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Full Program Listing
Taking Control of Portion Sizes 6/20/2007
When will restaurants get on board ?
Transforming the Health Care System 6/13/2007
Does the story of Mexican Coca-Cola hold any insight?
Bright Ideas About Health Care 6/6/2007
Lessons learned from the light bulb
Long-Term Care Insurance 5/23/2007
Why it makes sense
Is Coffee Good for You? 5/9/2007
A closer look at one of our favorite beverages
Corn-Fed America 4/27/2007
Does this grain have an unhealthy hold on our diets?
Understanding Miscarriage 4/18/2007
How to cope and how to comfort
Little Things That Can Save Your Life 4/4/2007
Protect yourself and your family from preventable injuries
Why Kids Need Their Shots 3/21/2007
Debunking the myths about childhood vaccinations
Taking Action on Obesity 3/14/2007
Using public policy for change and prevention
Dealing with Cholera 3/7/2007
We know how to prevent it, so why does it still exist?
Need a Quick Boost? 2/21/2007
Need a Quick Boost? Why Energy Drinks are Bad News
A Connection Between Stem Cells and Cancer? 2/14/2007
Bringing us one step closer to a cure
How Safe is Your Food? 2/7/2007
Recent outbreaks of E. coli expose food safety problems
Benefits of a Smoke-Free Workplace 1/31/2007
Are you breathing easy?
Down the Drain, and Then What? 1/24/2007
Do you know where your water goes?
Is It Good Fat or Bad Fat? 1/17/2007
Learn how to read food labels for healthier shopping
How Trans Fats Became Our Enemy 1/10/2007
What are they and what do they do?
How Much Salt is Too Much? 12/13/2006
You're probably eating more than you realize
Rethinking Health in the Workplace 12/6/2006
Healthy employees make productive employees
Global Warming: Is a Plan Emerging? 11/29/2006
Three converging sectors tell the story
Health Records of the Future 11/22/2006
Why "lifespan planning" may be the best approach
Searching for the Fountain of Youth? 11/1/2006
Keep searching - human growth hormone isn't the answer
Accidental Health Care 10/25/2006
How we got stuck with an employer-based system
Overweight Kids in America 10/18/2006
Understanding the role of food labeling and advertising
No Smoke, No Problem? 10/11/2006
No way - smokeless tobacco is addictive and dangerous
The Fight Against Malaria 9/27/2006
Why we're still losing
Converting Coal to Oil 9/20/2006
Will it ease our energy dependency?
The Silent Disability: Incontinence 9/13/2006
It's more common than you might think
New Twist in Stem Cell Debate 9/6/2006
Scientists say embryos can be saved
Fluoride: Going Beyond Good Teeth 8/30/2006
Are you and your family getting enough or too much?
Hooked on Tanning? 8/16/2006
Big business, but bad for your health
Ethanol and the Battle Over Corn 8/9/2006
What's the controversy all about?
Building Tomorrow's Health Care 8/2/2006
Meet the unlikely players developing our new system
A Bird's-Eye View of Bird Flu 7/26/2006
What we really know about transmission
Who are America's Uninsured? 7/12/2006
The demographics might surprise you
Global Warming: From "If" to "When" 6/28/2006
Is the United States taking action?
The New HPV Vaccine 6/21/2006
Conquering a sexually transmitted virus could help prevent cervical cancer
Going Under 6/7/2006
Whats happening to Canadas online pharmacies?
The Road to Universal Health Coverage 6/1/2006
Is Massachusetts leading the way?
Alcohol’s New Target 5/17/2006
Marketers take aim at affluent, independent females
Tobacco Stealth Marketing 5/10/2006
Targeting kids and women with flavored cigarettes
The True Cost of War 4/19/2006
Loss of life can't be measured in dollars and cents
Don't Let Appendicitis Get You Down 4/11/2006
Quick action can make a world of difference
When Caregivers Need Care 4/5/2006
They can be vulnerable, too
HSAs For Health or Wealth? 3/28/2006
The story behind the story of health savings accounts
Threatened by Medical Bankruptcy? Part 1 3/14/2006
Many employers are struggling with health care costs
Ground Water Protection 3/1/2006
What's going on in Your community?
Insurers And Medicare Part D 2/22/2006
Why they're on board
The Truth About Condoms 2/15/2006
How they can save your life
HIV Prevention and Control 2/8/2006
Time for a jump-start
What Ever Happened to Managed Care? 1/25/2006
How it helped get us to where we are now
Bottled Water 1/18/2006
Think twice before you buy
Our Human Health Resources 1/11/2006
Planning weaknesses have caused a worker shortage
Women's Health and Plan B 1/4/2006
Standing up for science
What Can We Learn from Ebola? 12/20/2005
A slow-spreading microbe with measured threat
The Challenge of Prostate Cancer 12/7/2005
A common disease with unanswered questions
Connecting Patients to Care Teams 11/30/2005
Getting serious about advanced communications
In the Wake of Katrina 11/23/2005
American medicine rediscovers its voice
The Truth About Mercury: Part 1 11/9/2005
Where did it all come from?
Stem Cells, Regenerative Medicine and the Heart 10/19/2005
When need is one step ahead of science
Speaking Up About Postpartum Depression 10/12/2005
A serious condition that's finally getting more attention
Fear and Mental Illness: Shadow of 9/11 Looms 9/28/2005
Why isn't fear management a national priority?
