Sound Medicine: Sound Medicine 10-18-09

Show: October 18, 2009:

PARP Inhibitors to Treat Breast Cancer
Doc Chat: More Benefits to PARP Inhibitors
Smoking Dulls Tastebuds
Marijuana Linked to Testicular Cancer
Living with HIV/AIDS
Sperm Allergy
Nobel Winner Elizabeth Blackburn on Telomeres
How Money Affects the Brain

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Full Show: Sound Medicine 10-18-09

Air date: October 18, 2009

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This week on Sound Medicine, two breast cancer experts discuss PARP (Poly ADP-ribose polymerase) inhibitors and how these drugs show promise for treating breast cancer. Also, learn how smoking marijuana may correlate with testicular cancer; hear 2009 Nobel laureate Elizabeth Blackburn discuss her research in telomeres; hear first-hand what it's like to live with AIDS as a chronic condition; and details about a study that claims just thinking about money affects how people experience pain and social rejection.