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Are Herpes Simplex 1 and other microbes contributing to, if not causing, the brain changes in Alzheimer's Disease? Prominent Alzheimer's researche...
- Added: Feb 28, 2020
- Length: 28:19
A new approach is linking people with addiction to drug treatment, instead of just sending them out the door when they’re well again. Two doctors, ...
- Added: Jan 19, 2020
- Length: 28:04
Some people with chronic pain now rely on medical marijuana in place of opioid painkillers. But, in the absence of formal medical guidance, many pa...
- Added: Jan 19, 2020
- Length: 24:49
Addiction hits home for the top dog of a disaster-prone county. An old-school cop gets a wake-up call and learns “handcuffs and a trip to jail” jus...
- Added: Nov 13, 2019
- Length: 26:39
A life lost, a life saved. The main character of this episode isn’t a person. It’s a nasal spray. Naloxone (aka Narcan) saves lives from opioid ove...
Bought by KRZA
- Added: Nov 13, 2019
- Length: 23:51
- Purchases: 1
At a clinic in Everett, Washington, a nurse pushes his patients to work hard, and the patients embark on their road to recovery. This episode we're...
Bought by KRZA
- Added: Oct 15, 2019
- Length: 25:34
- Purchases: 1
The best ways to prevent young people from getting addicted don’t necessarily focus on the drugs themselves (forget “Just say no.”) Research shows ...
- Added: Oct 15, 2019
- Length: 29:58
Biologist Steve Murawski is leading a new team of researchers trying to figure out the long-term impact of the Deepwater Horizon spill—not just on ...
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Nov 05, 2013
- Length: 08:03
- Purchases: 1
What's global warming doing to the ocean?
Bought by KZYX, KRUA, KUOW, WRNC-LP, New Hampshire Public Radio and more
- Added: Sep 17, 2008
- Length: 04:57
- Purchases: 6
Barn owls die in larger numbers than any other animal on Idaho highways. Why?
- Added: Jan 16, 2008
- Length: 03:56
Why San Francisco's recent oil spill will be so hard to clean up.
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Nov 16, 2007
- Length: 04:54
- Purchases: 1
