AirTalk for February 8, 2010
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Obama's health care summit
President Obama has called for a bipartisan, televised health care summit later this month in an effort to keep health care reform alive. Republicans say they’ll attend, but want to scrap the bills passed by the House and the Senate late last year and start over from scratch. The Democrats are still struggling to iron out the differences between those two bills, and some are growing frustrated with what they believe is a White House that wants to back away from health care and focus on the economy. Is Obama living up to his promise to conduct the health care debate before the public? Does a televised discussion of health care offer the only chance to bring about reform? Or is the summit simply a chance for Obama and the Democrats to paint the Republicans as partisan obstructionists?
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Treating pain: opioids vs. alternatives
Opiates are drugs derived from the natural resin of the opium poppy, but the name usually is synonymous with opioids, which refer to chemicals that bind to opioid receptors in the central nervous system, mitigating pain. When dealing with serious and chronic pain, they are often the most powerful tools available. However, the side effects are well known—dependence, addiction, and sedation. What are researchers doing to minimize these side-effects? What can be done to minimize the misuse of opioids? And what alternate therapies can make their use unnecessary?
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The American military adventure in Iraq
Larry talks with The Washington Post's former special military correspondent Tom Ricks about his book "The Gamble," which has been recently updated to fully document the inside story of the Iraq war since late 2005. Based on unprecedented access to the military's entire chain of command, Ricks examines the events that took place as the military was forced to reckon with itself, the surge was launched, and a very different war began.
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Love: What's science got to do with it?
Just in time for Valentine’s day, anthropology professor and human behavior expert Helen Fisher talks with Larry about how scientific research can help lonely hearts connect. In her latest book, “Why Him? Why Her?” Fisher delves into four dominant personality types, which she says not only guide who we are, but who we love. What can science teach us about romantic chemistry? And can this knowledge make the game of love any easier?
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Events
Film Week Oscar Preview
Sunday, February 19, 2012
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It’s a hit with boffo box office! The 10th annual “Film Week on AirTalk” Academy Awards preview is coming to the historic Egyptian Theater on Hollywood Boulevard, Sunday, February 19th. The full cast of “Film Week” critics joins Larry Mantle to debate which nominees should take the top categories. Audience ... » More info
