http://news.linktv.org Link TV News Videos (Filtered by topics: Health) en-us Tue, 07 May 2013 13:34:00 -0700 Copyright 2011 Link Media, Inc. http://news.linktv.org/videos/iceland-bumping-app-dials-down-incest?start=0 What's the latest Icelandic pasttime? Phone bumping. Thanks to a ground-breaking new app, simply bumping cell phones will reveal how closely the owners are related. That's a critical piece of info for singles who want to avoid incest in the sparsley populated nation where nearly everyone is at least distantly related. The app, which taps into a database of residents and family trees dating back 1,200 years, also holds promise for tracking family illnesses and compatible donors.&nbsp; Tue, 07 May 2013 13:34:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/iceland-bumping-app-dials-down-incest Incest, Mobile phone, Iceland, Health, Blind Date, Al Jazeera English What's the latest Icelandic pasttime? Phone bumping. Thanks to a ground-breaking new app, simply bumping cell phones will reveal how closely the owners are related. That's a critical piece of info for singles who want to avoid incest in the sparsley populated nation where nearly everyone is at least distantly related. The app, which taps into a database of residents and family trees dating back 1,200 years, also holds promise for tracking family illnesses and compatible donors. http://news.linktv.org/videos/interrogators-await-their-chance-with-bomb-suspect-tsarnaev?start=0 Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev remains in serious condition but he is conscious and beginning to write answers to questions from law enforcement authorities, report both ABC and CNN. He's unable to speak because of gunshot injuries to his neck and throat, which could have been self-inflicted. Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:34:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/interrogators-await-their-chance-with-bomb-suspect-tsarnaev 2013 Boston Marathon explosions, Medical state, Health, Crime, Boston Police Department, United States, Boston, Boston Marathon, MSNBC, CNN Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev remains in serious condition but he is conscious and beginning to write answers to questions from law enforcement authorities, report both ABC and CNN. He's unable to speak because of gunshot injuries to his neck and throat, which could have been self-inflicted. http://news.linktv.org/videos/historic-sex-bill-splits-largely-catholic-philippines?start=0 A health bill that would provide free contraception to the poor and mandate sex education in schools is hanging in legislative limbo in the Philippines, after objections by a religious couple. LinkAsia's Noel Tarrazona presents the legal battle lines that are being drawn in the predominantly Catholic Philippines. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:37:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/historic-sex-bill-splits-largely-catholic-philippines Sex education, Catholicism, Philippines, Poverty, Health, Sex and the law, Manila, LinkAsia A health bill that would provide free contraception to the poor and mandate sex education in schools is hanging in legislative limbo in the Philippines, after objections by a religious couple. LinkAsia's Noel Tarrazona presents the legal battle lines that are being drawn in the predominantly Catholic Philippines. http://news.linktv.org/videos/china-on-high-alert-over-new-bird-flu-strain-linkasia?start=0 There's been an outbreak of bird flu in eastern China. Although the number of infections is still small, public health officials in China are on high alert. State-run CCTV News reports on the health of the most recent people to become infected. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:30:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/china-on-high-alert-over-new-bird-flu-strain-linkasia Avian influenza, China, Public health, Health, Shanghai, CCTV News, LinkAsia There's been an outbreak of bird flu in eastern China. Although the number of infections is still small, public health officials in China are on high alert. State-run CCTV News reports on the health of the most recent people to become infected. http://news.linktv.org/videos/beware-the-us-super-bug?start=0 The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a dire warning about one of the most dangerous strains of bacteria, CRE, which resists all known antibiotics. Up to 70 percent of those infected by the bacteria die, and victims are almost always hospital or nursing home patients. Hospitals are launching tough new preventative measures. Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:29:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/beware-the-us-super-bug Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Carbapenem resistant enterobacteriaceae, Bacteria, Health, Nursing home, Al Jazeera English The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a dire warning about one of the most dangerous strains of bacteria, CRE, which resists all known antibiotics. Up to 70 percent of those infected by the bacteria die, and victims are almost always hospital or nursing home patients. Hospitals are launching tough new preventative measures. http://news.linktv.org/videos/nyc-soda-law-fizzles?start=0 New York City's pound-breaking limit on the size of sugar-laden drinks to help protect New Yorkers' health and waistlines has been struck down by a judge a day before it was to take effect. He said the law, hated by the beverage industry, was riddled with loopholes. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has vowed to appeal. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:56:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/nyc-soda-law-fizzles Drink, Junk food, Public health, New York City, Michael Bloomberg, Health, Associated Press New York City's pound-breaking limit on the size of sugar-laden drinks to help protect New Yorkers' health and waistlines has been struck down by a judge a day before it was to take effect. He said the law, hated by the beverage industry, was riddled with loopholes. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has vowed to appeal. http://news.linktv.org/videos/us-doctors-mark-great-week-for-hiv-breakthroughs?start=0 Researchers in the United States are marking a very productive week in the search for a cure for HIV. Scientists from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered bee venom can kill the HIV virus without harming the body, while in a separate case doctors cured a Mississippi baby of the virus. Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:01:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/us-doctors-mark-great-week-for-hiv-breakthroughs HIV, Washington University School of Medicine, HIV positive people, AIDS, Antiretroviral drug, Health, Medicine, Mississippi, St. Louis, Medical research Researchers in the United States are marking a very productive week in the search for a cure for HIV. Scientists from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered bee venom can kill the HIV virus without harming the body, while in a separate case doctors cured a Mississippi baby of the virus. http://news.linktv.org/videos/china-water-pollution-creating-wave-of-cancer-villages-linkasia?start=0 Due to lax regulations, factories across China have dumped toxic waste and chemicals into local rivers and lakes for years. Villages downstream have seen an explosion in cancer rates in recent years. State-run CCTV News reports on measures that the Chinese government is taking to clean up the country's water supply. Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:51:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/china-water-pollution-creating-wave-of-cancer-villages-linkasia China, Water pollution, Cancer, Toxic waste, Drinking water, Water supply, Environment, Communist Party of China, Health, Government of the People's Republic of China Due to lax regulations, factories across China have dumped toxic waste and chemicals into local rivers and lakes for years. Villages downstream have seen an explosion in cancer rates in recent years. State-run CCTV News reports on measures that the Chinese government is taking to clean up the country's water supply. http://news.linktv.org/videos/move-over-smog-chinas-water-pollution-off-the-charts-linkasia-3113?start=0 A side effect of rapid industrialization and few regulations, China's rivers are often treated as little more than sewers. But as LinkAsia contributor Mark Dreyer reports, an online campaign to clean up the country's water is gathering steam. Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:06:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/move-over-smog-chinas-water-pollution-off-the-charts-linkasia-3113 China, Water pollution, Social media, Water supply, Environment, Government of the People's Republic of China, Sina Weibo, Drinking water, Pollution in China, Beijing A side effect of rapid industrialization and few regulations, China's rivers are often treated as little more than sewers. But as LinkAsia contributor Mark Dreyer reports, an online campaign to clean up the country's water is gathering steam. http://news.linktv.org/videos/hiv-baby-cured-scientists?start=0 In a medical first, a baby born with HIV has been cured of the disease, say a group of US physicians and scientists. The results hold tremendous implications for other infants born with the virus. The United Nations estimates some three million children around the world have HIV. In this case, a baby girl born in rural Mississippi two years ago was treated aggressively with antiretroviral drugs beginning about 30 hours after birth. Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:45:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/hiv-baby-cured-scientists HIV, Antiretroviral drug, United Nations, AIDS, Health In a medical first, a baby born with HIV has been cured of the disease, say a group of US physicians and scientists. The results hold tremendous implications for other infants born with the virus. The United Nations estimates some three million children around the world have HIV. In this case, a baby girl born in rural Mississippi two years ago was treated aggressively with antiretroviral drugs beginning about 30 hours after birth. http://news.linktv.org/videos/cancer-rates-rise-sharply-among-chinas-youth-linkasia?start=0 In a country with rapid industrialization and heavy pollution, it should come as little surprise that cancer rates in China are on the rise. This report from state-run CCTV News also puts the blame on young people who are, "drinking, smoking, and staying up late." Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:23:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/cancer-rates-rise-sharply-among-chinas-youth-linkasia China, Cancer, Health, Air pollution, Public health, Environment, Toxic waste, CCTV News, LinkAsia In a country with rapid industrialization and heavy pollution, it should come as little surprise that cancer rates in China are on the rise. This report from state-run CCTV News also puts the blame on young people who are, "drinking, smoking, and staying up late." http://news.linktv.org/videos/china-introduces-real-time-air-quality-reporting-linkasia?start=0 Nearly 500 monitoring stations in 70 of China's largest metropolitan areas are now sending out real-time reports on air pollution levels. According to state-run CCTV News, sulfur dioxide, ozone, and the dangerous PM 2.5 are among the pollutants that citizens can monitor live on a new website. Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:43:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/china-introduces-real-time-air-quality-reporting-linkasia China, Air pollution, Particulate, Beijing, Sulfur dioxide, Environment, Health, Air Quality Index, CCTV News, LinkAsia Nearly 500 monitoring stations in 70 of China's largest metropolitan areas are now sending out real-time reports on air pollution levels. According to state-run CCTV News, sulfur dioxide, ozone, and the dangerous PM 2.5 are among the pollutants that citizens can monitor live on a new website. http://news.linktv.org/videos/south-koreas-health-care-crisis-checking-vitals-linkasia?start=0 South Korea's health care system is in crisis. Broadcaster MBC has prepared a three-part series on the problems in the country's health care system, focusing on doctors changing specialties, declining public health, and the fight between doctors and the national health insurance system.&nbsp; Fri, 28 Dec 2012 15:00:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/south-koreas-health-care-crisis-checking-vitals-linkasia South Korea, Health care system, National health insurance, Plastic surgery, Health, Public health, Government of South Korea, Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, LinkAsia, Yul Kwon South Korea's health care system is in crisis. Broadcaster MBC has prepared a three-part series on the problems in the country's health care system, focusing on doctors changing specialties, declining public health, and the fight between doctors and the national health insurance system. http://news.linktv.org/videos/remote-area-medical?start=0 Over three days in April 2012, Remote Area Medical, the pioneers of "no-cost" health care clinics, treated nearly 2000 patients on the infield of Bristol, Tennessee's massive NASCAR speedway. Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:26:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/remote-area-medical Remote Area Medical, Health care, Public health, Poverty in the United States, Bristol, Tennessee, Volunteer, Health, Focus Forward Films, NASCAR Over three days in April 2012, Remote Area Medical, the pioneers of "no-cost" health care clinics, treated nearly 2000 patients on the infield of Bristol, Tennessee's massive NASCAR speedway. http://news.linktv.org/videos/smile-pinki?start=0 Winner of the 2009 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject), Smile Pinki tells the uplifting story of two young children in India born with cleft lips. Thanks to the efforts of Smile Train, an organization that pays for surgeries to fix clefts, thousands of children around the world are given a second lease on life every single day. Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:19:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/smile-pinki Cleft lip and palate, Smile Train, Uttar Pradesh, India, Varanasi, Rural area, Plastic surgery, Female education, Surgery, Bihar Winner of the 2009 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject), Smile Pinki tells the uplifting story of two young children in India born with cleft lips. Thanks to the efforts of Smile Train, an organization that pays for surgeries to fix clefts, thousands of children around the world are given a second lease on life every single day. ---- The Smile Train created this film to raise awareness about the plight of millions of children who are suffering with clefts. Every year, we provide free cleft surgery for hundreds of thousands of these children. This is the story of two of our kids. Smile Train: Changing the World One Smile at a Time. Principe Productions presents a film by Megan Mylan Uttar Pradesh, India We are offering surgery for children who have a cleft lip or palate. It's a free operation. If you know anyone -- There is a boy in our village. He has a cut lip. Has he had surgery? No. That's why we're doing this. Please send him. Is the fee waived only for the check-up? For the operation, medicine, everything. Everything is free? Yes. Is the hospital here in Banaras? Yes. Is it just one day? Registration is one day, free surgery happens every day. Smile Pinki This picture you are seeing shows a child born with a cleft lip. I'll leave some flyers. If any of you find out there is someone like this, go tell their parents that they can get free treatment. It's nothing to feel shame about and the surgery is very simple. You will tell them? Yes. There is a little girl. Close by, there is a girl with a cleft lip. Anjulata's little sister, right? What is her name? Pinka. Pinki? Okay, thank you. Which one is Mr. Rajendra's house? Rajendra who? Whose daughter has a cleft lip. Over there. Are you Rajendra? RAJENDRA [Father]: Yes. Is this your child? She got it because of the eclipse. While she was in the womb, there was an eclipse. It was God's will. It will all be fixed. Why don't we sit down? See, I am affiliated with GS Memorial Plastic Surgery Hospital. On March 18th, we are setting up a registration day for kids who have a cleft lip or palate. We would like you to come on the 18th. We'll get her registered, do a diagnosis, and set a date for the operation. So, will you come? What can I say? I barely have enough to feed them. If I had money, it would already be done. That's it. They said when her teeth come in, we should get the surgery done. But you can't? Of course not. It's completely free. We operate all year long on as many kids as we can find. Okay? Does that sound good? You will go? So, how will you get there? We will walk to Araura. It takes three hours to walk to Araura. The rest, we'll have to find transport. We will make it one way or another. After the operation, when can we come home? You need to stay in the hospital for seven days. Seven days? What do you think about her future now? It will lift a huge burden from my head. While you're there, you'll need to make arrangements for food. Yes, we will. Do we have to pay them any money? No! You don't pay anything to the hospital. You just need to bring food. Hello. Yes, speaking. Yes, go ahead. Bring him in on the 18th. Please call me back in an hour or so. People donate money, that money comes to our hospital, and then we provide treatment to you. Since this is in Banaras, it should be quite clean. Yes, it is a private hospital. Had I known, I would have brought her to you soon as she came into this world. But, I did not know. If it's done, she will be able to live a decent life and get married one day. There is a boy like that. Where is he? Over there. How old is he? About nine. Doctors in Banaras saw him once. We didn't get it fixed because he said it was dangerous. Who said? His father. We were afraid of the surgery, so we ran from there. There is no big danger. What danger there is in any little operation, this has that same danger. I am afraid for him. He is my son. We do about twelve of these surgeries each day. There is nothing to worry about. When you go, you'll see. He's not the only one like this. Everyone is coming from far off on the 18th. We would like you to come sign-up too. There is nothing to be afraid of. We do these operations daily. Every day of the year. My hands are tied. My husband is not here. I am Ghutaru's grandfather. If she won't go with us, what can we do? I have a five-day-old baby. You tell me, how can I go? Can we do this, take your baby with you, we'll make arrangements. If your baby stays with you, can you go? Don't be crazy. Get it fixed. His whole life will be better. They are not charging anything. You just need money for travel. It will help him get married too. You'll go? Yes. Your grandpa will take you. Look, once it's fixed, look how it will be. This is your face, look how it's changed. SEGMENT 2 @ 10:26 So, we'll go tomorrow? Yes. You won't cry there, right? Are they going to put stitches? Without money, how will I take you on the train? I'll go on foot. If you walk you'll get tired. It's a long way. If your feet start hurting, I'll carry you in my arms. I want to go with you. Yes. You'll go with me. Will mummy go too? No, she can't go. So will you go? Yes, I am going to take the baby and go. With whom? Ghutaru, his grandfather. I need 500 rupees. When I come back, I'll return it. Who will give you 500? Mina's father. Okay, I'll go meet him. Tell him I'm giving the guarantee. Remember this number, 165. That's for food. Two hundred and twenty two, remember 