Radio Health Journal

When AIDS first became widespread in the 1980's, it was a death sentence. A doctor who has spent her career on the front lines of HIV recounts the desperation of the early days and the transition of HIV into a treatable chronic disease. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The sense of smell evokes powerful memories and makes food taste good, but it also has important functions in interpersonal relations and personal safety. Experts discuss the science behind it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Testing for breast cancer genes BRCA-1 and 2 has been inaccessible to many women due to extremely high cost. Now a new 249 dollar breast cancer gene test is available. Experts discuss whether this changes who should be tested. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seven hundred children under age 15 drown in the US each year, most within sight of a parent or other adult. One major reason is because drowning doesn't look like most people picture it, and so are unaware the child is in trouble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Studies are now showing that loneliness and social isolation not only affect our mental health but also have profound effects on our physical health, and increase the risk of death substantially. Learn more at: https://radiohealthjournal.org/the-health-effects-of-loneliness/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many diseases have a genetic trigger, but a noted researcher concludes that alteration of the diet can override that programming. He discusses how disease doesn't have to be preordained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The cultural bias against obesity is often justified on health grounds. But recent studies show that people classified in the "overweight" BMI category actually have less mortality than normal weight people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports explains the science of pitching injuries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lung cancer is the world's #1 cancer killer, but its association with smoking has created a stigma that often stuns patients who never smoked and results in much less research money for lung cancer than for other less lethal diseases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many people will have to deal with a natural disaster at some point in their lives. Two civil defense experts discuss how to be ready before it comes. Learn more at: https://radiohealthjournal.org/preparing-for-disaster/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doctors too often use language that's indecipherable to normal people. Efforts are underway at medical schools to teach doctors to speak in plain language. An expert at one such school and a participant in these classes discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Graduated driver's license programs have improved teen driving records, but a new study finds they are often distracted before crashes. Experts discuss distracted driving and ways to get teens to pay attention on the road. Learn more at: https://radiohealthjournal.org/distracted-teen-drivers/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Surveys show young women are often unaware of their risk of a heart attack and are much less likely to go to the ER when a heart attack occurs. Experts discuss reasons and possible remedies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since the dawn of medicine, doctors have believed that, once injured, the brain could not heal. Now they've learned that the brain can heal, and are beginning to tap ways to make it heal better and faster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vitamins are essential to our health, and we can get most through our diets. Standards for dietary minimums help prevent deficiency diseases, but little is known about whether it's possible to consume too many vitamins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many people have misconceptions about what addiction is and is not. A noted British journalist explains how these myths fuel the war on drugs, and alternatives that might curb addiction and drug trafficking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A longtime food market researcher discusses why we choose the foods we eat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Experts explain the brain chemistry of food addiction, how it is virtually identical to the chemistry of drug addiction and alcoholism, and what it means for the nation's fight against obesity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Studies are showing that people who train hard and long at running have death rates similar to couch potatoes. Experts discuss how much exercise is enough and how to make the most of light exercise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US once led the world in proportion of women in the workplace, but that number has declined the last 15 years. Experts explain the factors that are leading women to quit their jobs and stay home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices