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High Asthma Rates a Mystery

By Kerry Grens on Sunday, April 9, 2006.

A new report finds asthma rates in New Hampshire are among the highest in the country.

And the incidence of new cases in New England is increasing faster than in other regions.

No one really knows why asthma is so common in the Northeast.

But even more puzzling to health advocates is why efforts to control the disease are often ignored.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Kerry Grens has more.

The Timber Economy / Frogs

By Liz Bulkley on Sunday, April 9, 2006.

The closing of two major wood processing mills in the North Country has created a challenge for forest managers. How do you sustain healthy acres of growth if there's no place to send your harvested wood? We'll look at that and the effects globalization is having on lumber producers in New Hampshire. We're joined by two guests for this conversation:

Jason Stock is the executive director of the New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association.
Will Abbott is the vice president of policy and land management at the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests.

Later in the show, we'll talk to resident naturalist Rosemary Conroy about all the frog songs that are filling the New Hampshire air this time of year. It's mating season, and the vernal pools are filled with Peepers, Wood Frogs and many others. Rosemary will help us decipher who's making what noise.

NH Lawmakers to Debate National ID Card

By Mark Bevis on Sunday, April 9, 2006.

Later today, the Senate Public and Municipal Affairs committee is scheduled to hear testimony on House Bill 1582.

The bill passed the House on a voice vote early last month.

It would prohibit New Hampshire from participating in the National Identification Card program established by the federal Real ID Act of 2005.

Melissa Ngo is staff counsel for the Electronic Privacy Information Center.

She tells NHPR's Mark Bevis that as significant as a national i.d. card is, the issue was never really debated in Congress.

Treating ADHD

By Laura Knoy on Sunday, April 9, 2006.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a familiar medical term by now--millions of americans take drugs for it and rates of diagnosis are on the rise. But doctors are far from agreement over when medication is the best option, especially in light of recent studies questioning the safety of some of these ADHD drugs. We’ll ask two experts what they think. Joining us are Dr. Craig Donnelly, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics Director and Pediatric Psychopharmacology at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Dr. Lynn Durand, Family Physician and Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at Concord Hospital.