SciFri Radio: Public Health

SciFri Radio: All Listeners Must Wash Hands
Mom told you to wash your hands -- but do you? New research gets the dirt on our handwashing behaviors.

SciFri Radio: Lester Brown: Plan B 4.0
Ira talks about global sustainability with Lester Brown, head of the Earth Policy Institute.

SciFri Radio: Connected
How can your friends -- and your friends' friends -- affect you?

SciFri Radio: How Clean is the Shower?
In an icky finding, researchers report that your showerhead can provide a dark, wet, and warm environment for microbes to grow -- and can spray...

SciFri Radio: Colleges Preparing for Swine Flu
We'll find out what colleges and universities are doing to prepare for outbreaks of swine flu as students return to the classrooms and dorms.

SciFri Radio: Investigating Katrina Hospital Deaths
Paul Raeburn talks with Dr. Sheri Fink about what happened at Memorial Medical Center after Katrina.

SciFri Radio: Cell Phone Microscope
Researchers describe an portable fluorescent microscope they've built using a cell phone and inexpensive parts.

SciFri Radio: Snacks, Overeating, and Sensory Science
Got a weakness for chocolate chip cookies? Kettle chips? Pizza? Ira talks with former FDA commissioner David Kessler about how tasty foods change...

SciFri Radio: Reforming Healthcare Reform
Arnold Relman, a retired M.D. and the former editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine, explains why he thinks President Obama's...

SciFri Radio: Food Shortages and Civilization
How closely related are food supplies and the stability of a civilization?

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SciFri Newsbriefs: Public Health

Newsbrief: Sunny Delight
A new study may explain why spring can't come enough and the genes behind your sun tan.

Newsbrief: US Mortality Likely To Rise As Climate Changes
Increases in extreme hot weather due to global warming may lead to increased mortality. Which cities will be hit hardest?

Newsbrief: Spacebugs
When Salmonella goes up in space, it changes--and not for the better.

Newsbrief: Insect Attack
Some entomologists worry that insects are an overlooked avenue for terrorist attack.