222. These numbers are the order in which the doctor will see you. What's her name? What town or village? Mirzapur. Do you have a phone number? Maybe a neighbor? No, this is an amount of money. Is that it? Remember your number. I am writing it down here. Your number is 416. Make sure you listen for your number, okay? How did you find out about this? From the newspaper. I had someone read it to me. It happened inside me, during an eclipse. When I found out that it was a boy, I was happy. But when I saw that he had a cleft, I felt sad. They just started crying when they saw her. I wished God had not given birth to him; that would have been better. The main issue is marriage? Where are we going to find a decent boy? I feel better now. I thought I was the only one who had a child like this. It feels strange; there are so many people like this. What happened to her hands? She works around the house, cooks and all. Her mother is dead. I am her father. Have you married again? No. I have four girls and two boys. If I marry, who will look after them? What can I say? When this child was born, my husband told me to leave. Has anyone come with you? Is there someone here to help out? The best age for surgery is three months. As they grow older it does not go as well. Three hundred patients have already come; we can't possibly operate on everyone right away. We'll give you as early a date as possible. You have been given six months time, so that your child can gain weight. And a medication has also been written here, okay? You can get it from the hospital when you go outside. Seeing this makes me feel bad, but what you all are doing makes me feel very proud. SEGMENT 3 @ 20:11 Attention please! 416 Pinki, father Rajendra, please come to the counter. Go, go, go. Get your ticket, quickly. How old is he? Eleven years. Does he go to school? No, he used to go to school, but not any more. Why doesn't he go? He can't speak properly so he doesn't go. What is your name? Say your name. Ghurtaru. Can you hear properly? Can you count up to ten? You don't know? Pankaj! An earlier date will be better. Pankaj, try to admit him now. So once it's fixed, will you go to school? Okay, he'll go. Admit him. She's five years old? Yes. Was she the full nine months? Yes. Did her mother have any problems while carrying her? No. Does anyone else in the family have this? No. How are you feeling? Any problems? You don't go to school? When he opens his mouth, he scares the kids. You open your mouth and people get scared? Why do you run away? You should stay there and scare people. Do you go to school? Or are you off playing marbles? What do you play? What is he saying? To play the match. You go to play the match? You know how to play cricket? Okay. Which player do you like? Sachin Tendulkar? And who else do you like? That's it. Nobody else? Once your lip is fixed, you need to either study or learn a trade at your aunt's. You won't play all day, right? Okay, his operation will be in a little while. Don't worry at all. Okay Ghutaru? Shall I go? Shake my hand? First of all, he will get lip surgery. Then in a few days, his nose will be operated upon. Have you eaten anything yet this morning? Not even water? Can you show me your stomach? Okay, it's completely flat. Are you all worried about his surgery today? We have faith. No fears? None? No fear. We're happy he's going to have it. Has it been difficult having a cleft lip? Do you ever look in the mirror? Once your lip is fixed, you'll look in the mirror and you will feel so good. Won't you? Why are you crying? Come on. Don't cry. Let's laugh. When she was born, I lost consciousness. I woke up and my sister said, "What did you do that this happened? Your other child is so beautiful, what have you done?" So I said, it looks like a monster's been born. A monster's been born? Why did you think that? I used to get scared when I looked at her. And what about your family? What was their reaction when the saw the baby? His family has never seen her. They haven't? When she was born, they were unhappy. They said, your child's come out like this, you must leave. So they hold you responsible as well? Yes. Do you believe that too, that it was the mother's fault? No. The operation will take about an hour. Does she know what's going to happen? My daughter? At home, she said, "Let's go get my lip fixed." Now that you're here, are you afraid? You feel fine? Not afraid? She's laughing. Who's this? My daddy. What is his name? It's Rajendra. And who's this? Uncle. And what's your name? Pinka or Pinki? Pinki. And what about you? I feel good. I'm happy, thank God, my daughter's face will be fixed. She used to ask to go to school, she'd grab her book bag, but then the kids started calling her cut-lip. They call you cut-lip? What do the boys say? Okay. They call you cut-lip? So you won't go to school? Pinki? It's time for her operation. I have to take her downstairs now. Right now? You're Pinki's father? Her operation went well. She's absolutely fine. There is nothing to worry about. Her lip was fixed very well. No more worrying, okay? Have you eaten anything? I will eat after I've seen my child. Okay, you'll eat after you see her. But she's absolutely fine. You can see her soon. Hello, hello? Is this Mr. Ramkesh? What's your name? Lalchand. Talk to Mr. Lalchand. Yes, the operation is over. Call Pinki's mother, will you? No, we did not have any kind of problem. The surgery is done. Everything went well. Yes, we'll call in the morning. Yes, we are all fine. You'll be all better in a few days.SEGMENT 4 @ 30:04 Which newspapers are you gentlemen with? Pioneer. And you? Times of India. Look at this one. This looks very complicated. In his case, this middle portion was protruding two inches. His lips have been joined from both sides; next we'll push this part down. So how normal will he end up looking? Very. Almost perfect. This is Ghutaru. Can you talk with us? He's had his palate operated, inside. And how are you? Good. Was he going to school? No. Will he go now? Yes, he'll go. He'll talk just fine now. How many patients have you operated? Since 2004, we have operated on 6,000 patients. And now, we operate on 3,000 patients a year. What is the success rate? Success rate is almost 100 percent. Success in terms of giving a good repair is 100 percent. The problem is a backlog. In India, there are a million children with these defects. And each year in India, 35,000 children are born with clefts. Most never get any decent treatment. He's had his palate fixed. Is he feeling okay? Where are you from? Vashali district, Bihar. Is this defect as widespread in more advanced countries? They have it there