Hosts Barbara Lewis and Jeremy Shere, PhD talk to physicians and researchers about:
Athletes & Heat Stroke
Interview: William Roberts, MD
Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Univ. of Minnesota
It's the end of August, it's hot. And for a lot of high school football players, it's the season for intense practices to get ready for the season.
And as our first guest will explain, it's also the season to be on the lookout for heat stroke on...
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Did You Know?
Popcorn, an Antioxidant
Did you know that popcorn is a good source of antioxidants?
You may have heard that berries, red grapes and green vegetables are full of the health-promoting molecules called antioxidants.
But popcorn?
Yep. According to a new study, popcorn...
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Drug Companies & Health Reform
Interview: Aaron Carroll, MD, MS
Director, Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research
In another healthcare reform update, IU's Dr. Aaron Carroll discusses the recent controversy involving a side deal between President Obama and the pharmaceutical industry.
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Grace Notes: The Shadow of Death
Interview: Larry Cripe, MD
Oncologist
Indiana University School of Medicine
Moments before I said goodbye to her family, I had gripped the hand of her brother-in-law as her pastor finished the prayer that he began with the twenty-third Psalm. He offered up his thanks for the miracle of her life, for the doctors and nurses...
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Checkup
Non-Head Hair Transplants
Hair transplants are big business. People gladly pay thousands of dollars for a full head of thick, lovely locks. But for some people, it’s not about the head. Hair transplants are catching on in other places like the eyebrows, eyelashes, beards,...
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Bryce Mackie on Teen Depression
Interview: Bryce Mackie, film maker
Director, "Eternal High"
The film "Eternal High," is an unsparing look at depression and suicide in young adults.
Bryce Mackie was 17 years old when he made this 12-minute documentary, which played at the Sundance Film Festival and won 25 awards.
Now, Mackie is 20...
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