Jan 27th, 2005 · A recent poll finds that many African-Americans believe the virus that causes AIDS is man-made, and is part of a larger conspiracy to decimate black populations. More than half of those surveyed believed there is a cure for AIDS, but it is being withheld from the poor. NPR's Tony Cox speaks with Laura Bogart, a behavioral scientist for the RAND Corporation research group and a co-author of the study, and with Phill Wilson, director of the Black AIDS Institute, an HIV/AIDS policy center in Los Angeles.
Keywords: policy · director · U.S · poor · African Americans · populations · Los Angeles · virus · Scientists · HIV AIDS · conspiracy · research
Jan 25th, 2005 · NPR's Nancy Cohen reports only one out of four children in Massachusetts receiving Medicaid get regular dental care. Some healthcare advocates hope to force the state to improve the benefits for children by suing the state.
Keywords: benefits · children · poor · Kids · healthcare · dental · Massachusetts · Medicaid · Nancy Cohen
Jan 11th, 2005 · Tennessee's governor announces plans to drop some 323,000 people from the state's health care program for the poor and uninsured. Lawsuits, prescription drugs and medical inflation have caused TennCare to consume one out of every three state dollars. WPLN's Jacqueline Fellows reports.
Keywords: Drugs · poor · Health · lawsuit · medical · governors · dollars · prescription · Tennessee · Consumers · uninsured · WPLN
Jan 10th, 2005 · Brian Tucker, head of GeoHazards International, talks about how developing countries are more vulnerable to natural catastrophes due to their poor infrastructure. They discuss the political, economic and social obstacles of convincing poor countries to adopt ways that would lessen the impact of disasters. Hear Tucker and NPR's Renee Montagne.
Keywords: national · politics · poor · economic · countries · naturalized · social · Disaster · infrastructure · Renee Montagne · catastrophe · obstacles
Jan 4th, 2005 · Preparations are underway for Medicare, the program for the elderly, to launch a new prescription drug benefit in 2006. Meanwhile, Medicaid -- the federal and state program for the poor -- takes center stage in what's expected to be a major budget fight. Hear NPR's Julie Rovner.
Keywords: Drugs · 2006 · federal · poor · Health · elder · Medicare · Medicaid · prescription · Julie Rovner · overhauling
Dec 31st, 2004 · Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan says that while 2004 was a relatively poor year for quality films, there were some documentaries and animated films that stood out -- and some of the best films were also the most controversial.
Keywords: critic · poor · Los Angeles Times · 2004 · animated · films · Kenneth Turan · Turan · documentaries · Kenneth
Dec 29th, 2004 · Sadie Babits from member station KNAU in Arizona reports on Kenya's lack of potable water due to drought and poor water management. Millions of Kenyans are starving as a result.
Keywords: manager · poor · crisis · drought · Kenya · Arizona · Sadie Babits · KNAU · Kenyans · Starved · potable · Starvation
Dec 17th, 2004 · Among the week's stories: poor trial results for a newly approved drug against lung cancer; dioxin poisoning in the Ukraine election; and power wheelchairs get scrutiny.
Keywords: Drugs · poor · Trial · cancer · Health · lung · Ukraine · wheelchair · dioxin
