Hosts Barbara Lewis, David Crabb, MD, Jeremy Shere, PhD, Kathy Miller, MD, and Steve Bogdewic, PhD, talk to physicians and researchers about:
Is prescription painkiller abuse on the rise?
Interview: Palmer MacKie, M.D., Assistant professor of clinical medicine and Andrew Chambers, M.D., associate professor of psychiatry, both at Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis.
Two doctors who see increasing numbers of patients addicted to painkillers discuss their theory on why this is happening and the system they are developing to combat this epidemic. Palmer MacKie, M.D., assistant professor of clinical medicine, and...
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Can exercise help you finally kick the smoking habit?
Forms of exercise such as jogging or walking have been found to temporarily decrease nicotine cravings. Host, Jeremy Shere, Ph.D., shares more about this promising research for smokers who are attempting to quit.
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Can a powerful antibiotic used in animals fight superbugs without causing hearing loss in people?
Interview: Kathy Campbell, Ph.D.,professor in the department of surgery, division of head and neck surgery and audiology research, at Southern Illinois University.
Antibiotics typically used to fight highly resistant bacteria cause permanent partial hearing loss in approximately 20 percent of people who used them for a short time and in 100 percent of people who used them for months or years. Researchers from...
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Is there a gender bias in vegetable consumption?
It's a well-known, scientific fact that American women eat more fruits and vegetables than American men. Jeremy Shere explains why, and what can be done to get guys to adopt healthier diets.
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How does marriage affect heart surgery outcomes?
Interview: Ellen Idler, Ph.D., a sociologist at Emory University and lead author of the study.
Guest Ellen Idler, Ph.D., conducted a study of the survival rates of heart surgery patients based on marital status. She found that married adults who have had heart surgery are three more times likely to survive in the subsequent three months than...
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What techniques can aid women caring for their ailing husbands?
Interview: Diana Denholm, Ph.D., Author, “The Caregiving Wife’s Handbook”
More than 40 million U.S. women are the primary caregivers for an ill person, often their husband or long-term significant other. Diana Denholm, Ph.D., was one of these women, whose late husband suffered from colon cancer, congestive heart failure...
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