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Recent episodes from Npr: Health & Science

  • Npr: 04-13-2008 Health
    Published: Apr 13, 08
    Stories: 1) Robots, Real and Fictional, Honored at Hall of Fame 2) Fur Seals' Decline Puzzles Aleuts, Scientists 3) A Simple Formula for Whitening Your Teeth 4) In 'Bonk,' Mary Roach Explores Science of Sex 5) Wind Farm Buffets Family, Town Relations 6) Proposal Favoring SCHIP's Poorest Kids Criticized
     
  • Npr: 04-07-2008 Health
    Published: Apr 7, 08
    Stories: 1) Studying Regeneration for New Limbs, Organs 2) Study: Apple Logo Stimulates the Brain 3) Treating the Ails of Musicians 4) The Erotic Lives of Octopuses 5) Fossilized Feces Tell Tale of Earliest Americans 6) Michigan Schools Embrace Wind Power, Biodiesel
     
  • Npr: 04-07-2008 Health & Science
    Published: Apr 7, 08
    Stories: 1) Studying Regeneration for New Limbs, Organs 2) Study: Apple Logo Stimulates the Brain 3) Treating the Ails of Musicians 4) The Erotic Lives of Octopuses 5) Fossilized Feces Tell Tale of Earliest Americans 6) Michigan Schools Embrace Wind Power, Biodiesel
     
  • Npr: 03-30-2008 Health
    Published: Mar 30, 08
    Stories: 1) The Pioneer Who Died for the South Pole 2) Wading Through an Endangered Species Backlog 3) The Young Genius Behind BitTorrent 4) An Opera Singer's Advice for Saving Your Voice 5) Beyond Recycling: Getting to 'Zero Waste' 6) U.S. Gives Nuclear Power a Second Look
     
  • Npr: 03-23-2008 Health
    Published: Mar 23, 08
    Stories: 1) Study: Jazz Improv Cranks Up Brain's Creativity 2) Blossoms Springing Forward Earlier, Too 3) Math Major Explains Method to March Madness 4) New Tool Reassesses Osteoporosis Risk 5) Ob/Gyn Group: New Ethics Standards Misinterpreted 6) Doctors' 'Treat the Numbers' Approach Challenged
     
  • Npr: 03-16-2008 Health
    Published: Mar 16, 08
    Stories: 1) Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rise in China 2) Doctor Blogs Raise Concerns About Patient Privacy 3) Fishing Ban Considered as Salmon Dwindle 4) The Push-up: A Fitting Fitness Test 5) Boomers Reluctant over Long-Term Care Insurance 6) Study: 25 Percent of Teens Have STDs
     
  • Npr: 03-09-2008 Health
    Published: Mar 9, 08
    Stories: 1) Naming Species Before They Disappear 2) Light May Be Connected to Breast Cancer 3) Outlook for Oceans Bleak as Sea 'Deserts' Grow 4) Study Tracks 'Daylight Saving' Energy Use 5) Case Stokes Debate About Autism, Vaccines 6) Grand Canyon Flush Aims to Revive Colorado River
     
  • Npr: 03-02-2008 Health
    Published: Mar 2, 08
    Stories: 1) An Upside to the Invasive Zebra Mussel? 2) Latinos' Job Fatality Rate Highest of All Workers 3) A Donkey's Tale: When Urban Sprawl Encroaches 4) Researchers Unlock Secret of How Bats Fly 5) Poll: Broad Support for Requiring Health Coverage 6) Creative Play Makes for Kids in Control
     
  • Npr: 02-24-2008 Health & Science
    Published: Feb 24, 08
    Stories: 1) Enjoying Kimchi in Space 2) Mastodons in Manhattan: A Botanical Puzzle 3) Scientists Create Coffee-Making Robot 4) Old-Fashioned Play Builds Serious Skills 5) Study: Stroke Risk Triples for Women Ages 35 to 54 6) Dissecting People's 'Predictably Irrational' Behavior
     
  • Npr: 02-24-2008 Health
    Published: Feb 24, 08
    Stories: 1) Enjoying Kimchi in Space 2) Mastodons in Manhattan: A Botanical Puzzle 3) Scientists Create Coffee-Making Robot 4) Old-Fashioned Play Builds Serious Skills 5) Study: Stroke Risk Triples for Women Ages 35 to 54 6) Dissecting People's 'Predictably Irrational' Behavior
     
  • Npr: 02-17-2008 Health & Science
    Published: Feb 17, 08
    Stories: 1) Book Takes Wide-Angle View of a Changing Planet 2) Bush Visits Africa, Where Villages Fight Malaria 3) The Science of the Perfect Souffle 4) Baba Amte, India's Social and Medical Crusader 5) Medicare Trigger May Bring Political Headache 6) Scientists Map Ocean Damage
     
  • Npr: 02-17-2008 Health
    Published: Feb 17, 08
    Stories: 1) Book Takes Wide-Angle View of a Changing Planet 2) Bush Visits Africa, Where Villages Fight Malaria 3) The Science of the Perfect Souffle 4) Baba Amte, India's Social and Medical Crusader 5) Medicare Trigger May Bring Political Headache 6) Scientists Map Ocean Damage
     
  • Npr: 02-10-2008 Health & Science
    Published: Feb 10, 08
    Stories: 1) Knee Brace Stores Residual Energy 2) Chicken Industry Clogging Chesapeake 3) Court Rejects Bush Policy on Mercury Emissions 4) Staring into Night: Satellite Spotters Watch Back 5) Study: Ethanol Worse for Climate Than Gasoline 6) Rehab Isn't What It Used to Be
     
  • Npr: 02-10-2008 Health
    Published: Feb 10, 08
    Stories: 1) Knee Brace Stores Residual Energy 2) Chicken Industry Clogging Chesapeake 3) Court Rejects Bush Policy on Mercury Emissions 4) Staring into Night: Satellite Spotters Watch Back 5) Study: Ethanol Worse for Climate Than Gasoline 6) Rehab Isn't What It Used to Be
     
  • Npr: 02-03-2008 Health & Science
    Published: Feb 3, 08
    Stories: 1) Accidental Discovery Could Treat Memory Disorders 2) Soldiers' Head Injuries May Contribute to PTSD 3) Double Dipping Spreads Germs 4) Saudi Arabia's New Hospital Nears Completion 5) Explorer 1, America's Answer to Sputnik 6) Making Sense Out of Mercury in Fish