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Interview Archives: Disease
Tuesday February 28, 2012, 10:06 AM
Wildlife Health, Ecosystem Health, and Human Health
Matthew C. Allender, D.V.M., Wildlife Veterinarian and Epidemiologist; Visiting Instructor, Comparative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois
Host: David Inge
Human beings have always been at risk of acquiring diseases from animals. Diseases can go the other way as well, as humans continue to encroach on wild animal habitat. We’ll look at the complex ways in which humans and other animals are affected when they share habitat and pass infectious agents between species.
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Categories: Animals • Disease • Ecology • Environment • Health
Thursday March 03, 2011, 10:06 AM
The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear
Seth Mnookin, Contributing Editor at Vanity Fair
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Disease • Health • Health Policy • Medicine • Science
Wednesday August 11, 2010, 11:06 AM
Care of the Elderly
Fola Oluwehinmi, M.D., Gerontologist, Carle Physician Group
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Aging/Seniors • Disease • Health
Thursday March 04, 2010, 11:06 AM
The Immortal LIfe of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Award-Winning Science Writer
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Biography • Disease • Ethics • Family • History • United States history • Medicine • Science
Tuesday December 15, 2009, 11:06 AM
Infectious Ideas: U.S.Political Responses to the AIDS Crisis
Jennifer Brier, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Gender and Women's Studies and History, University of Illinois, Chicago
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Disease • AIDS • History • United States history • Politics
Wednesday September 23, 2009, 10:06 AM
Diabetes Care and Life Style Adjustments for the Individual with Diabetes
Martha Trenkamp, R.D., L.D., C.D.E., Clinical Dietician and Certified Diabetes Educator, Carle Foundation
Host: Roger Cooper
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Categories: Behavior • Disease • Diabetes • Nutrition
Thursday April 09, 2009, 11:06 AM
Toward a More Walkable and Bicycle-Friendly Community
Mark Fenton, Writer, Consultant and Former host of PBS' America's Walking
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Behavior • Children and Parenting • Community • Disease • Health
Tuesday March 03, 2009, 10:06 AM
Current Developments in Malaria Research and Eradication
Alan Magill MD, FACP, FIDSA COL / MC , Director, Division of Experimental Therapeutics, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Disease • Malaria • Medicine • Military • Defense
Thursday February 19, 2009, 11:06 AM
Living with Coronary Heart Disease: A Guide for Patients and Families
Jerome E. Granato, M.D., F.A.C.C., Medical Director of the Coronary Care Unit at Allegheny General Hospital and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Drexel College of Medicine
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Disease
Thursday November 13, 2008, 11:06 AM
The AIDS Epidemic in the United States
Philip Alcabes, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Urban Public Health in the MPH Program in Community Health Education at Hunter College, City University of New York, and Visiting Associate Clinical Professor Appointment,Yale University School of Nursing
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Disease • AIDS • Health • Public Health • Medicine
