This Week on Sound Medicine...Aug 27

Tune in at 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, to Sound Medicine, the weekly radio program co-produced by IUSM and WFYI Public Radio (90.1 FM) in Indianapolis. The program is hosted by Barb Lewis. Co-hosts of this week’s program are Stephen Bogdewic, PhD, and Kathy Miller, MD.

Can cell phone usage affect driving? David Strayer, PhD, professor of psychology at the University of Utah, thinks it can. His latest study, which will be discussed on Sound Medicine, shows that drivers talking on cell phones can be as impaired as drivers driving intoxicated.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is commonly under-treated and under-diagnosed, according to Anantha Shekhar, MD, PhD, IU professor of psychiatry. About six percent of American adults suffer from SAD, according to Dr. Shekhar, who will discuss the FDA approval of Wellbutrin for treatment of the disorder.

Daniel Merenstein, MD, research program director in the Department of Family Medicine at Georgetown University, will discuss his study on how common the use of Benadryl is as a sleep aid for children and its ineffectiveness for this purpose.

Kevin R. Nelson, MD, professor of neurology at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, will discuss a study linking near death experiences to biological causes, such as cardiorespiratory responses during sleep.

Archived editions of Sound Medicine, as well as other helpful health information, can be found at soundmedicine.iu.edu/

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