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Sound Medicine -- January 5, 2002
Real Media | Windows Media Jerry Dunn ran 200 marathons in the year 2000, when he was 55-years old. That's more than five thousand miles. He describes himself as an average jogger that lopes along at 11 minutes a mile. If you've ever run the 500 Festival Mini Marathon in Indianapolis, you've no doubt noticed him. He's the guy in the jester costume. Dunn talks with Barbara Lewis about staying fit and dedicated to good health in 2002.
Eye diagnosis as a window to health When you're running a fever, we can tell by your glassy eyes. Red eyes
tell us you're tired or suffering from allergies. If laymen can diagnose
illness this way, it's no surprise that doctors use eye examinations
as clues to illnesses, too. Co-hosts Barbara Lewis and Dr. David Crabb meet with Doctor Robert
Yee, professor and chairman of the department of Ophthamology at the
Indiana University School of Medicine. Yee explains how opthalmologists
can trace strokes, dementia, palsy, head injuries, among other illnesses,
using eye exams.
The most common form of vision loss, macular degeneration happens gradually as we age, taking the central vision first and finally leaving sufferers unable to drive or read. Researchers like Dr. Tom Ciulla with the IU School of Medicine are looking at new ways to treat both wet and dry macular degeneration. Dr. Ciulla talks with us about some of these new treatments, including anti-VEGF injections, steriod implants, and a procedure called PDT all for wet macular degeneration. He also discusses a new study that shows people can reduce their risk of advanced macular degeneration (dry type) by taking a daily combination of vitamins: C, E, beta-carotene, zinc and copper. Ciulla is professor of ophthalmology and co-director of the retina vitreous service at the IUSM.
Sure newborns get close inspection from new parents and their family and friends. But the medical staff in Indiana maternity wards is also doing the equivalent of counting fingers and toes. They screen neonates for abnormalities that are much less obvious at birth. We hear about some of these tests from Dr. Erica Eugster, a pediatric endocrinologist and clinical assistant professor of pediatrics at the IU School of Medicine.
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Upcoming topic: the "Tooth Fairy" project. Send us your questions for researcher Dr. Jay Gould about this fascinating study that measures the levels of strontium-90 in baby teeth. Call (317) 274-IU4U, or email us at soundmed@iu.edu. Read our Privacy Policy This week's Medical Mystery — exercising but not losing weight? Getting into shape is surely in the top five for new year's resolutions. After a few weeks on the weight machines, people step onto the scale expecting lower numbers. But they may be dismayed to see no weight lost -- and that they've even gained a few pounds. Why, if they're getting stronger and leaner, aren't the pounds dropping like flies?
Weekly Notebook: Fending off symptoms
of advanced macular degeneration Source: Learn more about the study at the National Eye Institute's Web site. |
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