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Life Stress InventoryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Not long ago, Barbara Lewis spoke with Dr. Marie Savard, a contributor to ABC's Good Morning America, about another tool used by mental health professionals. It's called the Holmes-Rahe Life Stress Inventory, a list -- created in the 1960s -- of high-stress life events. And let's just say that Dr. Marie isn't a big fan. Instead of working from this old list, Savard advises we each create our.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - November 15, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Treating Bipolar DisorderEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A study in a recent Journal of the American Medical Association warned psychiatrists that children and teens who take medications for conditions such as bipolar disorder and autism tend to put on a substantial, and worrisome, amount of weight. That weight gain can put young people at risk for chronic health problems as adults, including diabetes and metabolic syndrome. That study will no dou.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - November 15, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Showerhead GermsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Not to get too intimate or anything. But say you've just come home from a long, hard day at work, and you're ready for a long, hot, relaxing shower. So you turn on the water, disrobe, and get in. And it feels great. There's just one thing: the showerhead is spraying you with bacteria. In fact, researchers found that many showerheads are breeding grounds for a kind of an infection-causing bac.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - November 15, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Origins of MalariaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Malaria has plagued people for thousands of years. And we have no way of preventing it via vaccine. But that may soon change. Virus hunter Nathan Wolfe believes he's solved the mystery of where malaria originated -- a discovery that could lead to a cure. Sound Medicine's Dr. David Crabb talks with Nathan Wolfe about his research. Wolf is a microbiologist and visiting professor at Stanford U.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - November 15, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Fruit Fly PheromonesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Let's take a break from human medicine and talk about bugs for a few minutes. We're talking fruit flies. More precisely, we're interested in what female fruit flies do after they're done mating. There's a serious reason we're talking about this: this pheromone research could lead to new ways of controlling insect populations, especially for insects like mosquitoes, which transmit malaria. .... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - November 15, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Oregano HealingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Did you know that oregano is widely touted as an all purpose remedy? Widely touted, that is, by herbal medicine specialists. According to much anecdotal evidence, wild oregano and oregano oils are good for treating everything from earaches to allergies. And a recent study published in the Journal of Food Science confirmed that oregano oil is, indeed, a powerful anti-microbial. It seems to be.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
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Livestock & Antibiotic Resistance in HumansEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
How we raise livestock is having an impact on our health. In this flu season, we're getting lots of advice to avoid crowded places, because of the possibility of disease spreading quickly from person to person. Crowded livestock operations can pose the same risk to pigs and chickens and other animals. So, to protect the animals in "confined animal feeding operations," also known as CAFOs,.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - November 14, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Satellite Imaging to Predict DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Now, how satellites are being used to detect climate change, and by extension how public health experts are using them to predict future disease outbreaks. Sound Medicine's Dr. Kathy Miller speaks with Dr. Tim Ford of the University of New England. He explains how warmer temperatures could lead to increased rates of disease..... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - November 8, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Birth Order & PersonalityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Does it matter whether you're the firstborn, a middle child, or somewhere lower on the birth order totem pole? Jeremy Shere investigates. When talking about birth order, you'll hear stereotypes and drama. Child number one is successful, maybe CEO of a fortune 500 company. The middle kid gets lost in the shuffle, never finding a path in life and ends up living in a mobile home in the desert. .... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - November 8, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Energy Drinks Don't WorkEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Most of the people we interview on Sound Medicine have either an MD or PhD after their names, but not our next guest. Brendan O'Neil is twelve and a student at Everest Academy in Clarkston, Michigan. He's already published his first research paper (with a little help from his dad, who's an emergency room physician). Brendan decided to study whether energy drinks are any better than regula.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - November 8, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Safety of Gardasil VaccineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
It's been about 18 months since the vaccine Gardasil has been on the market. The drug is designed to protect millions of girls and women against cervical cancer by preventing the human papilloma virus (HPV). Today Barbara Lewis is joined by Dr. Marcia Shew, a specialist in adolescent medicine at Indiana University. She's been tracking the vaccine since its introduction. Shew discusses the usefu.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - November 8, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Chewing Gum Aids in C-Section RecoveryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Did you know that chewing gum can help women recover from a Caesarian section? Jeremy Shere has more..... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - November 8, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Health Care Reform: Comparing House and Senate VersionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The health care reform process is heading into what may be the home stretch. As we record this program mid-week, the House and Senate are finalizing debate rules, and plan to spend the next week or so hashing over two different phone-book-sized bills. As one senator recently was quoted as saying that by the time President Obama has something to sign, there may be Christmas carolers serenading o.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - November 7, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Book: Taming The Beloved Beast: How Medical Technology Costs Are Destroying our Health Care SystemEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Time now for our monthly conversation with Sound Medicine's bioethicist, Dr. Eric Meslin. You'll hear from him in a moment. We start, though, with another well-known thinker in the field of bioethics, Daniel Callahan, a senior researcher at the Hastings Center, who has written a new book with a provocative title: Taming The Beloved Beast: How Medical Technology Costs Are Destroying our Health C.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - November 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

