http://soundmedicine.iu.edu Listen to Sound Medicine, the weekly talk radio show sponsored by the IU School of Medicine and WFYI, 90.1 FM, the Indianapolis NPR affiliate. en-us Copyright 2012 Indiana University School of Medicine medschl@iupui.edu (IU School of Medicine) Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:01 +2000 http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/images/west.jpg http://soundmedicine.iu.edu 100 133 Sound Medicine Listen to Sound Medicine, the weekly talk radio show sponsored by the IU School of Medicine and WFYI, 90.1 FM, the Indianapolis NPR affiliate. Sound Medicine is produced by the Indiana University School of Medicine and WFYI Public Radio. Host Barbara Lewis interviews medical experts on a wide range of current issues in medicine, from Alzheimer research to the West Nile virus. Joining Ms. Lewis each week are faculty co-hosts from the IU School of Medicine: Drs. Steven Bogdewic, David Crabb, Eric Meslin, Kathy Miller, and Ora Pescovitz. The program educates and encourages listeners to make sound health decisions. It's also a forum for health issues affecting local communities. public radio, health information, indiana, indianapolis, wfyi, medicine, sound medicine Contact Webmaster medschl@iupui.edu No No Spray-on skin: Is it science fiction or advanced technology? While spray-on skin sounds like something out of a science fiction novel, this advanced technology has existed for several years, although it is not yet widely used. Listen to Rajiv Sood, M.D., an Indiana University School of Medicine professor of Surgery and burn specialist and director of the Richard M. Fairbanks Burn Center at Wishar.... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3245/Spray-on-Skin http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3245/Spray-on-Skin Spray on skin, burn victims, skin burns 2012-05-13T00:00:01+20:00 Host Jeremy Shere shares findings from a recent Harvard study which conclusions indicated that individuals that experience a lack of sleep are more prone to develop health problems, including diabetes and heart disease. A similarly themed study found that small quantities of sleep over extended periods resulted in increased blood sugar levels following meals, approaching pre-diabetic levels. .... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3247/Lack-of-Sleep-Leads-to-Health-Problems http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3247/Lack-of-Sleep-Leads-to-Health-Problems Lack of sleep, diabetes, sleep and heart disease 2012-05-13T00:00:01+20:00 Can aging eyes lead to insomnia and other diseases? Certain conditions associated with aging, like memory loss and slower reaction time, may be the result of the aging eye. Ryan Prall, M.D., an ophthalmologist at the Glick Eye Institute at the IU School of Medicine, discusses new research that suggests there's a link between aging eyes and a variety of illnesses, including insomnia, heart disease .... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3246/Aging-Eyes-and-Disease http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3246/Aging-Eyes-and-Disease Aging eyes and disease, aging and insomnia, Eyes and memory loss 2012-05-13T00:00:01+20:00 Are African Americans predisposed to glaucoma? Glaucoma affects more African Americans than any other ethnic population, and often occurs earlier in life - on average about 10 years earlier. Lyne Racette, Ph.D., also a Glick Eye Institute researcher, is looking at the eyes of healthy African Americans to see what differences may account for their increased predisposition to glaucoma..... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3248/African-Americans-and-Glaucoma http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3248/African-Americans-and-Glaucoma Glaucoma and minorities, early onset of glaucoma, African Americans and glaucoma 2012-05-13T00:00:01+20:00 Host Jeremy Shere talks with Randolph T. Barker, professor of management at Virginia Commonwealth University regarding the positive impact dogs can have on workplace morale. In a study set in a retail company environment, employees who brought their beloved dogs to work experienced lower levels of stress and increased productivity..... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3249/Bringing-your-Dog-to-Work-Boasts-Benefits http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3249/Bringing-your-Dog-to-Work-Boasts-Benefits dogs and stress, dogs in the workplace, dogs and increased productivity 2012-05-13T00:00:01+20:00 Is it really beneficial for women with cardiovascular disease to take aspirin? Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women and national guidelines promote the use of a daily aspirin for women at increased risk of cardiovascular disease. So why don't more women take an aspirin a day to prevent this disease? A study recently published in the "Journal of Women's Health" surveyed women reg.... