Hosts Barbara Lewis, David Crabb, MD, Jeremy Shere, PhD, Kathy Miller, MD, and Steve Bogdewic, PhD, talk to physicians and researchers about:
What guidelines dictate the treatment of childhood aggression?
Interview: Peter Jensen, M.D., Mayo Clinic psychiatrist.
New guidelines were recently released that detail the treatment path for childhood aggression. These guidelines are the result of the increased use of antipsychotics and mood stabilizing drugs to treat aggression in children in an outpatient...
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Can early pet exposure reduce allergies?
Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit followed a group of children from birth until age 18. The researchers studied participants’ blood samples and found that those who’d lived with an indoor dog during their first year of life had about...
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What mental health and substance abuse issues do baby boomers face?
Interview: Christopher Callahan, M.D., Director of the Indiana University Center for Aging Research.
With the senior population expected to reach 72.1 million by 2030, a new report suggests that our current health system will be overwhelmed by the number of seniors seeking treatment for mental and substance abuse disorders. Currently, at least 5.6...
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Does environment affect food consumption?
Guest, Brian Wansink, John S. Dyson Professor of Marketing, Cornell University, Director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, shares the results of his study where he tested the difference in food consumption between differing environments.
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Besides humans, what other mammal can be infected by West Nile Virus?
Interview: Joan Norton, V.M.D., founder of Norton Veterinary Consulting and Education Resources.
The horse. After a West Nile virus vaccine for horses was distributed in the early 2000s, the number of equine cases plummeted. However, as the number of humans contracting the disease rises, so does the number of horses, with 88 cases reported in...
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How does the bond between an animal and a human benefit human health?
Interview: Rebecca Johnson, R.N., Ph.D., associate professor of nursing and Millsap Professor of gerontological nursing and public policy at the University of Missouri.
Having pets has long been touted as a source of fun and relaxation. Rebecca Johnson, R.N., Ph.D., associate professor of nursing and Millsap Professor of Gerontological Nursing and Public Policy at the University of Missouri, talks with Kathy...
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