EpisodeIn the Wake of Violence
Winner of the 2009 Gabriel Award for “News/Informational Radio Programming – Markets 1-25,” designed to honor works of excellence in broadcasting which serve viewers and listeners through the positive, creative …
EpisodeReplay: The Ritalin Dilemma
According to the Drug Enforcement Agency, approximately 20% of American children now take some type of psychiatric drug, with most taking the stimulant Ritalin (and newer medications) for Attention Deficit …
EpisodeThe Ritalin Dilemma
According to the Drug Enforcement Agency, approximately 20% of American children now take some type of psychiatric drug, with most taking the stimulant Ritalin (and newer medications) for Attention Deficit …
EpisodeReplay: The Best Medicine
Laughter really is the best medicine. Neuroscientist James Olds (George Mason University) says laughter stimulates the immune system, which helps the body ward off disease, and it is just as essential for our mental …
EpisodeThe Best Medicine
Laughter really is the best medicine. Neuroscientist James Olds (George Mason University) says laughter stimulates the immune system, which helps the body ward off disease, and it is just as essential for our mental …
EpisodeReplay: Improving Global Health
While some believe there’s a health-care crisis in the United States, many citizens of developing countries have no access to health care at all. Dr. Richard Guerrant (University of Virginia) has spent …
EpisodeReplay: Not Your Father’s P.E.
The field of physical education has gone through dramatic changes over the past 25 years. It’s even gotten a new name – kinesiology. While P.E. is still about getting people …
EpisodeLiving Donor Transplants
Thousands of Americans who suffer from liver disease die each year while waiting for a transplant. It has been the case that these patients must wait for an organ donor …
EpisodeAlternative Health is a Healthy Alternative
Twenty years ago, seeking health care through acupuncture, meditation or another alternative therapy would have been almost unheard of in the United States. These days, it’s a big business and …
EpisodeThe Health Insurance Crisis
The 41 million Americans without health insurance cost the nation between $65 and $130 billion dollars a year. A study by the Institute of Medicine concludes that people without health …
EpisodeReplay: The Obesity Epidemic
Since 1980, the number of obese adult Americans has doubled. And the number of overweight adolescents has tripled. Psychiatrist Cindy Bulik (Virginia Commonwealth University/ Medical College of Virginia) is researching the role …
EpisodeBiological Timing and SARS
Inside every one of us is a set of biological clocks that regulates our bodily functions. A master clock inside the hypothalamus keeps track of the body’s various hormonal, digestive, …
