Week of August 30, 2006

CNN

Video: Fighting Poverty in Detroit
Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Aug, 31, 2006
"A Detroit group gets support to create jobs and rebuild a neighborhood." (Running time: 3:19)

Video: New Orleans's Health Care At Risk
Sanjay Gupta
Aug. 29, 2006
"A year after hurricane Katrina, New Orleans' healthcare is still suffering." (Related story) (Running time: 2:54)

Video: Iraq's Toll on Vets
Gary Nurenberg
Aug. 26, 2006
"Experts say Iraq war may have highest rate of combat stress victims." (Running time: 2:13)

BBC Newsnight

Video: Stem Cell Treatment Warning
Susan Watts
Aug. 30, 2006
"A company operating out of South Africa is charging tens of thousands of pounds for stem cell treatments, using cells that should not be injected into people, putting the lives of their vulnerable and chronically ill patients at risk, BBC TWO's Newsnight programme has uncovered." (Related story) Running time: 26:16)

PBS: P.O.V.

Waging a Living
Roger Weisberg
Aug. 29, 2006
"The term 'working poor' should be an oxymoron. If you work full time, you should not be poor, but more than 30 million Americans -- one in four workers -- are stuck in jobs that do not pay the basics for a decent life. Waging a Living chronicles the day-to-day battles of four low-wage earners fighting to lift their families out of poverty." (Related review from The American Prospect; review from The New York Times)

National Public Radio

Audio: Experts Say Use 1918 Methods to Fight Pandemic
Richard Knox
Aug. 29, 2006
"When the next pandemic strikes, Navy researchers say the way to save the most lives may be to bring back a treatment used during the deadly pandemic of 1918. Back then, some military doctors injected severely afflicted patients with blood or blood plasma from people who had recovered from the flu." (Running time: 3:43)

CBS News: The Early Show

Video: Bio-Identical Hormones
Rene Syler
Aug. 29, 2006
"Synthetic hormone replacement therapy works for many women dealing with menopause, but not for all. Rene Syler investigates an alternative treatment that some women are turning to." (Video requires Real Player) (Running time: 3:59)

CBS Evening News

Video: Health Care Woes in New Orleans
Lee Cowan
Aug. 28, 2006
"Post-Katrina New Orleans is struggling to restore its health care system, with many hospitals still closed one year after the hurricane devastated the region. Lee Cowan reports from New Orleans." (Video requires Real Player; related story) (Running time: 2:35)

Week of August 23, 2006

BBC News Online

Video: Fresh Drive To Tackle Obesity in England
Branwen Jeffreys
Aug. 23, 2006
"The government has launched a fresh attempt to tackle obesity in England. Figures due out later this week are expected to show that Britain is becoming fatter." (Running time: 2:39)

Video: Scottish Smoking Ban
Andy Cassell
Aug. 23, 2006
"Landlords in some of Scotland's pubs and clubs have said their takings are down since the ban was introduced in March. But others say that smoke-free bars have been popular, especially where food is served." (Running time: 2:02)

CNN

Video: Tom and Jerry Go Smoke Free
Aug. 22, 2006
"Smoking in Tom and Jerry cartoons is no longer cool for cats ... or anyone else. ITN has the story." (Running time: 1:46)

Video: Hope Healing Wounds in Rwanda
Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Aug. 19, 2006
"CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta went to Rwanda last year where he discovered wounds of genocide are healing." (Running time: 2:30)

National Public Radio

Audio: States Make Medicaid Patients Responsible for Care
Julie Rovner
Aug. 22, 2006
"This summer West Virginia is launching a new experiment in health care. It will reduce health benefits for Medicaid recipients who fail to follow doctors' orders, or who use emergency rooms for non-emergency care. Kentucky is starting a similar program. Advocates say making patients more responsible for their own care will save money for the state." (Running time: 5:12)

Audio: Still Looking for Malaria Vaccine, 10 Years Later
Joe Palca
Aug. 21, 2006
"Ten years ago, researchers announced they were closing in on a vaccine for malaria, one of the deadliest diseases plaguing the developing world. But like many scientific breakthroughs making news when they're first announced, progress toward a vaccine has run into complications." (Running time: 3:31)

Audio: New Tool Could Help Determine Cancer Treatment
Joe Palca
Aug. 21, 2006
"One hallmark of aggressive cancer tumors is that they have an unusual number of chromosomes. If doctors knew which tumors had unexpected numbers of chromosomes, they'd know which tumors to treat aggressively. Now researchers have found an easy way to estimate the number of chromosomes." (Running time: 3:56)

CBS Evening News

Video: Breakthrough In HIV Research
Sharyn Alfonsi
Aug. 21, 2006
"Scientists announced that they know why the immune system is unable to control HIV and how we may be able to fight the virus." (Video requires Real Player; related story) (Running time: 1:38)

Video: National Anti-DWI Campaign
Wyatt Andrews
Aug. 18, 2006
"Law enforcement agencies around the country are launching a national crackdown on drunk driving. Wyatt Andrews reports." (Video requires Real Player) (Running time: 2:14)

Video: AIDS After 50
Jim Acosta
Aug. 18, 2006
"AIDS cases in people over 50 has increased 500 percent since 1995. Jim Acosta reports on why it's a major health concern for senior citizens." (Video requires Real Player; related story) (Running time: 2:02)

NBC News: Dateline

Video: Food Fight
Aug. 18, 2006
"Childhood obesity is a growing problem in this country -- nearly one out of five American children is overweight. Convincing kids to eat right can be a battle. And some critics say the food industry has turned it into an unfair fight. In this Dateline report, the industry fights back." (Video requires Internet Explorer; see the full report) (Running time: 5:26)

Week of August 16, 2006

CNN

Video: Superbug Worries Doctors
Elizabeth Cohen
Aug. 16, 2006
"Doctors see more cases of MRSA, a drug-resistant staph bacteria." (Related story)

Video: New Weapons Against AIDS
Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Aug. 15, 2006
"Researchers say microbicides are the newest weapon in fighting HIV/AIDS. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports."

