NIH Radio
September 2006 NIH Audio Reports Archive
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September 29, 2006
Over 1.6 Million Americans Use Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies to Battle Insomnia, Trouble Sleeping (MP3 - 02:54, 2.7 MB)
Recent analysis of data from a national survey shows that over one-point-six million American adults use some form of complementary and alternative medicine — also known as "CAM" — to treat insomnia or trouble sleeping.
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September 29, 2006
Early Intervention Can Limit Methamphetamine Use Among Teens (MP3 - 01:14, 1.1 MB)
New research by the National Institute on Drug Abuse shows that prevention programs conducted in middle school can reduce methamphetamine abuse among rural teens later in life.
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September 29, 2006
NIH Announces 2006 Pioneer Award Recipients (MP3 - 01:27, 1.3 MB)
It was a day to give honor and thanks for this year's recipients of the Pioneer Awards.
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September 15, 2006
New Method of Gene Therapy for Treating Advanced Melanoma (MP3 - 01:07, 1.0 MB)
Scientists at the National Cancer Institute have found a way to enlist a cancer patient's own white blood cells, also called "lymphocytes" to battle melanoma.
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September 15, 2006
P.A.D. — Heart Disease That "Hits Below the Belt" (MP3 - 03:30, 3.2 MB)
NHLBI launches awareness campaign to combat peripheral arterial disease.
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September 15, 2006
NHLBI "TLC" Guide Aims to Lower Cholesterol (MP3 - 01:28, 1.35 MB)
The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute has put out a new booklet to help people with high blood cholesterol make the necessary lifestyle changes to reduce their risk for heart disease.
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September 8, 2006
Younger Chronic Drinkers Less Likely to Seek Treatment for Alcohol Related Problems (MP3 - 02:28, 2.3 MB)
Youngsters who are alcohol dependent before they turn 25 are less likely to seek treatment than those who become alcohol dependent at age 30 or older according to a study by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
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September 8, 2006
Research Sponsored by NHLBI Results in FDA Approval of Permanent Artificial Heart (MP3 - 01:36, 1.5 MB)
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first totally implanted artifical heart for patients with advanced heart failure in both of the heart's pumping chambers.
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September 1, 2006
Obesity Linked to Infertility in Men (MP3 - 01:29, 1.4 MB)
Obese men are more likely to be infertile than normal weight men according to a study by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
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September 1, 2006
New Study Seeks to Lower Diabetes Risk in Youth (MP3 - 02:08, 2.0 MB)
As students around the country head back to class for the new school year, hundreds of sixth graders will find themselves taking part in a study sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
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