too, but in our region this problem is a lot more widespread. We see it more in poor families. The cause could be a nutritional deficit. What it is exactly, we do not know. What we do know is that it's a problem that occurs between the fourth and twelfth week of development. And it could even be genetic. All the stitches have come off today? Yes. And you're being discharged today? Yes. It's looking really good. It looks just fine. First class. Will the other kids make fun of her now? No. Are you excited to show people at home? They're not going to believe it. You'll go to school now? Make sure you register her at the school. Yes I will. Do you want to go home? You'd like to go home, right? Now when you go home, be careful that she doesn't hurt her lip in any way. Keep her safe and indoor for about ten days. Ten days or twenty? Just ten, make sure she doesn't get hurt. It's very important to clean the area regularly. You may call us at anytime, 24 hours a day, if you have questions. Everyone understands what I've said so far? So, since this hospital has helped your children, you have a responsibility to help other such patients. If there is someone among your relatives or friends, send them here immediately. Okay? Give 200 rupees and help them get here. You all come from every corner of this huge country. And if each of you can send five other patients, just imagine how many people can be cured. Without patients, a hospital is useless. You all are our heroes. Don't laugh. That's the truth. Does everyone understand? So will you send us patients? Pinki, smile Pinki. She's happy to go home. You're going home, right? Then laugh a little. We're going home, right Pinka? Five months later To help a desperate child who is waiting for cleft surgery, please visit www.SmileTrain.org. There are millions of children who need our help. And we need yours. Smile Train: Changing the world one smile at a time. We're having a registration day in September. In Banaras? In Banaras. http://news.linktv.org/videos/with-my-own-two-wheels?start=0 <div class="in-place-edit-value"> <div class="in-place-edit-value">As a tool for development, a simple bicycle can mean transportation, employment, even access to education and healthcare. With My Own Two Wheels weaves together the experiences of five individuals into a single story about how the bicycle can change the world, one pedal stroke at a time.</div> </div> Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:37:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/with-my-own-two-wheels World Bicycle Relief, Ashta No Kai, Bikes Not Bombs, Bicycle, Zambia, India, Ghana, Guatemala, Utility bicycle, Female education As a tool for development, a simple bicycle can mean transportation, employment, even access to education and healthcare. With My Own Two Wheels weaves together the experiences of five individuals into a single story about how the bicycle can change the world, one pedal stroke at a time. ----- Look for solutions, not problems. - Dan Eldon Hubub Films Presents With My Own Two Wheels 5:30 AM, Chapola, Zambia My name is Fred Hanyinde. I was born here in Chapola in 1975. I am 35 years old. I got married in 1997. My wife's name is Emelda Chulu. She was born in 1983. We have four children. I am a farmer. The soil here is fertile. I grow many types of crops. I grow potatoes, corn, sunflowers, cotton, groundnuts, and peas. I also have a garden where I grow vegetables like tomatoes and cabbage. The most important things in my life are going to church, then being a caregiver, then football! These are things I love. Zambia is roughly the size of Texas. It has an estimated population of 12 million. 1.1 million are infected with HIV/AIDS. Many of these HIV/AIDS patients live far from the nearest clinic. Their only regular care comes from volunteer caregivers, like Fred. I decided to become a community health caregiver because of my brother, who suffered from HIV/AIDS. The issue was very close to my heart. The Bible says that, "Whatsoever you do to the least of my brothers, so you do unto Me." As a caregiver, my job is to visit and take care of the sick. The main problem with our clients around here is how they are kept in their homes. They are stigmatized. Most of them say, "The people around here don't want me." Their families tell them, "We are not the ones who gave you that disease. That is of your own doing." Sometimes families give patients their own plates, because the family is afraid that they will be infected as well. Because of this, patients are normally happy when we caregivers come along. We shake hands and do all sorts of things together. They become very free with us, and they tell us problems that they wouldn't tell their own families. 7:15 AM, Koforidua, Ghana My name is Mirriam Oduro. I am 27 years old. She wants to explore. She is something like -- she is adventurous. Sometimes, when she wants to do something, I will even try to discourage her. But, she will have the courage to pursue. In Ghana, people with disabilities are often stigmatized. Many find it difficult to fit in, let alone find a job. I was a kid, and I had a dream that a dog bit me. Then my mom told me that I started shouting, "A dog has bitten my leg there." The next day, I couldn't even stand on my feet. I was paralyzed. I found it very difficult to get even school for her. Because at the normal -- or at the regular school -- they didn't want to mingle up with people with crutches. When I was a kid, I found life difficult. At that time, I didn't want to come out. I didn't want many people [around]. I didn't want people to see me walking. Some people, when they see them, they admire them, they have sympathy for them. But some people too, when they see them, they just shun them. 8:00 AM, Sone Sangvi, India My name is Bharati Phakad Date. I am 14 years old. I live in Sone Sangvi. My favorite actor is Mithun Chakraborthy because he always plays a humanitarian, someone who helps other people. There are a lot of people who live on the streets. I will help them. There are so many people in this world who do not even get one meal a day. I will help them. In India, 81 percent of girls attend primary school. Only 49 percent of girls attend high school. 