Hosts Barbara Lewis, David Crabb, MD, and Steve Bogdewic, PhD, talk to physicians and researchers about:
Interview: Shia Levitt, health reporter
Sound Medicine We begin today with another example of how the baby boomer generation is affecting health care.
An unusual drug treatment program opens in Florida this week: it is the first-in-the-nation especiall...
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Interview: Tim Condon, PhD
Deputy Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse
Barbara Lewis speaks with Dr. Tim Condon, deputy director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Condon studies baby boomers dealing with drug addiction, and he offers insights on the problem. H...
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Hot Tea & Esophageal Cancer
Hot Tea
I’m Jeremy Shere.
Did you know that hot tea can be too hot?
Now, hot tea with a little lemon and sugar is delicious … but tea that’s really hot has been linked to a significant increa...
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Interview: Guenther Boden, MD
Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Temple University School of Medicine
Research suggests there's a bigger difference between slim and obese people, beyond the sheer amount of body fat.
A new study has found that fat cells, also called adipose tissue, are different in ...
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Interview: Zoe Arvanitakis, MD
Associate professor, Department of Neurological Sciences
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
Although early studies suggested that statin drugs might help stave off Alzheimer's, new research shows otherwise.
Sound Medicine's Dr. Steve Bogdewic chats with the study's lead investigato...
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Romantic Love Lasts
Remember the first time you fell in love? Not just a crush, or puppy love. I mean really in love, as in butterflies in your stomach, as in all you can think about is being with him or her.
But, ove...
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Interview: Marie Savard, MD
ABC News Medical Contributor
& author of a number of books, including
How to Save Your Own Life.
Not long ago, fans of Oprah Winfrey heard a bit more about her medical condition than they expected.
Oprah disclosed that she had stopped taking her thyroid medication,saying it made her feel "fogg...
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Interview: Cindy Sadler, mezzo soprano
Professional opera singer
Austin, Texas
Opera singer Cindy Sadler is wearing much smaller costumes these days, after losing more than 130 pounds, and counting.
She came to our attention through her blog, "The Next 100 Pounds."
Barbara...
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