How Smart is the Smart Choice Label?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Are Fruit Loops a health food? Yes, according to the new Smart Choices program. In this week's Sound Medicine Checkup, Jeremy Shere attempts to figure this out. Say you're at work. It's mid-afternoon, and you're hungry. So you track down the nearest vending machine, hoping to find a relatively healthy option. And then you notice it. A green Smart Choices check mark. And it's on one of tho.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - November 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Ensuring a Patient's End-of-Life WishesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
You've no doubt heard of "do not resuscitate" or DNR orders, the instructions given to hospital employees that a patient has chosen not to receive extraordinary measures such as intubation near the end of life. But those orders typically only apply inside the hospital. For patients at home or in a nursing home, caregivers need a different set of instructions: physicians' orders that can trav.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
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2009 Flu Season UpdateEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
NIH's Dr. Anthony Fauci says that, in addition to the new vaccine, the best prevention methods are pretty simple. Dr. Anthony Fauci directs the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases..... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - November 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

The Pilots' DietEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Did you know that what a pilot eats may affect how well he flies? According to a recent study, pilots whose ate a diet high in carbohydrates and fats did better in a simulated flight test than when they ate a protein-rich diet. They also slept better and did better on cognitive function tests. Why? The researchers think it may have to do with the fact a diet high in fats and carbohydrates.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
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Paying Physicians for Successful OutcomesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
One of the most contentious parts of the debate over reforming the health care system is the current system called "fee for service," in which physicians and hospitals are paid for what they do, rather than for how well they care for patients. Medicare recently wrapped up a four-year study challenging that practice. Hospitals in the study were paid based on their "improved patient outcomes," re.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - October 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Living with HIV/AIDS, Part 2Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, AIDS is the leading cause of death for African-American women between the ages 25 and 34. In part two of her series about living with HIV, Sound Medicine producer Colleen Iudice introduces us to an African American woman from Indianapolis who is HIV positive. She knows first hand how frightening that statistic can be..... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - October 25, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Acai Berries: Health Food HypeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Every now and again some new, exotic food emerges as almost miraculously healthy. Right now, it's the acai berry -- a purple fruit from Central and South America. You've definitely heard about acai. And you've probably seen breathless news reports, like this one; "Why is it all the rage? New York Times bestselling author Dr. Nicholas Perricone rates it the #1 super-fruit in The Perricone Pro.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - October 25, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Dr. Marie Savage on ProbioticsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Probiotics are microorganisms, including so-called "good bacteria" found in the human gut. In the gut they are believed by many to be helpful in digestion. Recently Sound Medicine's Barbara Lewis asked ABC Medical Contributor Dr. Marie Savard what she thinks about probiotics..... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - October 25, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Patients Reading Physician's NotesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Let's say you're sitting in your doctor's office, explaining why you're having trouble sleeping. Your doctor is listening intently and scribbling notes on your medical record -- notes which you may never see. For years, it's been assumed that only other doctors would get to see what those notes in your medical record say. But now, an internist in Boston is conducting an experiment. For the .... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - October 25, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Neuroticism and Premature DeathEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Did you know that being neurotic can shorten your life? That's because, according to a recent study, people prone to get easily stressed are also prone to drink and smoke to calm their nerves. And too much drinking and smoking typically lead to poor health. The study speaks to a larger question about the relationship between personality and well-being. Other studies have found intriguing .... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - October 25, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

H1N1 Flu Arrives in IndianaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We were warned about this last spring: that when fall arrived, the H1N1 flu virus would come back, too. Supplies of the new vaccine are finally beginning to be available around the country now. And not a moment too soon: Hospitals are reporting a spike in the number of flu cases coming through the doors, both H1N1 and seasonal flu. And there are reports that 90% or more are the new strain.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - October 24, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

