Sound Medicine

Topics this week on Sound Medicine include antibiotic-resistance from livestock; the origins of malaria; a fruit-fly pheromone that could lead to better insect control; treating bipolar disorder; and Dr. Marie Savard on the importance of reducing ...

This week on Sound Medicine, Dr. Aaron Carroll compares the latest House and Senate HC reform bills; Dr. Marcia Shew discusses Gardasil, the cervical cancer vaccine; 12-year old researcher Brendan O'Neil discovers energy drinks don't work; and Dr. Tim ...

This week on Sound Medicine, two breast cancer experts discuss PARP (Poly ADP-ribose polymerase) inhibitors and how these drugs show promise for treating breast cancer. Also, learn how smoking marijuana may correlate with testicular cancer; hear 2009 ...

This week on Sound Medicine topics include the Human Toxome Project; why college athletes are vulnerable to H1N1; similarities among individuals hospitalized with H1N1; why primary care physicians suffer burnout; and humorist Eric Metcalf offers up his ...

This week, a special edition of Sound Medicine. We air the health-care reform debate that took place on the IU School of Medicine campus, on Sept. 11, 2009.

This week, Sound Medicine topics include: Dr. Malaz Boustani on common drugs that can cause cognitive impairment in older adults; Alison Gopnik, PhD, on her book "The Philosophical Baby," which looks at how babies perceive the world; and Dr. Aaron ...

This week on Sound Medicine, Dr. Anthony Fauci of the NIAID discusses swine flu vaccine clinical trials in children; Dr. Daniel Jernigan of the CDC explains this year's extended flu season; Dr. Ron Ackerman discusses the economics of preventive care; ...

This week Sound Medicine presents a best-of show. Topics include federal stimulus funds for health clinics; the rise drug abuse among baby boomers; and interwith John Medina, author of Brain Rules; Paul Roberts, author of The End of Food; and John ...

This week on Sound Medicine: High school athletes and heat stroke; drug companies and healthcare reform; and a young film maker discusses his experience with teen depression. Dr. Larry Cripe reads a Grace Notes essay. Also, non-head hair transplants and ...

This week on Sound Medicine: MRSA staph infections from household pets; health insurance reform ideas; and an interview with the authors of Don't Swallow Your Gum, Drs. Aaron Carroll and Rachel Vreeman. Jeremy Shere covers sleeping-baby safety and ...

This week on Sound Medicine: The latest on the healthcare reform debate; treating alcoholism with drugs; unemployment as a health risk; and an interview with Howard Gleckman, author of Caring for Our Parents. Jeremy Shere covers lawnmower safety and ...

This week Sound Medicine visits Camp Medical Detective, where minority youths learn about medical professions. Other topics include Indiana University's Medical Service Learning programs; eating disorders; cross-training the mind; and we hear another ...

This week, it is a Sound Ethics extravaganza. Host Barbara Lewis and IU bioethicist Eric Meslin revisit the following topics: the ethics of prescribing placebos; "Octomom" and IVF regulation; the "conscience rule" for medical professionals; exceptions to ...

Topics this week include a CDC forecast for the fall 2009 flu season; vaccine requirements and recommendations for school kids, the latest research in colonoscopy, a day in the life of a sex-ed teacher; and an interview with Dr. David Kessler, author of ...

Topics this week include a report on the new anti-tobacco legislation; a discussion about the public health impact of the anti-tobacco laws; heart tissue regeneration; and, in the in our series on evidence based medicine, Dr. David Newman explains why ...

Topics this week include acupuncture research -- with toothpicks; evidence-based medicine; and compassion fatigue in health care professions.