Radio Health Journal

People eat for reasons other than satisfying hunger, and those reasons play a great role in whether we eat too much or not. Experts discuss the role of the environment in our appetites and how we may use it to stay slim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scientists are learning that the bacteria living inside us, most notably in the intestines, influence our bodies far more than previously suspected. Our microbiome influences many other organs, particularly the liver, brain, and immune system. Different mixes of these bacteria may account for a great deal of the variability among people, particularly in our weight. Two researchers explain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Few female role models exist at major research universities in scientific fields, subverting efforts to get more women into math and science. Many scientists have dismissed gender bias as a factor. However, new research shows that unintentional bias results in women being subconsciously considered less competent than their male scientific counterparts. Experts explain how unconscious bias exists and its pervasive effect in academia and society at large. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eye exams are looking for a lot more than just eye diseases or how well you see. The eye is the window to the rest of our body's health, and many diseases can be spotted there first. An ophthalmologist explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the first time in history, today more than half of American adults are single. Many are still looking for love--more than 40 million are members of online dating sites, which have their busiest time of the year between now and Valentine's Day. A noted psychologist explains research showing most users have exactly the wrong approach when seeking a good match online, and discusses how they can better their odds of finding true love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2014-2015 flu season started much earlier than normal and so far has been much more severe than usual. Experts explain how this year's mismatch occurred between the flu vaccine and the predominant strain of flu, and how people can protect themselves in spite of the ineffective vaccine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Human papilloma viruses are responsible for many cancers, especially cervical cancer and throat cancer. Vaccines exist for the major HPV's that cause these cancers, yet relatively few eligible youths have gotten them. Experts discuss the toll of HPV and the reasons so many people avoid both vaccination and Pap tests that can detect cervical cancer early. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Music thanolotology is a specialized practice of playing harp music for the dying. A practitioner of the art explains how there is also science to it as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The military is beginning to recognize a new category of emotional and spiritual injury in war--moral injury, a result of committing or witnessing an event such as an atrocity that violate deeply held ethical beliefs. Experts discuss evolution of the concept, how moral injury occurs, and what psychologists are doing to prevent and treat it when it occurs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The new year is a time for people to stop bad habits and start new, good routines. An expert discusses the psychology of habits and how people can be more successful in changing their lives for the better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's much more common today for 20-somethings to delay moving out of Mom and Dad's house to start an independent life. An expert discusses the reasons for this trend, and emerging thought on whether this apparent new stage of life is normal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professional musicians often suffer from repetitive motion injuries, while dancers suffer athletic injuries. Both often "play hurt," in part due to fear of losing position or income, or because they are more likely than most professions to have no health insurance. Experts discuss ways performers are recognizing the problem and seeking to treat and prevent workplace injuries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Almost everyone is victimized at some point by a cutthroat co-worker who lies with ease and feels no remorse. These people may be "almost psychopaths," people with psychopathic characteristics too subtle to be diagnosed. Two experts explain how these people operate and how the rest of us can avoid being played. Learn more: https://radiohealthjournal.org/sharks-in-suits-workplace-almost-psychopaths/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heart failure is a major source of death and disability. Experts discuss causes, consequences and new treatments that may greatly lessen its toll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As "Obamacare" health insurance exchanges enter their second year, some insured people are finding that getting access to care is extremely difficult due to meager provider networks and low doctors' payments. Many insured are also being surprised by high deductibles and co-payments. Experts discuss the extent of the problems and ways they might be resolved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We explore the concept of false memory, particularly in the context of sexual abuse allegations, and discuss how, less than half a century ago, sexual abuse and incest were taboo topics, with experts believing they were rare. This perception was shattered in the late 1980s when research indicated that sexual abuse was widespread, with one in three women being victimized, often by family members. This revelation led many women to come forward, sometimes with newly recalled memories of abuse. However, over time, some of these memories have been questioned as possibly being false. Meredith Maran, author of the memoir “My Lie: A True Story of False Memory,” discusses how the intense focus on recovering buried memories during the 1980s and 1990s led to what some call the “memory wars.” She explains that false memory is a term coined by parents accused of abuse, not a medical term. Maran emphasizes the unreliability of memory, particularly under suggestion, and reflects on how some accusations may have been based o