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May 2007 Audio Reports

play audio Quest for an Effective HIV Vaccine Presents New Possibilities, Challenges—5/18/2007
6:52 | 6.3 MB | Transcript | Get RealPlayer | Right Click to Download MP3 File

May 18 marks the 10th annual HIV Vaccine Awareness Day—an opportunity to reflect on the more than two decades of progress worldwide in the search for a safe and effective HIV vaccine.

play audio Survey Shows Most People with Drug Use Disorders Never Get Treatment—5/18/2007
1:22 | 1.3 MB | Transcript | Get RealPlayer | Right Click to Download MP3 File

A study conducted by scientists at the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, determined that only eight percent of people identified as drug abusers—and fewer than forty percent of those diagnosed with drug dependence—have ever gotten any kind of intervention or treatment.

play audio "Ladies, Love Your Heart!": 20th Anniversary of the Healthy Heart Handbook for Women—5/11/2007
2:20 | 2.1 MB | Transcript | Get RealPlayer | Right Click to Download MP3 File

Ladies, it's time to love your heart! That's the message contained in the 20th anniversary edition of the must-read handbook, "The Healthy Heart Handbook for Women."

play audio NIH to Mark 10th Annual HIV Vaccine Awareness Day—5/11/2007
4:55 | 4.5 MB | Transcript | Get RealPlayer | Right Click to Download MP3 File

May 18th will mark the 10th annual HIV Vaccine Awareness Day. It's an opportunity to reflect on the more than two decades of progress worldwide in the search for a safe and effective HIV vaccine.

play audio HINTS Brief Suggests People Not Paying Enough Attention to Sun Safety—5/11/2007
3:12 | 2.9 MB | Transcript | Get RealPlayer | Right Click to Download MP3 File

Recent results of the HINTS survey show folks don't seem to be taking sun safety as seriously as they should.

play audio Study Links Faulty DNA Repair to Huntington's Disease Onset—5/04/2007
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New insights into how cells repair their DNA could point the way to a possible way to stop or slow the onset of Huntington's disease.

play audio Early Detection Important in Preventing Vision Loss from Glaucoma—5/04/2007
1:53 | 1.7 MB | Transcript | Get RealPlayer | Right Click to Download MP3 File

More than four million Americans have glaucoma—an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and destroys sight. About half of those people aren't even aware they have the disease—there are no symptoms.

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