This Week on Sound Medicine...May 20

Tune in at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 20, 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.

Two of Indiana’s newest laws designed to streamline receipt of health-care will be discussed by Amy Peak, PharmD, assistant professor of pharmacy at Butler University. She explains how the laws, which go into effect July 1, will benefit families with busy lifestyles.

Pete Earley is a former Washington Post reporter and the author of seven works of non-fiction, including “The Hot House,” “Family of Spies,” and the award winning “Circumstantial Evidence.” His son, Mike, suffers from mental illness. The story of their family’s struggle to get psychiatric treatment was the inspiration of Earley’s latest book, “Crazy: A Father’s Search through America’s Mental Health Madness.” He talks about using his ordeal to study how the U.S. treats its severely mentally ill and whether mental health institutions are the solution.

Childhood obesity is steadily on the rise, and educators are creating new ways to teach students how to more efficiently manage their diets. National Public Radio reporter Alison Aubrey reports on a classroom teacher who uses various techniques to explain the science behind calculating calories.

A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests older women are at greater risk of developing osteoporosis if they consume too many cola-flavored soft drinks. Katherine Tucker, PhD, senior scientist and director of the Dietary Assessment and Epidemiology Research Program at Tufts University, is the author of the study and discusses the impact her research will have on the healthy well-being of older women.

The dairy industry altered its advertisement campaign this month to encourage Americans to consume more dairy products as a part of a healthy diet instead of milk only. In a recent report entitled “What America Drinks,” researchers suggest empty calories in beverages contribute to the obesity problem in this country. Rachel Johnson, MPH, PhD, professor of nutrition and dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Vermont, led the research and talks about the relationship between high calorie, low-nutrient drinks like soda and the rapidly increasing obesity rate.

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

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