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In Mexican border towns, big discount drugstores, as well as small pharmacies like this one in Tijuana, market their less expensive medicines to American tourists.

American Travelers Seek Cheaper Prescription Drugs In Mexico And Beyond

6:46pm February 11, 2019

by Bram Sable-Smith

Faced with high U.S. prices for prescription drugs, some Americans cross the border to buy insulin pens and other meds. At least 1 insurer reimburses flights to the border to make such purchases easy.

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A staffer at the Right to Care AIDS clinic in Johannesburg administers an HIV test on a young boy. South Africa is one of the countries that receives funds from the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

What It Will Take For Trump To End AIDS 'Beyond' America

2:28pm February 11, 2019

by Tim McDonnell

The president's State of the Union address made a bold pledge. But his 2019 budget proposal calls for massive cuts to foreign assistance programs that address AIDS.

If you fear your child may have taken or received too much medicine, call the national poison control hotline at 1-800-222-1222.

Giving Medicine To Young Children? Getting The Dose Right Is Tricky

11:28am February 11, 2019

by Patti Neighmond

In a recent survey, 1 in 5 parents thought that using a household spoon was OK for measuring their child's medicine. It's not. Here's how to help little kids without overdosing them.

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Shawn Brannan, administrator of Sea Mar Community Health Center in Vancouver, Wash., says, "Larger populations that typically don't vaccinate their children for their own reasons are now in a mad dash, if you will, to get vaccinated."

In A Measles Outbreak, Demand For Vaccine Spikes

10:24am February 11, 2019

by Kristian Foden-Vencil

Clinics in the Pacific Northwest are ordering 10 times the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella as they normally do because some who have avoided vaccines are changing their minds.

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Chef Patrick Mulvaney talks with his kitchen staff as they prepare dinner at B&L restaurant.

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California Chef Aims To Help Restaurant Workers Prevent Suicide

7:00am February 11, 2019

by Samantha Caiola

The restaurant business can be tough on your mental health, and has led some chefs to suicide. Chef Patrick Mulvaney is helping Sacramento kitchen workers learn the warning signs and ask for help.

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Doctor Weighs In On Supreme Court's Decision To Block Louisiana Abortion Law

5:16pm February 10, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Dr. Willie Parker about the recent Supreme Court decision regarding abortion access in Louisiana.

There are a mix of factors that lead some kids to become school shooters, fueled in part by desperation, trauma and anger.

School Shooters: What's Their Path To Violence?

11:59am February 10, 2019

by Rhitu Chatterjee

Psychologists and the FBI say they are getting a better understanding of the mix of factors that lead some kids to open fire on a classroom. The shooting can be an act of desperation fueled by anger.

Focusing less on the meat-free or health aspects of plant-based dishes, like this jackfruit burger — and more on their flavor, mouthfeel and provenance — could go a long way toward getting meat lovers to choose these options more often. That's accordi

How To Get Meat Eaters To Eat More Plant-Based Foods? Make Their Mouths Water

11:05am February 10, 2019

by Maria Godoy

Vegetable-based dishes may be better for the Earth but don't always sound seductive on menus. Marketers, researchers and food chains think they know how to get meat lovers to make the swap more often.

Measles is a highly contagious illness that can cause serious health problems, including brain damage, deafness and, in rare cases, death. Vaccination can prevent measles infections.

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Defying Parents, A Teen Decides To Get Vaccinated

3:15pm February 09, 2019

by Amanda Morris

Ethan Lindenberger had never received vaccines for diseases like polio or measles because his mom is anti-vaccine. Now he's 18, he's finally getting his shots.

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AIDS activist group ACT UP organized numerous protests on Wall Street in the 1980s. The group's tactics helped speed the process of finding an effective treatment for AIDS.

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How To Demand A Medical Breakthrough: Lessons From The AIDS Fight

8:39am February 09, 2019

by Nurith Aizenman

When the AIDS crisis started in the 1980s, the official response was tepid. Then activists channeled their anger into into one of the most effective protest movements in recent history.