MSF Frontline Reports February 2007
Listen to reports on the ongoing violence along the Chad-Sudan border and MSF's response to an epidemic of meningitis in northern Uganda. In addition, a story on the global vaccine shortage for meningitis. Visit us at www.doctorswithoutborders.org or www.msf.org. (Source: MSF Podcasts)
Source: MSF Podcasts - February 28, 2007 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Source Type: podcasts
Is America's Meth Scourge Really Coming to an End?
Barry Sample, PhD, Director of Science and Technology at the Employer Solutions business unit of Quest Diagnostics in New Jersey, informs us that the methamphetamine epidemic is on a downslide. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - December 22, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Barry Sample, PhD Source Type: podcasts
Another Hidden Epidemic: Limited Health Literacy
Barbara A. DeBuono, MD, MPH, Chair of the Board for the Partnership for Clear Health Communication in Washington, DC, informs us of a coalition that is working to improve health literacy. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - November 6, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Barbara A. DeBuono, MD, MPH Source Type: podcasts
The Epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease
In this WVE, learn about a very large, silent epidemic. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - September 1, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Craig B. Langman, MD Source Type: podcasts
Prince and the opioid epidemic
(Source: MedlinePlus: NLM Director's Comments)
Source: MedlinePlus: NLM Director's Comments - May 15, 2006 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: National Library of Medicine Source Type: podcasts
The "Diabesity" Epidemic: Let's Rehabilitate America
Val Jones, MD, Editor of MedGenMed's eSection on Clinical Nutrition & Obesity, explains why a philosophical frame shift toward a rehabilitation model of weight control should be made. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - May 8, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Val Jones, MD, MA Source Type: podcasts
