Hosts Barbara Lewis, Jeremy Shere, PhD, Kathy Miller, MD, and Steve Bogdewic, PhD, talk to physicians and researchers about:
Fake Formulations of Avastin
Interview: Matthew Murawski, RPh, PhD
associate professor of pharmacy practice
College of Pharmacy, Purdue University
Federal investigators are looking into low-cost and bogus versions of the drug Avastin that are making it into the U.S. market via the Internet.
Purdue professor Matthew M. Murawski, RPh, PhD, an expert on the pharmaceutical industry, provides...
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Veggies for Healthy Skin
I'm Jeremy Shere.
Fruits and vegetables are a key part of a balanced diet. But did you know that eating more fruits and veggies may be especially good for your skin?
In a recent study, Scottish researchers looked at several dozen college...
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Aspirin Reduces Cancer Risk
Interview: Otis Brawley, MD, chief medical officer
American Cancer Society
professor of hematology, oncology, medicine and epidemiology, Emory University, Atlanta
Two new studies suggest that taking a daily aspirin significantly reduces the risk of many cancers and prevents tumors from spreading.
For details on the research, Sound Medicine’s Kathy Miller, MD, speaks with the chief medical officer of the...
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Less Time in the Intensive Care Unit
Interview: Babar Ali Khan, MD, assistant professor of clinical medicine, IU School of Medicine
ICU physician and medical director, Critical Care Recovery Center, Wishard Hospital
Patients recovering from a major heart attack or other serious illness typically spend days in the intensive care unit. Long periods of inactivity in the ICU, however, are debilitating. Bedridden patients can experience memory loss and even...
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Math Anxiety
Does math freak you out? If so, you’re certainly not alone. I was pretty much terrified of math as a kid, and even today having to deal with numbers makes me a little queasy. But why? Why do some people take to math like it’s nothing, while others...
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Marathons Don’t Cause Heart Attacks
Interview: Aaron Baggish, MD, associate director, Cardiovascular Performance Program, Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center
The Boston Marathon takes place this week, and we have good news for folks wondering whether long-distance running is safe for their hearts. It is.
Heart specialist and researcher Aaron Baggish, MD, discusses his study’s findings with Sound...
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Book: The Messangers
If running one marathon isn’t enough, what would it be like to run a hundred of them?
Dr. Steve Bogdewic chats with marathoner and author Malcolm Anderson. His book, The Messengers, consists of interviews with super marathoners, people who’ve...
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