Hosts Barbara Lewis and Steve Bogdewic, PhD talk to physicians and researchers about:
Tamoxifen and Antidepressants
Interview: David A. Flockhart, MD, PhD
Indiana University School of Medicine
Division of Clinical Pharmacology
I’m talking with Indiana University School of Medicine pharmacologist Dr. David Flockhart about a new study showing that some antidepressants can raise the risk for the return of breast cancer in patients on the anti-cancer drug tamoxifen.
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Not Enough Sleep
I'm Jeremy Shere.
Did you know that not getting enough sleep could raise your blood pressure? That appears to be the case for middle aged adults. In a recent study, adults that got less than six hours of sleep were forty percent more likely to...
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Flu/Job Security
Interview: David Fidler
IU Maurer School of Law in Indianapolis
Earlier this month, the World Health Organization took the expected step of declaring that the H1N1 swine flu is now officially classified as a pandemic.
In her announcement, WHO Director General Margaret Chan said that the influenza outbreak...
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Birth Control Pills and Muscle loss
Interview: Steven Riechman
assistant professor of health and kinesiology
Texas A&M
Young women who take birth control pills have a harder time building muscle mass, according to a recent study.
Steven Riechman, Ph.D. is assistant professor in health and kinesiology at Texas A&M. He’s a senior investigator on the study.
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Checkup
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Many people experience an irregular or rapid heart beat. It's usually not a big deal ... but still worth checking out.
Jeremy Shere has more ...
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About a year and half ago, something started happening to my heart. I was exercising,...
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Brain Rules - Chronotypes
Interview: Dr. John Medina
University of Washington
Author of “Brain Rules.”
Ever wonder why some people just can't seem to get going in the morning….while others are up and kicking until dawn?
According to Dr. John Medina, we're either a 'lark' or an 'owl', and there's not much we can do to change what he calls our...
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Positive thinking in tough times
Interview: Barbara Fredrickson, PhD
Psychology professor
Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Lab (PEP lab)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Barbara Fredrickson, Ph.D. is author of “Positivity.”
She’s a psychology professor at the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Lab – also known as the PEP lab -- at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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