Vodcast 2007 Show Notes
Episode #0002 — May 4, 2007 Welcome to i on NIH! In this month’s episode: understanding addiction, the disease through an HBO series, taking children to work to be on TV, and in our i-to-eye interview, a DNA detective.
V/O: FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH IN BETHESDA, MARYLAND – AMERICA’S PREMIERE MEDICAL RESEARCH AGENCY – THIS IS “I ON NIH”! COVERING HEALTH-RESEARCH TOPICS IMPORTANT TO YOU AND THE NATION, THIS PUBLIC SERVICE VODCAST IS YOUR INFORMATION SOURCE FROM INSIDE ALL 27 INSTITUTES AND CENTERS AT NIH. HALF AN HOUR, ONCE A MONTH, WE’LL SHOW YOU THE EXCITEMENT OF ADVANCES AND THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT COME FROM MEDICAL RESEARCH. AND NOW, HERE’S YOUR HOST, JOE BALINTFY. MUSIC HOST: WELCOME TO OUR SECOND EPISODE OF “i ON NIH.” THANKS FOR JOINING US. WE’RE HERE IN THE VISITOR’S CENTER AT NIH WITH ANOTHER FULL EPISODE. WE’LL START WITH A LOOK AT ADDICTION, AND HOW HBO FEATURED NIH SCIENTISTS FOR THEIR TV SERIES. WE’LL ALSO SEE SOME KIDS TRYING THEIR HAND AT BEING ON TV. AND WE’LL FEATURE A D-N-A DETECTIVE IN OUR “I-TO-EYE” INTERVIEW. BUT FIRST, A FEW QUICK NEWS ITEMS… An international team of scientists has sequenced the genome of the rhesus monkey and compared it to both the chimpanzee and the human genomes. Their analysis reveals that the three primate species share about 93% of their DNA. A hand-held device that quickly analyzes saliva for tiny amounts of a protein shows promise as a potential diagnostic tool. It may be used in dentist or doctor offices eventually to detect diseases in the mouth—and possibly elsewhere in the body. Check out these and other stories at the “NIH Research Matters” home page. You can find that through www.nih.gov/news. AND KEEP VISION IN YOUR FUTURE: MAY IS HEALTHY VISION MONTH. OUR NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE IS FOCUSING ATTENTION ON GLAUCOMA. READ MORE ABOUT IT IN THIS MONTH’S “NEWS IN HEALTH” AND VISIT WWW-DOT-NEI-DOT-NIH-DOT-GOV. HOST: NOW FOR OUR FIRST FEATURE. ADDICTION. HOST: IN OUR SECOND FEATURE, WE TAKE A LOOK AT HOW EASY – OR NOT – IT IS TO BE ON TV. FOR “BRING YOUR CHILD TO WORK DAY” WE ASKED KIDS TO BE NIH SPOKESPEOPLE. LET’S SEE HOW THEY DID… SANCHARI GHOSH: “WELCOME TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH…” JAMES LOHRMANN: “WELCOME TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH…” LOGAN HATFIED: “WELCOME TO NIH.” BRIAN LEE: “WELCOME TO NIH.” “I’M KARA KLONTZ” “I’M KEVIN LOHRMANN” “I’M SOUVIK GHOSH” VOICE OVER: “IN FRONT OF THE SAME BACK-DROP USED FOR A PRESIDENTIAL EVENT AT THE VISITORS CENTER HERE AT NIH, SOME YOUNGSTERS GOT TO TRY THEIR HAND AT BEING ON TV. NEARLY 20 CHILDREN SIGNED UP FOR THE “BRING YOUR CHILD TO WORK DAY” EVENT HOSTED BY THE NEWS MEDIA BRANCH. BONNIE: “JOE, WALLY AND I WORKED WITH KIDS