46.4 percent of women are illiterate. Many women in Bharati's mother's generation were married by the time they were Bharati's age. Bharati's Mother, Bharati's Father My life, my generation, was full of darkness. If you are uneducated, then it is as if you only have one eye. In 1998, Armene Modi founded Ashta No Kai to empower women in Bharati's community. ARMENE MODI [Founder, Ashta No Kai]: For about a couple of years, we only focused on adult women and literacy for them. And I noticed that many of the girls who came to the class were very, very young girls, with a mangalsutra, which is a gold and black beaded necklace that they wear around their necks, which in India is a symbol of matrimony. And they had babies on their hips, and I started to ask, "What's going on, and why are such young girls married off already?" And there's a famous Indian saying, "Why water a plant that is going to grow in a neighbor's garden?" 9:00 AM, San Andres Itzapa, Guatemala My name is Carlos Enrique Marroquin Machin. I am a native of San Andres Itzapa. I am 41 years old. My farm is three kilometers from here. We call it El Chibul, because it is much higher up than the town. Now, in the month of September, we grow beans, ejoteros, that is, green [unripe] beans to sell to the market. I also just planted huicoy, carrots, lettuce, corn, piligua. Also radishes and beets. We grow it all. They say I have the hand of God, because I have five children. My eldest daughter is 18 years old, Carlos is 17, Antonio is 14, Jenny and Carolinia are 11, and Christian is almost six. Guatemala is still recovering from a long and brutal civil war. When the armed conflict started, I was a child. I had a very painful experience. I was tortured, because I was accused of hanging out with the paramilitaries. After that, after growing up, I did not have the chance to have a childhood as my children do now. It was lost. The civil war wreaked havoc on the indigenous Maya community. In the rush to rebuild, the residents of San Andres have paid a steep price. The air quality in the region is now so bad that many farmers can no longer work in their fields after 9 AM. Some, like Carlos, are looking for a new way forward. 10:00 AM, Chapola, Zambia I used to walk. Whether the patient was near or far, I used to walk. Rain or shine, I used to walk. I asked the caregiver program for a bicycle, but they never gave me one. They said, "You are only using it for useless programs." But we needed to help sick people in the community, so we used to walk. Caregivers like Fred often walk 15 to 20 kilometers to visit a patient. They must visit these patients two to three times every week. In 2005, World Bicycle Relief partnered with Rapids, one of the largest caregiver programs in Zambia. Their goal: To increase the effectiveness of caregivers by giving them bicycles. JOHAN BRUYNEEL [Board Member, World Bicycle Relief]: What I find so particular about it is that it's so simple. It's measurable, something that we take for granted, and that in other areas of the world is something that changes lives. One bike, it is 134 dollars per bike. And I know that that bike is going to go somewhere and it's going to change the life of not only one person, but probably of a whole family. Fred is one of 19,000 caregivers who now make their rounds by bicycle. The bicycle helps me reach patients in good time. For example, if I go by bicycle to visit a patient at 7:00 AM, I can reach the patient early and come back early. The bicycle makes visiting patients easier. Now I can visit a patient as late as 4:00 PM and still make it home by sunset. 12:00 PM, Sone Sangvi, India In many villages, there were only schools until seventh grade. There were no high schools. So we worked in ten villages at that point of time, and there were only three high schools. So then I asked the parents, the mothers, "Well, what happens to the boys, how do you send the boys to school?" And they said, "Well, we give them bicycles." And I said, "Well, what about the girls," and they said, "Oh no, it's a waste of money to give a bicycle to a girl, she's going to turn around and get married. So I thought, my god, if it's only a bicycle that's keeping girls from going to school, let's go ahead and give it to them. Thanks to Ashta No Kai's Bicycle Bank program, Bharati and her friends are now able to get to high school by bicycle. I am going to Nimgaon Bhogi High School. I am learning in the ninth standard [grade]. I like mathematics because I like solving mathematical puzzles. The bike has been really useful. Now, the time that I save commuting to school can be used to study. Also, now I can ride to school with my friends. It is a lot of fun. She now feels very motivated and enthusiastic to attend school. I have to make sure that my daughters get a good education. It is our duty. I want to become a district supervisor, because then I can make big decisions, and also have the power to implement them. I would be able to make decisions regarding the welfare of the poor and downtrodden. I would be able to help transform society. I want to eradicate poverty from this country. 2:00 PM, Koforidua, Ghana This is my bench, yes. I have all the tools that I need at my bench. Mirriam is now a mechanic at Ability Bikes, a bicycle shop cooperative established by Boston-based Bikes Not Bombs and staffed entirely by disabled Ghanaians. DAVID BRANIGAN [International Programs Director, Bikes Not Bombs]: The first day, there was one young woman named Mirriam Oduro. They came up to me and said, "David, I want to be a part of this project." And I said, "Okay, that's great, you want to learn how to fix bikes." And she said, "Yes. David, I'm serious. I want to learn how to fix bikes." That day, they [the other mechanics] were laughing at me because I bent my [wheel]. So, when David taught me and I started doing it, I finished mine, and David came and checked it. He said, "Oh wow, you have done well!" They are sitting there [saying], "Mirriam, can you help me with my rim?" I said, "You are sitting there laughing at me. You want me to help you? I won't do that!" Then David told me, "Mirriam, you can help them." So I helped them. She is always adventurous. She wants to go beyond what everyone expects of her. She doesn't seem to be handicapped. She doesn't seem to be worried about her problem at all. It's a pretty amazing thing to have this aggressive male come with his bike and say, "Hey, my bike needs to be repaired. My wheel is going like this," right? And then everyone looks at him and they say, "Okay, we'll fix it for you." And then they take the wheel off and give it to Mirriam. And the guy's expression is like, "What? This woman, this disabled woman is going to true my wheel?" And what ends up happening is that she trues his wheel for him. And sometimes there are men sitting there, just watching, as Mirriam is repairing their wheel, something that they can't do themselves, and there's this female, physically disabled, mechanic fixing their wheel for this person. I know that her life is changed by it. I know that she now sees herself in the world as an influential person. She sees herself as having skills that other people don't have, that are valuable to her community, and even to the world. She sees herself as now representing other physically disabled people who were in her position before, without work, and in a position now to advocate for them, and for recognition of the enormous amount of unemployed disabled people in Ghana. She is a woman working in a field that is generally dominated by men. So she's even expanding the boundaries of women, and other women who are able-bodied look up to her as an example of how women can be in the world. It makes me happy. It helps me to achieve something. And I feel proud. My name is Mirriam Oduro. I am a mechanic. 