Hosts Barbara Lewis, David Crabb, MD, Jeremy Shere, PhD, and Kathy Miller, MD, talk to physicians and researchers about:
Interview: Jeff Wigand, PhD
Former vice president of research and development
Brown & Williamson
We start today with a story about how the tobacco industry is working to expand its reach, and how state and federal regulators are pushing back.
With more and more localities banning cigarette smo...
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Childhood Strokes
Did you know that kids having a stroke is more common than you may think?
Strokes in kids are rare. A recent study found that for every 100,000 children in the U.S., only about two and a half have ...
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: Ron Ackermann, MD, associate professor of medicine Indiana University School of Medicine
One of the principles that’s underlying a number of proposals to overhaul the health industry is to change the way doctors are paid, from the fee-for-service model to a system that would reward doctor...
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: Edward Dubovi, PhD, professor of virology
Director of virology, Animal Health Diagnostic Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
Just as we’re beginning to get our heads around a swine flu epidemic, along comes another scourge: dog flu -- a contagious respiratory disease in dogs. There have been sizeable outbreaks across the Un...
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How Jokes Lift a Bad Mood
Say you're in a bad mood. Like, the kind of gloomy irritation that sets in when you've had a lousy day at work and then get stuck in traffic on the way home.
Everyone knows that there's no better a...
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Interview: D. A. Henderson, MD
Author,
Smallpox -- The Death of a Disease There’s one human disease in history that’s been wiped out on purpose: smallpox.
In his new book,
Smallpox — the Death of a Disease, Dr. D.A. Henderson tells the story of how he led the Worl...
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