TODAY TO GIVE THEM A SENSE FOR HOW TO COMBINE SCIENCE AND COMMUNICATIONS HERE AT NIH. AND AS PART OF THE NEWS MEDIA BRANCH WE PROCESS THOUSANDS OF MEDIA REQUEST EACH YEAR.” VOICE OVER: “IN THIS EXERCISE, EACH PARTICIPANT HAD A CHOICE OF TWO SCRIPTS HIGHLIGHTING STORIES THAT MIGHT GET MEDIA ATTENTION. AFTER SOME TIME TO PRACTICE: LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!” AMANDA CARLSON: “WHERE A CHILD LIVES MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN HOW MUCH THAT CHILD WEIGHS. N-I-H SCIENTISTS DID A STUDY OF MORE THAN SEVEN-THOUSAND CHILDREN.” KEVIN GOLDBERG: “THE SCIENTISTS FOUND THAT KIDS WHO LIVE IN CITIES WERE LESS LIKELY TO BE OVERWEIGHT IF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD HAD MORE GREEN AREAS.” AMBER HATFIELD: “SCIENTISTS THINK THAT LIVING NEAR GREEN AREAS MEANS THAT KIDS GET MORE ACTIVITY.” LOGAN HATFIELD: “THE N-I-H SCIENTISTS ALSO FOUND THAT CHILDREN WHO LIVE IN THE SUBURBS HAD LESS RISK FOR EXCESS WEIGHT IF THEIR HOME WAS CLOSE TO MAJOR SUPERMARKETS.” KRISTEN LEE: “SCIENTISTS THINK THAT LIVING CLOSE TO MAJOR FOOD STORES GIVES KIDS A CHANCE TO EAT HEALTHIER FOODS.” KARA KLONTZ: “THE N-I-H SCIENTISTS SAID THAT ALL KIDS NEED PLENTY OF EXERCISE AND HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES.” BONNIE: “I THINK THIS WAS A GOOD ACTIVITY FOR PARENTS AS WELL AS KIDS. THEY REALLY GOT A CHANCE TO SEE THEIR KIDS IN A DIFFERENT WAY, ON TV, AS A SPOKESPERSON A REPORTER. SEEMED VERY PROUD AND KIND OF EXCITED TO SEE THEIR KIDS JUST JUMP IN FRONT OF A CAMERA AND DO SUCH A GREAT JOB.” VOICE OVER: “MOST IMPORTANT, THE YOUNG SPOKESPEOPLE HAD FUN.” SOUVIK GHOSH: “IT’S JUST REALLY COOL TO THINK THAT YOU’RE THIS NEWS REPORTER TALKING ABOUT NEW STUFF THAT PEOPLE DISCOVERED.” SANCHARI GHOSH: “IT’S THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED ANY OF THIS KIND OF NEWS CASTING, IT WAS FUN AND I’D LIKE TO DO IT SOME DAY. [EDIT] I LIKE BIOLOGY, BUT AM NOT FIXED ON BIOLOGY.” SANCHARI GHOSH: “FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, THIS IS SANCHARI GHOSH.” LOGAN HATFIELD: “FOR NIH, THIS IS LOGAN HATFIELD.” KEVIN GOLDBERG: “FOR NIH, THIS IS KEVIN GOLDBERG.” KARA KLONTZ: “FOR NIH, THIS IS KARA KLONTZ.” AMANDA CARLSON: “FOR NIH, I’M AMANDA CARLSON.” HOST: SOME FANTASTIC FUTURE SPOKESPEOPLE! NOW IN THIS MONTH’S “EYE TO EYE” INTERVIEW, WE TALK TO A DNA DETECTIVE… HOST: THANKS FOR WATCHING OUR SECOND EPISODE OF “i ON NIH”! BE SURE TO TUNE IN NEXT MONTH FOR ANOTHER EDITION. FOR “i ON NIH” I’M JOE BALINTFY. MUSIC V/O: “i ON NIH” IS A PUBLIC SERVICE VODCAST FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, PRODUCED BY THE NIH NEWS MEDIA BRANCH OF THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC LIAISON. THANKS FOR TUNING IN. WE’LL BE BACK NEXT MONTH WITH ANOTHER EPISODE OF “i ON NIH.”  NIH Vodcast Questions? |
