Radio Health Journal
The latest in health, science, technology, and the intersection of medicine and public policy.
Sorry kids, homework is here to stay. The best defense against disease may start with your teeth. Plus, is it safe to smoke weed while pregnant?
In this continuation of last week’s antibiotic segment, we explore the prevalence of drug use within animal agriculture.
Dr. John McKillip discusses the overuse, overprescribed, and misprescribed issues that, if left unchecked, could result in up to ten million deaths each year due to antibiotic resistance.
In the future, robots may be brushing your teeth; Air pollution is taking years off of life expectancy; Can gardening help ease symptoms of anxiety and depression?; And finally…has zoom hindered creativity?
Why are farmers losing money? A new optical device can detect the risk of cavities before they appear. And finally… gardens around the nation are full of blooming roses and peonies. But as we inhale the sweet aromas, what’s happening in our brain?
Over the last 8,000 years, the human jaw has been getting smaller due to an increasingly soft diet and a lack of jaw exercise. The result is an epidemic of crooked teeth and serious health consequences, as two experts explain.
Increased risk of heart disease death for people with restless leg syndrome, an experimental test for whether an upper respiratory infection is caused by a virus or bacteria, and genes that cause bad breath.
We often judge people by their smiles, however, dental care and medical care have always been separate in the US, creating a large population that doesn’t receive dental care.
There are still a lot of questions about electronic cigarettes, but evidence is accumulating that the effect on the oral cavity can be as significant as tobacco cigarettes
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