TEDxCMU -- William Gahl -- Medical Mysteries and Rare Diseases
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Dr. William Gahl who was called a "super--diagnostician" by the University of Wisconsin School of medicine, leads the Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) at the NIH and essentially sees patients who lack a diagnosis after years of visits to other doctors. He describes a bunch of intriguing and mystifying cases and goes through the logic and teamw... Read more
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- -: TEDxCMU -- William Gahl -- Medical Mysteries and Rare Diseases
April 27, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Dr. William Gahl who was called a "super--diagnostician" by the University of Wisconsin School of medicine, leads the Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) at the NIH and essentially sees patients who lack a diagnosis after years of visits to other doctors. He describes a bunch of intriguing and mys...
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- -: Authors@Google: David Kessler
June 3, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)David Kessler visits Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book "The End of Overeating." This event took place on May 28, 2009, as part of the Authors@Google series. Before we can begin to address America's eating epidemic, we need to understand WHY we have such difficulty contr...
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- -: US FDA Commissioner on Investigating Tainted Food Outbreaks
July 24, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/06/10/Dr_Andrew_von_Eschenbach_Modernizing_the_FDA Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Andrew von Eschenbach discusses how the FDA investigates cases of widespread food contamination, such as the Salmonella-tainted tomato scare in the summ...
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- -: Revisiting the 2007 Pet Food Recall - Marion Nestle
October 7, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/26/Pet_Food_Politics_The_Chihuahua_in_the_Coal_Mine Author and NYU Professor of Nutrition Marion Nestle describes how cost-cutting in China resulted in the massive recall of internationally distributed pet food in the Spring of 2007. ----- Author and p...
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- -: Speaking Out Against the Purple Pill - Len Saputo
September 30, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/15/A_Return_to_Healing_Len_Saputo__Byron_Belitsos Dr. Len Saputo discusses the controversy surrounding the highly advertised "purple pill," a prescription acid blocker called NEXIUM. Dr. Saputo lists serious side effects of the drug, including addiction ...
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- -: Michael Pollan: Supreme Court Campaign Finance Ruling "Not Good" for Food Safety
January 27, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/23/Michael_Pollan_on_Food_Rules_An_Eaters_Manual Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto, expresses frustration over the recent Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission for eliminating limits on c...
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- -: Is Bureaucracy Stifling the Local Food Movement?
February 23, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/11/24/Joel_Salatin_War_Stories_from_the_Local_Food_Front Author and farmer Joel Salatin argues that the bureaucracy of current food safety regulations effectively favor large-scale agribusiness at the expense of innovative small farms and artisan food produ...
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- -: The Unappetizing Truth About Food Safety
February 28, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/11/24/Joel_Salatin_War_Stories_from_the_Local_Food_Front Joel Salatin imagines an ideal environment for breeding pathogens and disease, a depiction that shockingly describes most modern industrial agricultural facilities. Stressing the backwardness of regul...
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- -: 3/14/09: Your Weekly Address
March 14, 2009 (about 15 years ago)President Obama makes key announcements regarding the safety of our nation's food. (this video is public domain)
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- -: West Wing Week: 1/07/11 or "Resolutions"
January 6, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, the first family returns to Washington, the President signs over 30 bills into law, and West Wing staff share their New Year's resolutions.
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