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3250/Under-Use-of-Aspirin-in-Women-with-Cardiovascular-Disease http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3250/Under-Use-of-Aspirin-in-Women-with-Cardiovascular-Disease Aspirin and cardiovascular disease risk, women and aspirin use, women and physician reccommendation 2012-05-13T00:00:01+20:00 How does post-traumatic stress disorder affect combat veterans? According to the US Department of Veterans Affairs, an estimated 18 combat-zone veterans commit suicide each day. Harry Croft, M.D., medical director of the San Antonio Psychiatric Research Center, a private practice psychiatrist and author, talks about his latest book - "I Always Sit With My Back Against The Wall" - a guide for soldi.... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3251/Book--I-Always-Sit-With-My-Back-to-the-Wall http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3251/Book--I-Always-Sit-With-My-Back-to-the-Wall PTSD and veterans, I Always Sit With My Back to the Wall, veterans home life 2012-05-13T00:00:01+20:00 In celebration of National Nursing Week, this week's Sound Medicine explores how nursing has changed in the past decades, and how the new educational and professional demands placed on nurses has redefined the profession in many ways. Host Barbara Lewis will speak with nurses in a wide range of roles, from clinical work to management, to learn what's different about being a nurse in 2012. .... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3243/Nursing--Bedside-and-Beyond http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3243/Nursing--Bedside-and-Beyond nursing, trends in nursing, nurse education, celebration of nursing 2012-05-06T00:00:01+20:00 If you were to visit a scientific lab, say one devoted to developing new drugs, it would look something like this: "Basically you'd walk into a room that has no windows, that was light controlled, that was temperature controlled, that was humidity controlled, and there would be racks, shelves and shelves of shelves, with hundreds, thousands of mice in the room in little plastic cages." That'.... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3233/Keeping-Lab-Mice-Warm http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3233/Keeping-Lab-Mice-Warm cold stressed lab mice, joe garner, laboratory mice, warm lab mice, cold lab mice 2012-05-06T00:00:01+20:00 In 1977, the FDA raised questions about the safety of giving healthy farm animals low doses of antibiotics in their feed, but the agency never acted on the problem. Earlier this year, public interest groups filed suit and the FDA was ordered to decide if new rules are needed, concerning what drugs can be given to healthy livestock. Host Barbara Lewis talks with Indiana University public he.... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3224/Antibiotics-in-Healthy-Livestock http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3224/Antibiotics-in-Healthy-Livestock antibiotics in beef, antibiotics in livestock, steve jay, stephen jay, public health, FDA 2012-04-29T00:00:01+20:00 I'm Jeremy Shere. Feeling happy is good for you psychological well being. But did you know that having an optimistic outlook may also help protect against heart disease? According to a recent Harvard study, people brimming with optimism had about half the risk of having a first heart attack compared to pessimists. This may be because stress caused by negative feelings can damage arteries and.... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3226/Positive-Outlook-Good-for-Heart-Health http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3226/Positive-Outlook-Good-for-Heart-Health heart health, optimism, happiness, happy people, heart attacks 2012-04-29T00:00:01+20:00 When tallying the costs of tobacco-use, we usually focus on the health effects of smoking: cancer, emphysema and such. But anthropologist Peter Benson, PhD, has focused his work on the health effects of growing and producing tobacco: specifically, the health problems suffered by migrant workers on tobacco farms. Benson is the author of the book Tobacco Capitalism. He also is assistant professo.... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3227/Tobacco-s-Impact-on-Farmworkers http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3227/Tobacco-s-Impact-on-Farmworkers tobacco, health problems from tobacco, tobacco farm workers, peter benson, tobacco capitalism 2012-04-29T00:00:01+20:00 Attorney Sharon Eubanks led the federal government's case against the tobacco industry when she was at the Justice Department in the early 2000's. Now she is in private practice and has written a book about her experience, titled "Bad Acts: The Racketeering Case Against the Tobacco Industry." She joins Barbara Lewis to discuss her involvement in the case..... