Podcasting is a digital recording of a radio broadcast made available
on the Internet for downloading to a personal audio player or a computer.
Once a provider serves the data as a Podcast feed, users can listen to
it on their PC or Mac by using Podcasting software (see below.) Since
Podcasts are MP3 audio files, you can transfer feeds to your MP3 player.
Diabetes Is Costing Us (MP3, 2.6 MB) 
Diabetes is taking a high toll on the United States -- in terms of money and in terms of lives. Learn more about diabetes from Dr. Venkat Narayan, co-director of the Global Diabetes Research Center.
Are You Running a Risk for Stroke? (MP3, 2.8 MB)
Many people people believe that strokes are an inevitable consequence of aging or that only the elderly suffer from them. That's not true, says Dr. Michael Frankel of the Stroke Center at Grady Memorial Hospital. Learn your risk.
Stop Stroke from Striking (MP3, 3 MB)
Dr. Michael Frankel of the Stroke Center at Grady Memorial Hospital on recognizing the signs of stroke and knowing how to respond -- and save lives.
After Iraq: Treating PTSD (MP3, 3.64 MB)
Dr. Barbara Rothbaum of Emory University talks about on a study that uses virtual reality therapy and D-cycloserine to treat post-traumatic stress disorder in Iraq combat veterans.
Kidney Stones: The Basics (MP3, 3.58 MB)
Dr. John Pattaras, a urologist with Emory University, talks about the cause and treatment of kidney stones.
Restless Legs Syndrome Research Breakthrough (MP3,
2.72 MB)
An international team of researchers has identified the first gene associated with Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS), a common sleep disorder affecting tens of millions of people worldwide.
Aging and Fitness (MP3,
2.65 MB)
Learn to be smart about fitness as you age, with tips from Dr. John W. Xerogeanes, MD, Chief of the Emory Sports Medicine Center.
Disaster
Planning (MP3,
3.35 MB)
Dr. Alexander Isakov, an Emory emergency medicine specialist, on improving
emergency preparedness in Atlanta, making the city ready for a mass shooting,
pandemic flu, natural disaster or other crisis.
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The Link Between Asthma
and Obesity (MP3,
2.75 MB)
Dr. Brian Taylor of Emory Crawford Long Hospital on a study showing
that obese patients with asthma are more likely to have severe asthma
than those who are not obese.
Spine Surgery (MP3, 3.75
MB)
Dr. Scott D. Boden, Director of Emory Orthopaedics and Spine Center,
discusses what you should know about spine surgery, including spinal fusion
and artificial disc replacement.
New Innovative ACL Treatment
Listen to Dr. John W. Xerogeanes, MD, Chief of the Emory Sports Medicine Center
discuss new innovative ACL Treatment.
Download:
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part
3
A Discussion About Ovarian
Cancer
Dr. Horowitz, MD, professor and director of Gynecologic Oncology at the
Emory University School of Medicine and Emory Winship Cancer Institute,
discusses what every woman should know about ovarian cancer.
Dr. Ira Horowitz of Emory University and Dr. Eileen Dunn of the Centers
for Disease Control discuss rates of HPV (human papilloma virus) in women
and methods of prevention, including the HPV vaccine. |
