Hosts Barbara Lewis, David Crabb, MD, and Jeremy Shere, PhD, talk to physicians and researchers about:
Prenatal Smoking and Lead Exposure Increase ADHD Risk
Interview: Tanya Froehlich, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
If you needed one more reason to convince a friend or relative to stop smoking during pregnancy, here it is.
There’s new evidence that ties smoking during pregnancy and childhood lead exposure to ADHD among children ages 8-to-15.
Dr. Tanya...
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On the Demise of Comprehensive Healthcare
Interview: Aaron Carroll, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, director of the Center of Health Policy and Professionalism Research, IU School of Medicine
Dr. Aaron Carroll says that even though recent healthcare reform legislation efforts failed, healthcare reform is still needed.
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Did You Know?
Junk Food at School
Did you know that removing junk food from school vending machines results in kids eating less junk?
That might seem obvious. But some experts have worried that depriving kids of candy bars and sodas at school would make them crave unhealthy food...
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Book: Forensic Pharmacist
Interview: Bob Gold, RPh, MBA, clinical hospital pharmacist, affiliate instructor of clinical pharmacy, Purdue University
Another reason that hundreds of thousands of people land in the emergency room every year is due to adverse drug reactions.
Our next guest is a clinical hospital pharmacist and the author of "The Forensic Pharmacist," a book that helps lay people...
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Checkup
Snow Shoveling Safety
A few weeks ago we got a lot of snow -- about half a foot. Schools were closed, cars were skidding off the road -- the whole shebang.
So the morning after the big snowstorm, as my kids ran around the house celebrating the season's first snow day,...
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Patient Listening
Surviving Lung Cancer
In this episode of "Patient Listening," series host Dr. Rich Frankel meets with lung cancer survivor Bob Williams. Williams relates his story and explains how being diagnosed with cancer gave him surprising insight into his own character.
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