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3231/The-Case-Against-Big-Tobacco http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3231/The-Case-Against-Big-Tobacco big tobacco, sharon eubanks, tobacco lawsuit, bad acts, The Racketeering Case Against the Tobacco Industry 2012-04-29T00:00:01+20:00 Trans fat -- the stuff found in fast food and snack cakes -- may be harmful for more than just your heart. It may also be bad for the driver who cut you off, the customer service rep who can't answer your question, and the wall that's about to get punched. Beatrice Golomb of the University of California San Diego and fellow researchers assembled nearly 1,000 adults. They filled out a food diary.... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3228/Trans-Fat-Consumption-Linked-to-Aggression http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3228/Trans-Fat-Consumption-Linked-to-Aggression trans fats, junk food and aggression, eric metcalf, Beatrice Golomb 2012-04-29T00:00:01+20:00 A recent study in the British Medical Journal Open reported the alarming findings that sleeping pill users are at a significantly higher risk of dying or contracting cancer than those who don't take prescription sleeping aids. IU breast cancer specialist and Sound Medicine co-host Kathy Miller, MD, explains how she discusses such frightening research news to her patients..... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3229/Doc-Chat--Are-Sleeping-Pills-Dangerous- http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3229/Doc-Chat--Are-Sleeping-Pills-Dangerous- sleep, sleeping problems, sleeping pills, danger of sleeping pills, cancer and sleeping pills, kathy miller, cancer 2012-04-29T00:00:01+20:00 You know that a good workout can elevate your mood, right? Exercise scientist Simon Bacon, PhD, studies the effect of exercise on the cardiovascular system, and he has found some surprising results among people who are clinically depressed. Dr. Bacon is an assistant professor of exercise science at Concordia University in Montreal..... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3230/Depression-Affects-Heart-Function http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3230/Depression-Affects-Heart-Function depression and exercise, depression affects heart physiology, simon bacon, heart health, clinical depression 2012-04-29T00:00:01+20:00 A study by Harvard researcher Martin Teicher, MD, PhD, may reveal why victims of child abuse are at greater risk for depression, drug addiction, and other mental health problems. Dr. Teicher's data show that abuse in childhood may disrupt the development of nerve tissues that may reduce the size of the hippocampus, a part of the brain associated with emotions and memory. Teicher speaks with So.... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3216/Child-Abuse---Brain-Development http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3216/Child-Abuse---Brain-Development child abuse, neurodevelopment, child brain development, developmental disorders, mental illness, child abuse causes mental illness, child abuse research 2012-04-22T00:00:01+20:00 I'm Jeremy Shere. Popcorn is a tasty snack. But did you know that it's also one of the most healthful snacks around? Besides being high in fiber, popcorn is also loaded with antioxidants -- molecules that help repair damaged cells. According to researchers at the University of Scranton, popcorn contains more antioxidants than many fruits and vegetables. A few caveats are in order, tho.... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3217/Popcorn--a-Health-Food http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3217/Popcorn--a-Health-Food popcorn, antioxidants, high fiber food, healthy snacks 2012-04-22T00:00:01+20:00 Researchers are still learning about concussions, sometimes called mild traumatic brain injuries, and their long-term effects on children. Brain injury expert Keith Yeates, PhD, of Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, says that concussion symptoms can last up to a year in children. Dr. Yeates discusses his study with Sound Medicine's Dr. Steve Bogdewic. Dr. Keith Yates is the d.... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3218/Concussion-Symptoms-Linger http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3218/Concussion-Symptoms-Linger concussion, keith yeates, brain injury, tbi, childhood safety 2012-04-22T00:00:01+20:00 Updated NCAA rules require a new, less-powerful type of aluminum bat for high school baseball players. To learn how the new bats work and why they're necessary, Sound Medicine's Dr. Steve Bogdewic meets with an expert on baseball physics, David Peters, PhD. Peters is a professor of engineering at Washington University in St. Louis..... http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3222/Safer-Baseball-Bats http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3222/Safer-Baseball-Bats sports safety, sports injuries, head injuries, david peters, physics of baseball 2012-04-22T00:00:01+20:00