Video: Soldiers Turn to Yoga To Relieve Stress
Alina Cho
Aug. 15, 2006
"CNN's Alina Cho talks to a Marine pilot who uses yoga to reduce stress and keep in shape."

Video: Fighting HIV/AIDS in Botswana
Jeff Koinange
Aug. 13, 2006
"Drugs are keeping HIV patients alive in Botswana, Africa, but many still resist testing." (Related story)

CBS News

Video: Looking for Water
Anthony Mason
Aug. 16, 2006
"Experts say that worldwide demand for drinking water could double in the next half-century. As Anthony Mason reports, that has not been lost on the business world." (Video requires Real Player; related story)

Video: Jackie Chan's Bird Flu PSA
"Comedic kung fu star Jackie Chan joined UNICEF, FAO, WHO and the Japanese government to present a public service announcement about the dangers of coming in contact with sick or dead birds." (Video requires Real Player)

Video: Seeking Longevity's Secrets
Dr. Mallika Marshall
Aug. 14, 2006
"As more Americans live past the age of 100, scientists have begun to study families in their search for the secrets of longevity. Dr. Mallika Marshall reports." (Video requires Real Player)

NBC Nightly News

Video: Are Doctors Overtreating Prostate Cancer?
Robert Bazell
Aug. 15, 2006
"Hundreds of thousands of men get a diagnosis each year. But how many really need treatment?" (Video requires Internet Explorer; related story)

ABC World News

Video: Lost Girls of Sudan
Kate Snow
Aug. 15, 2006
"How did orphaned Sudanese refugees end up with new lives in Colorado?"

National Public Radio

Audio: Researchers Investigate Aggressive Students' Mental Health
Michelle Trudeau
Aug. 14, 2006
"Aggression and violence in schools is a persistent problem that teachers and communities face. One team of mental health professionals is testing whether they can provide a way of dealing with aggressive kids that helps these youngsters, and keeps schools safe."

Audio: A Bioethicist Takes a Peek at 'Body Worlds'
Opinion
Ruth Guyer
Aug. 12, 2006
"A controversial exhibit is traveling around the country. Body Worlds uses cadavers to teach graphic lessons about anatomy. Some question the propriety of it all. Commentator Ruth Guyer, a bioethicist, visited the exhibit."

The New York Times

Video: Prison Medical Research
Ian Urbina
Aug. 13, 2006
The Times's Ian Urbina looks at the history of performing medical tests on prison inmates. (Related story)

Week of August 9, 2006

CNN

Video: Mental Health -- War Is Hell
Barbara Hall
Aug. 8, 2006
"The Army has put combat stress teams on the front lines. CNN's Barbara Starr reports."

CBS Evening News

Video: Stem Cells May Cure Deafness
Elizabeth Kaledin
Aug. 7, 2006
"Stefan Heller, a scientist from Stanford University, discuses how stem cells may help cure deafness." (Clip available only on the web; video requires Real Player)

ABC News: Good Morning America

Video: One Year Later, the Impact of Peter Jennings's Death
Diane Sawyer and Dr. Tim Johnson
Aug. 7, 2006
Has the ABC anchor's death inspired smokers to drop the habit? Diane Sawyer talks with ABC News Medical Editor Dr. Tim Johnson.

ABC World News

Video: A Year Later, Jennings's Lasting Impact
Dan Harris
Aug. 7, 2006
"In the days after Peter Jennings died, ABC News was deluged with messages from smokers who promised to quit the habit. We've followed three of them for the past year, including Kit Herring, a novelist and father. He said that while he's relapsed several times, he is now seven months smoke-free." (Related story)

Time

Multimedia Essay: The Graying of AIDS
Katja Heinemann
Aug. 6, 2006
"More Americans are living with HIV into middle age and beyond, but they are often ignored by doctors and society. Six people share their stories about surviving HIV."

BBC News

Slideshow: Getting Aid to Lebanon
Aug. 4, 2006
"Relief organisations like the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are having to negotiate bomb-damaged roads to bring aid to the south of Lebanon."

Video: Keeping Cuba Healthy
John Harris, BBC Newsnight
Aug. 1, 2006
"Cuban leader Fidel Castro is said to be recovering after illness forced him to temporarily relinquish power. As John Harris reports, he is lucky to be able to count upon some of the best health care in the world." (Related story)

MSNBC

Podcasts: Low Blow -- One Man's Battle with Prostate Cancer
Mike Stuckey
July 26–Aug. 9, 2006
"Prostate cancer is a triple whammy for men, threatening incontinence, impotence, and death. MSNBC.com writer Mike Stuckey chronicles his journey from diagnosis through treatment as he learns more about his disease, his options, and himself." (An ongoing report)