Hosts Barbara Lewis, David Crabb, MD, Jeremy Shere, PhD, Kathy Miller, MD, and Steve Bogdewic, PhD, talk to physicians and researchers about:
Interview: Douglas Webb, MD
Epidemiologist and director of infection control Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis
We were warned about this last spring: that when fall arrived, the H1N1 flu virus would come back, too.
Supplies of the new vaccine are finally beginning to be available around the country now.
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Neuroticism and Premature Death
Did you know that being neurotic can shorten your life?
That's because, according to a recent study, people prone to get easily stressed are also prone to drink and smoke to calm their nerves. And ...
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: Tom Delbanco, MD, internist
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
Let's say you're sitting in your doctor's office, explaining why you’re having trouble sleeping. Your doctor is listening intently and scribbling notes on your medical record -- notes which you may ne...
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: Marie Savard, MD
Medical Contributor to ABC News
Probiotics are microorganisms, including so-called "good bacteria" found in the human gut. In the gut they are believed by many to be helpful in digestion.
Recently
Sound Medicine's Barbar...
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Acai Berries: Health Food Hype
Every now and again some new, exotic food emerges as almost miraculously healthy. Right now, it's the acai berry -- a purple fruit from Central and South America.
You've definitely heard about acai...
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Sound Medicine producer, Colleen Iudice
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, AIDS is the leading cause of death for African-American women between the ages 25 and 34.
In part two of her series about living with ...
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: Steve Bogdewic, PhD
Professor and vice chair, Department of Family Medicine, IU School of Medicine
And finally this week: there's a kerfuffle lately in the field of psychology.
It began when a doctor in Canada posted the most common inkblots used in the Rorschach test on Wikipedia -- along with ...
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