How Money Affects the BrainEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Money isn't everything. But it may influence us more than we like to think. A recent study finds that thinking about money affects how we experience pain and social rejection. Sound Medicine's Steve Bogdewic speaks with the co-author of that work, Kathleen Vohs of the University of Minnesota..... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - October 17, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Nobel Winner Elizabeth Blackburn on TelomeresEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Nobel Prize for Medicine was announced earlier this month. It goes to three scientists who've been exploring the world of telomeres. Think of telomeres as the genetic equivalent of the plastic tip on the chromosome shoelace: they keep the genetic material from fraying at the tips. Elizabeth Blackburn from the University of California San Francisco was one of the three winners of the pres.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - October 17, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Sperm AllergyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Time now for this week's Sound Medicine Checkup. Sexual problems come in a wide variety -- everything from erectile dysfunction to lack of libido. But what happens when a woman is allergic to a man's sperm? Remember the movie "Look Who's Talking," about a baby who think out loud in the voice of Bruce Willis? There's this one scene near the beginning, when the main female character, played by.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
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Living with HIV/AIDSEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
One of the real medical success stories of the past decade is in the area of treatment for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. It's not a stretch to say that HIV and AIDS have been transformed from a likely death sentence to something more like a chronic disease -- thanks both to the new medications, and to the programs designed to ensure access to those drugs. Recently, Sound Medicine producer.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - October 17, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Marijuana Linked to Testicular CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Marijuana may not be as addictive as harder drugs, but a new study finds that men with testicular cancer were 70% more likely to be marijuana users, indicating that smoking the plant may increase the risk for testicular cancer. That work was done by Dr. Stephen Schwartz, who is an epidemiologist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. He discusses his research with Sound Me.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - October 17, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Smoking Dulls TastebudsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Did you know that smoking cigarettes dulls your sense of taste? As there weren't enough reasons to avoid or stop smoking, a recent study finds that smoking harms your ability to taste. Smokers appear to have the same number of taste buds as non-smokers. But smoker's taste buds are flatter. This, apparently, hampers their ability to endow the tongue with a sharp sense of taste. Other studi.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - October 17, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Doc Chat: More Benefits to PARP InhibitorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Sound Medicine's Dr. Kathy Miller, breast cancer specialist at the IU School of Medicine, offers more details on the benefits of PARP inhibitors..... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - October 17, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

PARP Inhibitors to Treat Breast CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We pick up today where we left off last week, with more news about one of the most encouraging threads of research into the causes and treatments for breast cancer. It's an enzyme that's in all of our cells, called PARP, which stands for: Poly-a-d-p-ribose polymerase. You can see why it's called PARP. One doctor who has been studying PARP is James Ford. He's on the faculty at Stanford Unive.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - October 17, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Eric Metcalf on Home RemediesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Years ago, I worked for a publishing company that specialized in books of home remedies. The editors were always urging us to find novel remedies, typically for run-of-the-mill problems like heartburn, that the reader had never heard about. The more exotic the suggestion, the better. Don't tell people to take aspirin. They already know that. But it's OK to tell them to brew a cup of willow-bark.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - October 10, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Burnout in Primary Care DoctorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Support for Sound Medicine's coverage of primary care issues comes Wishard Health Services. The nation's primary health care system is in a crisis. That's the troubling conclusion of two researchers whose new study looks at burnout among primary care doctors, and what impact that stress is having on patient care. Barbara Lewis talks with the study's researchers, Mark Linzer, MD, professor of.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - October 10, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Eat Out and Eat HealthyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Everyone who's been on a diet knows that eating out can be a real challenge. But it doesn't have to be that way. Jeremy Shere has more on toeing the line while eating out. Anyone who's ever been on diet, or just trying to eat healthier, knows that eating out can be a problem. Because, let's face it: when you go to a restaurant the whole point is to eat delicious food, and lots of it. Sure, bein.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - October 10, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Doc Chat: Similarities in Patients Hospitalized With H1N1Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The CDC has begun to collate the health records of patients hospitalized since last spring with the H1N1 virus, and there are some intriguing similarities. For example, many were obese, or had other underlying medical conditions. Barbara Lewis asks Sound Medicine's own Dr. David Crabb to help us understand the take-away message from the CDC findings. David Crabb chairs the Department of M.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - October 10, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

