A vaccine for cancer in dogs is in the works: check out episode 179 of Causes or Cures! A grim statistic I learned while recording this podcast was that once a dog turns 10, there’s a 1 out of 2 chance that the dog will get cancer. That’s insanely high but not surprising to me. […]
Universal antivenom: Is it possible? One company is hoping to make it based entirely off of one man’s blood. Venom Expert Tim Friede recently joined the Causes or Cures Podcast to tell his fascinating story. In this episode of Causes or Cures, I chatted with venom expert Tim Friede about his twenty plus years’ “unusual” journey […]
If you or a loved one is thinking about smoking, please send them this podcast episode, the Rapid Benefit of Quitting Smoking at Any Age. Folks who smoked like chimneys for years and think it’s too late to quit, THIS PODCAST IS FOR YOU. Trust me, if you are struggling to find the motivation to […]
What is the impact of substance use on heart-related deaths? Dr. Dmitry Abramov joined me on a recent episode of Causes or Cures to talk about this. He and his team recently conducted research on this topic and published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. In the podcast, he explains how he did the […]
Did you know fentanyl causes a new prenatal syndrome? That is what new research shows, and it adds to the despairing toll that fentanyl is taking on our country. When I was growing up, I never heard about fentanyl. Today, you hear about it all the time. I remember a recent, sad case of when […]
What are your thoughts on taxes on sugar sweetened drinks? Some folks call it the sugar tax or the soda tax. People tend to have strong feelings about taxation, particularly about taxes that may interfere with personal choice. My guess is how you feel about taxation ties into your personal philosophy on what the role […]
Dr. Paul Sutter joined me on an episode of Causes or Cures to talk about declining trust in science. Do you trust science? Why or why not? And think about what may happen if people don’t know who to trust when it comes to scientific information. You could turn that one scenario into its own […]
Dr. Melanie Jay, a NY-based obesity expert, joined me on the Causes or Cures podcast to talk all the details on the new and extremely popular weight loss drugs (Wegovy, Ozempic (Semaglutide), Manjaro (Tirzepatide), Zepbound). I did a lot of research in preparation for this podcast and relayed questions provided by my listeners. So […]
Dr. Jeffrey Iliff recently came on the Causes or Cures Podcast to discuss a hot topic: sleep and cognitive function. This topic appealed to me for two reasons. One, sleep is something we have some control over: in other words, we can adjust the way we sleep to maximize health benefits. And two, rates of […]
Dr. Chinwe Williams joined the Causes or Cures Podcast to talk about the teen mental health crisis. Rising rates of depression, anxiety and everything in between are hitting teens and kids…the question is why? Is there one reason? Multiple reasons? What can parents do to help a struggling teen? It almost seems like a trend […]
As awful a disease it is, there is new research on ALS is happening, so let’s keep the hope! Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that causes progressive muscle weakness over time. Often times, the breathing muscles eventually go, the person cannot breathe and he/she dies. It’s a horrible disease, and there is […]
We all dream…but did you ever wonder what is the function of dreams? Why did evolution make dreaming an integral part of our existence? These questions and more get answered in a recent Causes or Cures Podcast. Not by me, of course, but by my guest who has studied dreams for more than 25 years. […]