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Forum | Monday, Feb 06, 2012, 9:30 AM
FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg joins us to discuss the role of the FDA in protecting public health, how the agency approves new drugs and her views on what she calls "smart regulation."
Forum | Friday, Feb 03, 2012, 9:00 AM
The Trouble With Sugar
Researchers at UCSF argue that sugar poses a danger to health and should be regulated like alcohol and tobacco. Is sugar just empty calories, or something much worse?
The California Report | Wednesday, Feb 01, 2012, 8:50 AM
Task Force Examines Coverage of Autism Treatments
A group of health experts kicks off a series of public meetings in Sacramento today to discuss which autism services health insurance companies should cover.
The California Report | Tuesday, Jan 31, 2012, 8:50 AM
Health Workers Stage One-Day Strike at Kaiser
The National Union of Healthcare Workers is calling on 4,000 of its members in California to walk out on Kaiser Permanente for 24 hours beginning this morning. The dispute centers on changes to benefits, and what the union says is under-staffing at mental health facilities.
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San Bernardino | Jan 31, 2012
San Bernardino In-Home Health Care Workers Fired Up
Posted by Bobbi Albano
“They are always implementing cuts [and] their target is always the most vulnerable,” says Ramiro Cordoba, regarding the Governor's
proposed cuts to health and human services. These cuts could be devastating for in-home health care workers like Cordoba who
make between $8 and $11.50 per hour. “If the hours are cut for the client, then there are cuts in our pay.” Cordoba is an
organizer for the United Domestic Workers Union (UDW) in Riverside. Continue
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Merced | Jan 24, 2012
The Trauma of Escape: A Hmong Refugee's Journey to the U.S.
Posted by Changvang Her
During the Central Intelligence Agency’s “Secret War” in Laos, when a secret guerilla army of some 30,000 Hmong were recruited
to fight against the North Vietnamese, my father, Chue Zang Her, and my three older brothers were killed. As a young male
teenager, I had to be responsible for everything as the head of the household. After the CIA withdrew in 1975, we had to join
the resistance group in attempt to evade capture of our family, including my elderly mother, Nou Thao, who was blind for as
long as I can remember. Continue
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Greater Oroville | Jan 18, 2012
Combating Childhood Obesity in Butte County
Posted by Rachelle Parker
In 2005 the rate of obesity for children in middle school in Butte County was 34.41 percent. Today, the rate has risen 0.9%
according to a report from the California Center for Public Health Advocacy and UCLA. Cindy Wolff, Director of the Center
for Nutrition and Activity Promotion (CNAP) at Chico State University, would like to see that rate go down.
Believing that unhealthy food is just too easy to get, Wolff has begun a county-wide program called "Harvest of the Month"
that seeks to provide fruits and vegetables as options right along with the grains and potatoes that children are used to
seeing on a daily basis in their school lunches. Continue
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Health Care
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Komen's Race To Reverse Course: Questions And A PR Challenge
The nation's largest breast cancer charity now says it will continue giving grants to Planned Parenthood. But public relations specialists say the Komen foundation will have a tough time rebuilding its nonpartisan reputation.
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Contraception Provision Sets Off Firestorm
The Obama administration reaffirmed its position that certain religious institutions have to provide health coverage that offers free contraception. U.S. Catholic bishops are vowing to fight this rule in Congress, in courts, and in churches. Host Michel Martin speaks with Laurie Goodstein of the New York Times.
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In Reversal, Komen To Continue Funding Planned Parenthood
Earlier this week, the foundation moved to discontinue funding of breast cancer screening by Planned Parenthood. The change came because of a new Komen policy forbidding forbidding grants to organizations under official investigation. Now that policy has been changed again.
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Advocates Say Flu Vaccine Should Be Mandatory For Health Workers
A voluntary approach to flu vaccination of health care workers has fallen short. To protect patients, vaccination should be mandatory, consumer and business groups said in Washington. They back a requirement for annual vaccination of all health workers with only limited exemptions.
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