Hosts Barbara Lewis, David Crabb, MD, and Steve Bogdewic, PhD, talk to physicians and researchers about:
Bedbugs on the Rise
Interview: Marc Lame, PhD
Clinical assistant professor
Indiana Univerisy School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA)
Bedbugs are on the rise in hotels, college dorms, public housing and apartments across the United States. Recently, the EPA held the first ever bedbug summit in Arlington, VA.
Marc Lame, PhD, is a clinical assistant professor at the Indiana...
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More Education Means Better Health
According to a report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Commission to Build a Healthier America, more education does mean better health.
Of the more than 180,000 people surveyed, nearly half reported their health as being less than good....
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Swine Flu Vaccine
Interview: Stephen Jay, MD
Professor of medicine public health
IU School of Medicine
IU School of Medicine public health expert Steve Jay, MD, discusses the problems involved with developing a swine-flu vaccine quickly, in time for the fall 2009 flu season.
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No Health Benefit from Multivitamins
Interview: Marian Neuhouser, PhD
Public Health Sciences Division
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, WA
Millions of older women use multivitamins, believing that they help prevent chronic disease. But a new study finds that multivitamins provide no benefit.
Sound Medicine's Dr. David Crabb talks with lead author of the study, Marian...
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Healthy Menu, Unhealthy Choices
So you're at McDonalds, or Burger King, waiting in line, gazing up at the menu. It's mainly hamburgers, and chicken sandwiches, and, of course, extra large French fries. But they also have some relatively healthy options, like salads, maybe a soup...
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Book: Cleveland Clinic Guide to Arthritis
Interview: John Clough, MD
Rheumotologist
Cleveland Clinic
46 million Americans suffer from arthritis, a debilitating and painful disease of the joints. A new book,
The Cleveland Clinic Guide to Arthritis* offers medical advice to help people cope with arthritis. The book outlines the best...
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Grace Notes: Amazing Grace
Interview: Larry Cripe, MD
Associate professor of medicine and oncologist
Indiana University School of Medicine
IU oncologist Dr. Larry Cripe has had much experience caring for patients at the end of their lives.
This week, Dr. Cripe recalls the last days of his beloved sister Roberta, nicknamed "Berd."
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