Hosts Barbara Lewis, David Crabb, MD, and Kathy Miller, MD, talk to physicians and researchers about:
High-Fructose Corn Syrup, a Villain?
Interview: Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH
Paulette Goddard Professor
Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health
Professor of Sociology
New York University
We begin this week with an honest-to-goodness food fight.
On one side are nutritionists who are blaming "high fructose corn syrup" for a big part of the obesity epidemic.
The ingredient, also called HFCS, shows up in lots of processed foods...
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Did You Know?
Mediteranean Diet is Good for the Eyes
It's well known that eating a diet rich in fish, nuts and olive oil is good for your heart, but new studies show that a Mediterranean diet can also help ward off disease that affect eyesight, such as age-related macular degeneration, or...
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Swine Flu and International Law
Interview: David Fidler, JD, MPhil, BCL
James Louis Calamaras Professor of Law
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
The first wave of activity in the recent outbreak of H1N1 flu focused on the science side: identifying how the new virus works.
Then the public health authorities stepped up, and guided much of the response to the threat of a pandemic.
Now,...
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Training Medical Students to Spot Melanoma
There's a lot to learn in four years of medical school. So it shouldn't be surprising that some topics aren't taught in depth until a new physician chooses to specialize in a particular field.
But when it comes to recognizing the most deadly form...
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The Scrub Club for Clean Hands
Unless you're in grade school, you've probably never heard of The Scrub Club. It s a web site, created by National Science Foundation International, that teaches kids about hand washing.
The Scrub Club recently held a hand washing contest, called...
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Book: Brain Rules
Interview: John Medina, PhD
Developmental molecular biologist
Author,
Brain Works, 12 Principals for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School A new book called
Brain Rules explains -- in lay terms -- the wonders of the human brain: how it works, how we learn, and why sleep is essential.
Sound Medicine's Dr. David Crabb spoke with the book's author, Dr. John Medina. John...
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