Shots - Health News
12:47 pm
Fri May 17, 2013

Up For Discussion: Cost Of Cancer Care Avoided Too Often

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A cancer pill can cost patients more than the same treatment given as an infusion.

Originally published on Fri May 17, 2013 1:50 pm

When the diagnosis is cancer, the expenses can pile up in a hurry.

Even people with insurance can face steep copayments for drugs, a sizable share of hospital bills and significant incidentals. These side effects of cancer care are sometimes even called "financial toxicity."

So wouldn't it make sense for doctors and patients to talk over the financial strain that cancer treatment might bring and what might be done to manage it?

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The Salt
12:45 pm
Fri May 17, 2013

'Picture Cook': Drawings Are The Key Ingredients In These Recipes

Originally published on Fri May 17, 2013 1:47 pm

Back in 2009, Katie Shelly was craving an eggplant Parmesan. Small problem: She'd never made it before. But she remembered that a college roommate used to make it, so she called her up and asked for the recipe.

The friend told her she needed to start with three bowls — one for breadcrumbs, one for egg and one for flour, salt and pepper. "In that moment, it was totally natural for me to just draw the three bowls instead of writing all that out in words," says Shelly, whose day job is as a visual designer.

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The Two-Way
12:33 pm
Fri May 17, 2013

Mother Of India Gang Rape Victim Faces Suspects In Court

Originally published on Fri May 17, 2013 1:04 pm

In India, the mother of the 23-year-old woman fatally gang-raped on a moving bus last December appeared in court Friday and for the first time clapped eyes on the men accused in the heinous attack on her daughter.

The four men on trial have been charged with murder and face capital punishment for the crime that convulsed the country and prompted harsher punishments for rape.

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The Two-Way
12:24 pm
Fri May 17, 2013

Former Argentine Dictator Who Oversaw Death Squads Dies At 87

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Gen. Jorge Rafael Videla (center) is sworn in as president in Buenos Aires after seizing power in 1976.

Originally published on Fri May 17, 2013 1:19 pm

Jorge Rafael Videla, an ambitious Army chief who seized power in Argentina in 1976 and orchestrated a campaign of terror against his opponents, has died in prison at age 87.

Videla, whose "Dirty War" killed at least 15,000 people, perhaps twice as many, died of natural causes in Argentina's Marcos Paz prison, where he was serving multiple life sentences for crimes against humanity, officials said.

After leading a bloodless coup that toppled President Isabel Martinez de Peron on March 24, 1976, Videla became the head of a junta.

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The Two-Way
12:05 pm
Fri May 17, 2013

Aw-Inspiring Video: Sea Lion Worries When Little Girl Falls

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Just before the fall, and the sea lion's wonderful reaction.

Originally published on Sun May 19, 2013 5:28 am

Take a break from the scandal du jour for something that's just darn nice.

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Music Reviews
11:40 am
Fri May 17, 2013

Jerry Lee Lewis: Live, Singing As If Life Depended On It

It was April 4, 1964, and Jerry Lee Lewis had officially bottomed out. He hadn't charted a record in years, and now, on tour in England and Germany, he was getting paid so little that he couldn't afford to bring his own musicians. Instead, he was forced to use pickup bands in England, and then, when he arrived in Hamburg, a British band called the Nashville Teens was waiting for him. The venue was the Star Club, where The Beatles, who had just leaped into stardom in America, had played not long before.

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Television
11:05 am
Fri May 17, 2013

Bill Hader On Sketch Comedy, Classic Hollywood

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Bill Hader was nominated for an Emmy as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Stefon on Saturday Night Live.

Originally published on Fri May 17, 2013 11:40 am

This interview was originally broadcast on Aug. 22, 2012.

Comedian Bill Hader is adept onstage and doing live TV. But he's scared to death of standup.

He remembers watching Chris Rock's 1996 HBO special, Bring the Pain, and thinking, "I don't know how people do that."

"I need a character," Hader tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. "I need people out there with me."

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The Salt
10:53 am
Fri May 17, 2013

Flax Seed: The Next Superfood For Cows And Beef?

Originally published on Fri May 17, 2013 11:41 am

Flax is the oily seed usually spotted in the nutritional supplement or cereal aisles. It's marketed as a superfood because of its high levels of omega-3 fatty acids and fiber.

Omega-3s may do all kinds of good things for humans — like protect against Alzheimer's, heart disease and even cancer — so it seems reasonable to think they could also protect the health of animals.

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NPR Story
10:49 am
Fri May 17, 2013

DACA License Ban Stands For Now In Arizona

PHOENIX — An Arizona policy that prevents certain young immigrants from getting state driver's licenses will stay in effect for now. In a Thursday ruling, a federal judge declined to temporarily block the policy, but also suggested one of the legal arguments challenging it is likely to succeed.

The plaintiffs in the suit are young immigrants who were brought to the country illegally as children, and qualified for an Obama administration program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.

Under the program, these immigrants were granted work permits.

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Shots - Health News
10:47 am
Fri May 17, 2013

Doctors Confirm Black Lung In Victims Of Mine Blast

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A memorial at the entrance to Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch coal mine represents the 29 coal miners who were killed in an explosion in 2010.

Originally published on Fri May 17, 2013 3:16 pm

The tragic deaths of 29 coal miners in a massive explosion in 2010 have provided new evidence of a resurgence of the disease known as black lung.

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