The Healthland Podcast: The Obesity and Weight Loss Special
Welcome to our first show of 2012. This week, we’re talking about the latest research on shedding holiday pounds.
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The Healthland Podcast: AIDS, Behavioral Economics, and the Psychology of Morality
Welcome back. This week we have a special guest, Rana Foroohar, TIME’s assistant managing editor for business and economics. She discusses why the global economy could be diagnosed with schizophrenia. But first, Belinda updates …
The Healthland Podcast: Pepper Spray, Sleep Apnea, and How Long to Wait Between Pregnancies
Welcome to our Thanksgiving edition. This week we discuss whether pepper spray is a useful tool or a form of torture. Also, we talk about the dramatic rise in diagnoses of sleep apnea. And we try to puzzle out the optimal period …
The Healthland Podcast: Nightmares, “Broken Heart Syndrome,” and Teen Sex
This week we discuss new research showing that you can change your nightmares into good dreams — and sleep a lot better. Also, we talk about why breakups can literally break the heart, especially for women. And we dive into the …
The Healthland Podcast: Sexual Abuse, Memory and the Painkiller Epidemic
This week on the podcast, we use the Penn State and Herman Cain cases as a starting point for a discussion of the complicated relationships among sexual abuse, sexual harassment, trauma and memory. We also discuss the dramatic …
The Healthland Podcast: Spanking, Drinking and Mind Control
Welcome back to the Healthland Podcast. This week, we discuss the harrowing “spanking” case in Texas, the benefits and risks of alcohol, and a new device that allows you to control images on your screen only by concentrating. …
The Healthland Podcast: How Vitamins Can Hurt, Teen Sex, and How Money Affects Marriage
We’re back with three great topics this week: research showing dietary supplements are linked to a higher risk of early death; evidence that the internet might actually be useful in teaching teens healthy sexual behavior; and new …
The Healthland Podcast: How Steve Jobs Lived and Died, House M.D., and ADHD Drugs
Welcome back, and please remember to subscribe to this podcast for free on iTunes. That’s a poignant reminder this week, since it was Steve Jobs who launched iTunes. On the podcast this week, we talk about Jobs’ experimentation …
The Healthland Podcast: Killer Cantaloupe, Bullying, and Friend Networks
This week on the podcast, we discuss how to avoid listeria infection from fruit, the best ways to prevent bullying and new research on how people in more diverse environments end up having blander groups of friends. Click the …
The Healthland Podcast: We Debate the Long-Term Health Effects of 9/11
This week we talk about the lasting physical and mental-health effects of Sept. 11, 2001 — not just for New Yorkers but everyone who lived through the attacks. Click the play button below to listen immediately, or you can …
The Healthland Podcast: Civil Rights for the Ugly? Also: Vitamin Excess and Sunscreen in a Pill
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The Healthland Podcast: Superobese Kids, Parents on Facebook and Betty Ford’s Mixed Legacy
This week on the podcast, Healthland editor Sora Song asks whether child obesity is child abuse. TIME editor-at-large Belinda Luscombe reports that adults are less savvy on Facebook than teens. And TIME senior writer John Cloud …
The Healthland Podcast: The Casey Craze, Autism and Tween TV
This week we debate why America has gone precisely nuts over the Casey Anthony verdict. Also, we talk about new findings on the causes of autism. And we try to figure out how TV shapes tween values. Click the play button to …