College Athletes at Risk for Novel H1N1Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Now to the swine flu, or more properly, "novel H1N1." The virus has already spread through a number of college football teams this fall. In fact, a CDC official recently was quoted as saying that the living, practice, and fatigue conditions of a college athletic team are just about the perfect breeding ground for a fast-spreading virus like the H1N1 variety. Dr. David Nieman is an expert on .... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - October 10, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

High Radiation Levels in Imaging TestsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Did you know that imaging tests like CT-scans may expose you to dangerous amounts of radiation? Imaging tests such as CT scans and nuclear imaging are valuable tools in the modern medical arsenal. Used wisely, imaging technology can help doctors diagnose disease in its earliest stages. But according to a recent study, such tests come with a cost -- namely: radiation. When you undergo nucl.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
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Doc Chat: Advances in Breast Cancer ResearchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
You've seen the pink ribbons, so you know that it's breast cancer awareness month, a busy month for breast cancer researchers, including for Sound Medicine's regular contributor, Dr. Kathy Miller. She'll be on the road much of this month, attending conferences. Before Kathy headed off, Barbara Lewis asked her to describe some especially exciting research trends that she was following..... (Source: Sound Medicine)
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The Human Toxome ProjectEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
One of the trickiest questions to answer in medicine is "What's normal?" Your doctor can usually suggest what someone like you should weigh, or what your blood pressure or cholesterol level should be. And environmental scientists have defined safe levels of some pollutants in our air and water. Now, those two fields are merging -- to come up with a baseline measurement of commonplace environ.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
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The Appendix Has a PurposeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As body parts go, the appendix is pretty low on the totem pole. No less a scientist than Charles Darwin said that the appendix was basically useless. In fact, the only thing it seemed to be good for was getting infected -- and being fodder for classic TV comedy. If you didn't recognize it, that's from an episode of Archie Bunker. And it pretty much sums up the attitude of modern medicine toward.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
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Candle PollutionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Did you know that fragrant wax candles are a source of indoor pollution? It may be romantic to fill your bedroom or bathroom with paraffin wax candles wafting vanilla, cinnamon, lavender and other scents. But according to a recent study, paraffin candles leak pollutants in your house. That's because they're made from petroleum. And when burned, petroleum gives off toxic fumes, including carc.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
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Health Care Reform DebateEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Welcome to a special edition of Sound Medicine. I'm Barbara Lewis. Today's program takes a break from our usual format. Instead, we're going to air portions of a debate held before an audience of medical students on September 11, 2009, at the IU School of Medicine. The event was organized on the premise that the next generation of doctors will have to live and work within whatever changes Co.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
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Calorie Restriction Lengthens LifespansEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Live long. Or, eat anything you want. According to our next guest, you might have to choose. Dr. Richard Weindruch of the University of Wisconsin has been studying restrictive diets in rhesus monkeys for two decades. It turns out that the ones that were given a severely restricted diet appear healthier, suffer less disease, and may actually be living longer. (Or maybe it just seems that way..... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - September 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Did Mozart Die from Strep?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died at the height of his powers, at age 35. Who, or what, killed him? Jeremy Shere investigates..... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - September 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Book: Boy AloneEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
When one child in a family has major illness, the other children may be forced to pay a price they don't always understand. That was the case for Karl Taro Greenfield, who, in his book, Boy Alone, talks about the experience of growing up with his autistic brother, Noah. Karl Greenfield tells Barbara Lewis that sometimes he was confused by the situation. And sometimes, he was downright angry..... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - September 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Pediatricians Deal with BulliesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report is sponsored by Wishard Health Services, a group dedicated to supporting primary care. The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a new brochure designed to be a tool for schools and parents who want to deal more effectively with bullying. Pediatrician Marilyn Bull believes that, in order to deal with bullying, we have to focus on three groups: the bullies, the bullied, and th.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - September 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Divorce & HealthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Did you know that being divorced or widowed can harm your health? It's well known that being married is healthy -- married people tend to enjoy better health than singles. But according to a recent national study, being married and then becoming single again -- whether through divorce or the death of a spouse -- can lead to serious health problems. The main culprit is stress. Going thr.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - September 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info

Efficiency Strategies at the Mayo ClinicEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
One of Mayo Clinic's system-streamlining techniques is to pay physicians a salary. Barbara Lewis chats with the director of the Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center, Jeff Korsmo, who discusses physician pay and other particulars of Mayo's clinical approach -- all of which contribute to the system's efficiencies..... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - September 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: info