4:00 PM, San Andres Itzapa, Guatemala In 1997, Carlos helped start Maya Pedal, an organization dedicated to creating environmentally friendly tools to empower rural Mayans. Their invention: the bicimaquina. First of all, the bicimaquina is all recycled. We start from the bicycle. The bicycle is the fundamental part. To this we attach the old machines that used to be powered by other sources, like gasoline. With the bicimaquina we try to join together elements that have been discarded [bicycles] with elements that used to pollute. First, the bicimaquina does not pollute the environment. Second, it fills the gap between the artisanal and the industrial. It is a middle ground, because it is going to allow the user to complete tasks faster. Third, it helps the economy quite a bit, because it reduces expenditures on fuel and energy. It helps to minimize the costs of both running and maintaining the machine. It is simple. The community of Cruz Nueva has two bicimaquinas: a bicimolino (corn grinder) and a bicipulpar (coffee depulper). WOMAN 1: Oh God! It used to be a lot of work. We only ground at night, and could only grind a little at a time using our old tools. This is what we used before. But now that we have the bicimaquina, we don't use that one anymore. Now it is different. Yes, it has helped us a lot. With it I can strip corn very quickly to make my tamales. I can now grind my corn very quickly. Now grinding corn is a communal activity. The bicimaquina helps all of us. It also helps the family to learn to use the resources that are at their disposal, that surround them. It helps them learn how to do things in new ways that don't pollute. They learn how to do things in a better way. MAN 1: We export coffee to the United States and, in another year, maybe Japan. The bicimaquina has helped facilitate this. Those two bicimaquinas help us to use less diesel or gasoline or electricity. It is a little better, no? Really, there's a lot of pollution. Those two help us pollute less. For someone who hasn't seen a bicimaquina, the concept is impressive because they are astounded by what it can do. If someone has a heart attack, we are going to try to revive him or her. That is what we are trying to do with these bicycles. 5:30 PM 8:00 AM, Santa Barbara, CA, United States Sharkey Esquives You feel the fresh air. You can feel how fast you are going. You feel like you're going a hundred, you're going, like, only ten, fifteen! You can feel all that wind coming to your face; you're feeling all fresh and everything. It feels good, better than a car. It all depends, the day and the mood. If I feel like riding my bike somewhere far, with my headphones, I go to my racing bike. It has blue tires, blue frame with some chrome on it. With the beach cruiser, if I feel like riding with my friends, with my homies, anywhere, I take my beach cruiser or my mountain bike, whichever one comes in handy. Sharkey is a volunteer bike mechanic at Bici Centro, a community-run bike shop that sells refurbished bicycles and teaches patrons how to repair their own bicycles. ED FRANCE [Director, Bici Centro]: You have recreational road riders, who can generally afford bikes up to two, three thousand dollars, more. You have recreational mountain bikers, same deal, and those folks will tend to replace bikes every few years, even. You have the die-hard enviro bike commuters, but that group is not just the classic image we have of a bicycle commuter, the white, well-educated cyclist who's decided to simplify their life and to live environmentally, and thus they're going to bike. In Santa Barbara, at least half of that five percent of people getting around by bike are working-class folks who rely on that bike, probably not necessarily out of choice, because people ride whatever they can, you know? And again, that's half of our active bike commuting population. And so, our feeling at Bici Centro, as the group of founders, was that that group wasn't being served. I feel a lot of sympathy for people in Shark's position, because out of high school, the possibilities are really bleak. What do you do? Continue hanging out with the gang? He probably has some hard job prospects. It has kept me from the streets, from kicking it with my homies, kicking it with everyone, not knowing. Getting busted, getting locked up every time. Bici Centro has helped me in stopping it. I could be here, I could come here, and it?s kind of like a job. Come here, throw all my stress in here, and go home and just chill, and just pass out. It?s like a regular day, doing a regular job like a regular person. I've always been proud of working in here. Been helping a lot of people from different spots, people from a different world, different states, different age. You get the smallest kid to the biggest, oldest, like, "O.G." -- old man -- whatever! You could get anyone in here who doesn?t know anything about bikes, we teach them. My life has changed plenty. A lot of people know me better from working at Bici Centro. They'll be like, "Aren?t you that person who helped me fix up my bike?" I?m like, "Yes, I'm the one who fixed it." They'll be telling me, "Thanks for fixing it, it's running good." My name is Sharkey, I'm from Santa Barbara. I'm from Bici Centro, I'm a volunteer, and I?m 21 years old. This is just the same story over and over: people with enormous potential that are overlooked throughout the world. But we need our solutions that are intermediate. We have all these overpowering solutions. We want to have electricity! Well, we'll just dig up that mountain and we'll just make electricity, and we'll just run railroad cars and trucks. All we do is overpower things or neglect things. We as human beings need to take care of the world, not the world take care of us. Because we have been given wisdom, understanding, and all this. The majority of trips that people need to take in their lives -- if you're in