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November 2005 Audio Reports

play audio Replacing Some Carbohydrates with Protein and Unsaturated Fat May Enhance Heart Health Benefits – 11/23/2005
2:20 min | 2.1 MB | Transcript | Get RealPlayer | Right Click to Download MP3 File

Diets that emphasize protein and monounsaturated fat are more effective in reducing some risk factors and estimated risk for heart disease than a diet richer in carbohydrates.

play audio Understanding the Role of Diet in Respiratory Diseases – 11/23/2005
1:07 min | 1.0 MB | Transcript | Get RealPlayer | Right Click to Download MP3 File

If you're on a meaty, starchy, and salty diet then you're at a higher risk for developing respiratory symptoms, according to a study supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

play audio Surgeon General, NHGRI Suggest Focus on Your Family Health History – 11/18/2005
1:32 min | 1.4 MB | Transcript | Get RealPlayer | Right Click to Download MP3 File

Surgeon General and NHGRI talk about the benefits of knowing your family health history. NHGRI offers a web-based tool to help.

play audio Study Shows Weight Loss Medication Works Best With Lifestyle Modification – 11/18/2005
1:57 min | 1.8 MB | Transcript | Get RealPlayer | Right Click to Download MP3 File

A lifestyle modification program of diet, exercise, and behavioral therapy when used in combination with a weight loss medication resulted in significantly greater weight loss among obese adults than treatment with the medication alone.

play audio Researchers Find "Pocket-Friendly" Way to Help Inner City Kids with Asthma – 11/10/2005
1:36 min | 1.5 MB | Transcript | Get RealPlayer | Right Click to Download MP3 File

A study, supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, showed that a home-based intervention successfully decreased allergen levels in the home and reduced asthma symptoms in children.

play audio Special: 60-Second Broadcast-Ready PSA for NIH MedlinePlus and PubMed Central – 11/10/2005
1:00 min | 1.0 MB | Transcript | Get RealPlayer | Right Click to Download MP3 File

A broadcast-ready, produced 60-sec PSA for NIH MedlinePlus and PubMed Central.

play audio Increasing Evidence Points to Link Between Youth Smoking, Smoking in Movies – 11/10/2005
2:26 min | 2.2 MB | Transcript | Get RealPlayer | Right Click to Download MP3 File

A study funded by the National Cancer Institute and conducted by researchers from Dartmouth Medical School looked at kids aged 10 through 14 and found they had a higher risk of trying tobacco as their exposure to movie smoking increased.

play audio ALLHAT Seeks to Educate About Hypertension Treatments – 11/04/2005
1:40 min | 1.5 MB | Transcript | Get RealPlayer | Right Click to Download MP3 File

The ALLHAT Collaborative Research group encourages doctors across the country to use NHLBI guidelines in their daily treatment of high blood pressure.

play audio Special: NINR Celebrates 20th Anniversary — An Interview with Institute Director, Dr. Patricia A. Grady – 11/02/2005
5:50 min | 5.3 MB | Transcript | Get RealPlayer | Right Click to Download MP3 File

NIH Reporter Bill Schmalfeldt interviews NINR Director, Dr. Patricia A. Grady, about the 20th anniversary of the institute.

play audio President Bush Uses NIH Stage to Launch $7.1 Billion Bird Flu Pandemic Plan – 11/01/2005
4:36 min | 4.2 MB | Transcript | Get RealPlayer | Right Click to Download MP3 File

Saying the nation cannot afford to wait until a pandemic arrives before taking action, President George W. Bush used the background of the National Institutes of Health to ask Congress to approve a $7.1 billion dollar plan to prepare the country for the possible invasion of the bird flu virus.

 

 

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