 8, 2006

ABC News

Video: A Silent Pandemic
Dr. Tim Johnson
Nov. 7, 2006
"Early exposure to toxic chemicals in the environment might be linked to later neurodevelopmental disorders, according to scientists. But experts say the causes for most disorders, such as autism and ADHD, are still unknown." (Related story) (Running time: 6:24)

Video: Health Care Reform on Voters' Minds
Dr. Tim Johnson
Nov. 7, 2006
"How will this year's elections affect health care for Americans?" (Running time: 16:26)

BBC News

Video: Plans for Human-Cow Embryo
Fergus Walsh
Nov. 6, 2006
"U.K. scientists have applied for permission to create embryos by fusing human DNA with cow eggs. Researchers from Newcastle University and Kings College, London, have asked the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority for a three-year licence. The hybrid human-bovine embryos would be used for stem cell research and would not be allowed to develop for more than a few days. But critics say it is unethical and potentially dangerous." (Related story) (Running time: 2:45)

National Public Radio

Audio: Emphasis on Alzheimer's Cure Debated
Joseph Shapiro
Nov. 6, 2006
"Today, a lot of research money is dedicated to a search for cures and new drugs for Alzheimer's. Some, like Peter Whitehouse, think that's not the right priority. Whitehouse, a physician at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, says his research has given him second thoughts about the emphasis on finding a cure." (Running time: 4:30)

Audio: States Toughen Federal Mercury Pollution Rules
Elizabeth Shogren
Nov. 6, 2006
"In 2006, the Environmental Protection Agency set the first requirements for coal-fired power plants to reduce mercury pollution from their exhausts. At the time, there were complaints that the new rule wasn't protective enough. As a result, more than a dozen states have set their own tougher rules." (Running time: 6:10)

CNN

Video: HIV Infection Trial in Libya
Ralitsa Vassileva
Nov. 5, 2006
"Six foreign medics are accused of infecting Libyan kids with HIV. CNN's Ralitsa Vassileva reports. (Running time: 3:13)

Video: 'Food Deserts'
Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Nov. 3, 2006
"CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta takes a look at the struggles families face living in 'food deserts.'" (Running time: 1:59)

The Economist

Video: Ending the Darfur Crisis
Nov. 2, 2006
"A conversation with Jeffrey Sachs, director of Columbia University's Earth Institute, and Jonathan Ledgard, Africa correspondent of The Economist." (Running time: 1:36:38)

Week of November 1, 2006

National Public Radio

Audio: Can a Baby Be Too Fat?
Deborah Franklin
Nov. 2, 2006
"Infants are the ultimate couch potatoes -- cooing, dimpled eating machines. But can a baby be too fat? Matthew Gillman says yes. He's a pediatrician and epidemiologist at Harvard Medical School who is looking hard at the very youngest for clues to the roots of obesity." (Running time: 3:30)

NBC Nightly News

Video: Chronic Fatigue Is a Real Illness, Government Says
Robert Bazell
Nov. 2, 2006
"[Chronic fatigue syndrome] been a controversial topic in medicine for decades, with some doctors insisting there is no such thing. But now the top federal public heath agency is declaring that it is real, and that it affects more than 1 million Americans -- four times as many women as men." (Running time: 2:06)

Video: Are Bioidentical Hormones Safe?
Nancy Snyderman
Nov. 1, 2006
"Bioidenticals are custom-made chemicals designed in a lab by pharmacists who say they use the same molecular recipe a woman's body uses to create her own hormones. But are they any safer than traditional hormone therapy?" (Running time: 2:39)

MSNBC

Video: Unproven Meth, Cocaine ‘Remedy’ Hits Market
Kari Huus
Nov. 1, 2006
"A drug cocktail that backers say is the first effective treatment for methamphetamine and cocaine addiction is dividing substance abuse experts into two hostile camps -- those who say they have seen it work wonders and those who say it has been rushed to market without any scientific testing." (Related story) (Running time: 5:09)

BBC News

Video: Flower Trial for Alzheimer's Drug
Nick Palit
Nov. 1, 2006
"Trials are taking place to see whether daffodils could be farmed in Wales for a compound used to fight Alzheimer's disease. The compound called galantamine has already been found to slow down the progress of the disease." (Running time: 2:29)

CNN

Video: Death by Booze in Russia
Matthew Chance
Nov. 1, 2006
"Hundreds of Russians were hospitalized from alcohol poisoning." (Running time: 1:53)

Video: Seeking Tools To Find Lung Cancer
Dr. Bill Lloyd
Oct. 29, 2006
"A new study suggests CT scans may find lung cancer sooner." (Running time: 3:03)

Video: Darfur Crisis
Liz Neisloss
Oct. 28, 2006
"The problems in Sudan are far from being solved." (Running time: 2:47)

PBS Frontline World

Video, Multimedia: Uganda -- A Little Goes a Long Way
Oct. 31, 2006
"FRONTLINE/World travels to Uganda to explore the impact of microfinance and, in particular, how one San Francisco-based nonprofit is using the Web to connect borrowers with lenders, person-to-person online." (Video will be online Nov. 7)