Plastic Surgery in Adolescents 9/21/2005
Changing more than their appearance?
Testing Newborns For Hearing 9/7/2005
The importance of screening, diagnosis and intervention
Male Depression and the Workplace 8/31/2005
What's the connection?
The Threat of Bird Flu 8/24/2005
Is a pandemic on the horizon?
Who Will Own Tomorrow's CME? 8/17/2005
New growth could be global, virtual and explosive
Why Tuberculosis Survives in the U.S. 8/10/2005
What can we do to beat it?
Are We Giving In To Big Tobacco? 7/13/2005
How the justice department changed its mind
Home-Centered Health: Part 3 7/6/2005
Women as home health managers
The Story of Lead Poisoning 6/29/2005
Exposing health care system weaknesses
Does Health Have to Be Political? 6/22/2005
A question worth answering
Learning from the Tsunami 6/15/2005
Let's strengthen the weaknesses revealed
Organizing the Dying Process 6/8/2005
The four management stages
Will Academic Medical Centers Survive? 6/1/2005
They're reconsidering their value proposition
Challenging the Pain of Childbirth 5/25/2005
Study finds no problem with early epidurals
Guns and Teen Suicide 5/18/2005
How gun availability hurts our teens
HIV Testing: Too Little, Too Late? 5/11/2005
Exploring the dangers of undiagnosed HIV
Home-Centered Health: Part 2 5/4/2005
Turning visions into reality
Home-Centered Health: Part 1 4/27/2005
What will it take to create the ideal healthy home?
The Red Cross: Then and Now 4/20/2005
Understanding its complex history, principles and structure
The Growth of Diabetes 4/13/2005
Addressing the issue head on
Addressing Unhealthy Alcohol Use 4/6/2005
Do you know how much is too much?
Colorectal Cancer Prevention 3/30/2005
What are you waiting for?
Evidence-Based Medicine 3/23/2005
What it means for patients and physicians
The Battle with Infectious Diseases 3/16/2005
Staying one step ahead of microbes
Elder Abuse 3/9/2005
What is it and how can it be prevented?
Eating Disorders and College Women 3/2/2005
More prevalent than you might think
Examining Blood Safety 2/23/2005
Will it ever be risk free?
Ozone’s Effects on Health 2/16/2005
A story of good and bad
Aging and Obesity 2/9/2005
Megatrends on a collision course
Improvements in Military Medicine 2/2/2005
Will we need a medical military draft?
Healthy Waters: A Public Trust 1/19/2005
What's happening to our water supply?
Planning a Dignified Death 1/12/2005
End-of-life decisions are complex, but critical
Fighting Infectious Diseases Worldwide 12/15/2004
International cooperation has proved critical
The Connection Between Class, Race and Health 12/8/2004
Do status and race determine health?
AIDS: Still Growing, 24 Years Later 12/1/2004
Can we take what we've learned and act on it?
Long-Distance Caregiving 11/17/2004
An increasing reality in the workplace
The Real Story Behind Obesity 11/10/2004
We must change our strategy to address the problem
Improving Patient Adherence 11/3/2004
A consumer empowerment challenge
The Importance of Stem Cell Policy 10/27/2004
How we can honor Christopher Reeve
Osteoporosis 10/20/2004
A ticking time bomb
The Trouble with Bullying 10/13/2004
Using early reinforcement of non-violent behavior
Syphilis: On the Rebound 10/6/2004
An ancient disease, not showing signs of retreat
Stem Cell Research in the U.K. 9/29/2004
Funding helped the U.K. build the world's first stem cell bank
Palliative Care 9/22/2004
Can our medical system handle this philosophy?
All Aboard the Health Information Highway 9/15/2004
It's time for a national health information infrastructure
Integrity of the Medical Profession 9/8/2004
It's a doctor's obligation to stop or report torture
Mental Illness and the War in Iraq 9/1/2004
The prevalence of PTSD among American soldiers
Operating on the Elderly 8/25/2004
Plan ahead and understand the risks
Tiered Cost Sharing and Hospital Use 8/18/2004
Will "value networks" help control health care spending?
Toronto's SARS Outbreak 7/28/2004
Identifying control strategies that worked
Driving Fatalities Among Seniors 7/21/2004
Guideposts will help increase roadway safety
Chronic Diseases in Developing Countries 7/14/2004
Economic growth doesn't have to bring health problems
Road Safety: A Public Health Issue 7/7/2004
Identifying the problems makes the solutions increasingly clear
Health Insurance Reform 6/30/2004
Where are we now?
Rethinking Physician Supply 6/23/2004
Moving beyond the MD, DO, IMG dance
Irradiation of Food and Food Safety 6/16/2004
It's time to reconsider the benefits
Fear Management: Post-9/11 6/9/2004
What we can learn from NYC's lingering anxiety
Women and Lung Cancer 6/2/2004
It's time to take action
Organ Transplantation 5/26/2004
A supply/demand crisis ways to move beyond the problem
The Cost of Obesity in America 5/19/2004
America's weight problem comes with a high price tag
The Tobacco Settlement of 1998 5/12/2004
A historic moment or a failed promise?
Tobacco's Deadly Global Grip 5/4/2004
With tobacco consumption, death and disability explode
From Medical Malpractice to Safety 4/28/2004
You can't get there from here
Vulnerable Elders in America 4/14/2004
How good is the care?
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