Guatemala, or Ghana, or in Boston -- are bikeable. If we have a problem with transportation, we wake up in the morning, we look at the sky, and we say, if it's cloudy, do we go by car, or do we take the bike? The transportation story or transportation problem in Africa is totally different. They don't have the choice. They either have to walk-- kids have to walk two to three hours to school and from school, or caregivers have to walk all day long, in the best circumstances they can see maybe two or three patients. It's a completely different view on what a bike can do. We don't see the use of a bike other than, we have the choice. Having a bicycle and being able to access education can have such a huge impact on aspiration levels, on educational levels, on quality of life. That bicycle is increasing their mobility. It's increasing their ability to go places. It's broadening their scope of their life, of what resources they can access. Bikes have been part of my life, naturally, for always, and I've never thought about not having a bike. What a bike can do, to me, just made too much sense, and I couldn't afford myself to say, "I'm not part of this." It is a comprehensive development tool. Development that happens for an entire country starts with one person. And if every single person in that country begins to become empowered, and begins to have access to resources, the entire country's going to develop. We know that we don't have to speak for the machine. The machine speaks for itself. You can go and see a patient and still make it home. The bike makes the work of a caregiver lighter. You fix that one up; he's going to tell his friend. His friend is going tell another friend. It gives you mobility to do something. I was very happy when I got the bicycle. I felt really good riding my bike. The machine speaks for itself. http://news.linktv.org/videos/beijing-husband-commits-fraud-to-save-his-wife?start=0 With his wife suffering from kidney failure, and without the money to pay for dialysis, Liao Dan of Beijing created fake documents to pay for his wife's treatments. State broadcaster CCTV reports on Liao's trial and the outpouring of support he has received from the Chinese people. Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:49:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/beijing-husband-commits-fraud-to-save-his-wife China, Health insurance, Dialysis, Renal failure, Beijing, Health care provider, Health care, Health, Chinese, LinkAsia With his wife suffering from kidney failure, and without the money to pay for dialysis, Liao Dan of Beijing created fake documents to pay for his wife's treatments. State broadcaster CCTV reports on Liao's trial and the outpouring of support he has received from the Chinese people. http://news.linktv.org/videos/the-impact-of-vanishing-biodiversity-on-human-health?start=0 Biodiversity -- the variety of life on Earth -- is key to human survival. But plants, animals, and microorganisms are disappearing at unprecedented rates. What impact will this have on human health? Find out in this Earth Focus special report. Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/the-impact-of-vanishing-biodiversity-on-human-health Health, Biodiversity, Medicine, Organism, Earth, Conus, Environment, Climate change, Extinction, Harvard Medical School What do plants, snakes, molds, marine sponges, and cone snails have in common? They have helped develop medicines that save human lives. Biodiversity -- the variety of life on Earth -- is key to human survival. But plants, animals, and microorganisms are disappearing at unprecedented rates. What impact will this have on human health? Find out in this Earth Focus special report, produced in collaboration with Harvard Medical School's Center for Health and the Global Environment. http://news.linktv.org/videos/higher-rates-of-diabetes-for-vietnams-poor?start=0 In Vietnam, health authorities are reporting an ever-growing incidence of what used to be a disease for rich societies: diabetes. Four percent of the population now suffers from disease, which is appearing among laborers and the poor. VTV4 reports. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:54:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/higher-rates-of-diabetes-for-vietnams-poor Vietnam, Diabetes mellitus type 2, Disease, Screening (medicine), Quảng Bình Province, Đồng Hới, Poverty, Health, VTV4 In Vietnam, health authorities are reporting an ever-growing incidence of what used to be a disease for rich societies: diabetes. Four percent of the population now suffers from diabetes, and an additional 10 percent are in a “pre-diabetic” condition. Plus, the disease is appearing among laborers and the poor. LinkAsia's broadcast partner VTV4 reports on what has come to be known as the silent killer. ---- In Vietnam, health authorities are reporting an ever-growing incidence of what used to be a rich society’s disease: diabetes. They say that 4 percent of the population suffers from diabetes, and an additional 10 percent are in a “pre-diabetic” condition. Plus, the disease is now appearing among laborers and the poor. We have this report from VTV4. Reporter: This is an early screening test to detect diabetes among fishermen in Hai Thanh Commune, Dong Hoi District, Quang Binh Province. Of the 100 people tested, 10 had been diagnosed with diabetes. Nguyen Tien Loi, Patient: “I feel so worried, I heard that diabetes is a silent killer.” Tran Ngoc Phon, Patient: “An imbalanced diet is the main cause of my suffering. I drink a bit too much and often eat salty foods. That’s why my diabetes is getting worse.” Reporter: Previously, diabetes was often thought to be a common problem among the rich, or the lazy. However, screening check-ups carried out in various localities have shown a high incidence of diabetes among manual workers and poor people with up to 14% of people suffering from the disease. Nguyen Thi To Nga, MD: “Most diabetics in remote and mountainous areas have severe cases with blood sugar level rising to 22 or 23. In cities, such cases are fewer and most patients have been detected in the pre-diabetes stage.” Reporter: Experts say the main cause for the poor to catch diabetes is an imbalance in the way they drink and eat and bad everyday habits. They tend to eat too much starch and drink too much. Survey shows that 64% of diabetic patients have no idea about their condition and when they do, it is too late. Almost half of the world’s Type-2 diabetes, the kind that leads to heart attacks and strokes, is found in Asia. What’s worse, Indian researchers have found that Asians seem to get diabetes at a younger age than Caucasians.