During the first days of life, almost all babies experience some initial weight loss. Most newborns are able to tolerate this initial period of weight loss. However, some do develop complications such as dehydration and jaundice, which are the two most common causes of newborn hospital readmission. In this edition of Sound Health, 

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Sound Health #11 – Navigating concerns about newborn weight loss – Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most dreaded cancer diagnoses. It often proves deadly because it’s typically aggressive, yet causes few or no symptoms until the late stages. As with many forms of cancer, there is hope for a cure when it’s caught early – and many promising treatments for those with pancreatic cancer in any stage. This podcast features Dr. Niraj Gusani, who heads the Program for Liver, Pancreas and Foregut Tumors at Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute. Click on the Pod icon above or the direct download link below to hear the show. Right-click to save the file to your system.

Sound Health #10 – Pancreatic Cancer – Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute

Dr. Cynthia Whitener, an infectious diseases specialist at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, talks about the various types of influenza, the importance of getting the flu vaccine, flu symptoms and treatment. Although this interview was recorded during the 2013-2014 flu season, it contains important information about the flu that will prove timely no matter when you listen to it. Learn more: Articles on flu and flu vaccine from the Penn State Hershey Health Information Library Flu-related information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The latest flu statistics from the Pennsylvania Department of Health Click on the Pod icon above or the direct download link below to hear the show. Right-click to save the file to your system.

Sound Health #9 – Staying healthy during flu season – Penn State Hershey Medical Center

A study by Penn State College of Medicine's Dr. Deepa L. Sekhar shows parents lack education on preventing hearing loss in teens and few believe their child is at risk. According to study results, 69 percent of parents had not spoken with their adolescent about noise exposure, mainly because of the perceived low risk. In this edition of Sound Research, Dr. Sekhar talks about the prevalence of the problem - and how it can be prevented. For more information: Read more about this study on the American Medical Association website Click on the Pod icon above or the direct download link below to hear the show. Right-click to save the file to your system.

Sound Research #9 – Preventing hearing loss in teens – Penn State College of Medicine

Dr. Jonathan Foulds, professor of public health sciences and psychiatry at Penn State College of Medicine, discusses current research into smoking cessation, the state of smoking in the United States, and what research says about the safety of certain approaches to quitting. For more information: www.smokefree.gov www.becomeanex.org The state quitline: 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) Click on the Pod icon above or the direct download link below to hear the show. Right-click to save the file to your system.

Sound Research #8 – Smoking Cessation - Penn State College of Medicine

 Dr. Chris Sciamanna, professor of medicine and public health sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, discusses his research into how to support people to make healthier choices and what doctors might be able to do differently to encourage those choices. Click on the Pod icon above or the direct download link below to hear the show. Right-click to save the file to your system.

Sound Research #7 - How research may help lead people toward better health choices - Penn State College of Medicine

Click on the Pod icon above or the direct download link below to hear the show. Right-click to save the file to your system. At least 28,000 men are expected to die from prostate cancer this year in the United States. There are no symptoms for early-stage prostate cancer, which makes screening very important. In this podcast, Dr. Jay Raman, associate professor of Urology at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, talks about who should get tested and when. Learn more about prostate cancer from: Penn State Hershey’s Health Information Library National Cancer Institute Read more about Dr. Raman’s study regarding the role of the digital rectal exam in prostate cancer screening. Click on the Pod icon above or the direct download link below to hear the show. Right-click to save the file to your system. 

Sound Health #8 – Screening is key in managing prostate cancer - Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute

Between long days at work for mom and dad and packed activity schedules for the kids, many parents struggle to find time to cook healthy meals for their families. In this podcast, Dr. Ronald Williams, director of the Pediatric Weight Management Program at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital, talks about how parents can make the time to provide their children with healthy meals, snacks and drinks.Learn more: Pediatric Weight Management Programat Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Facts about childhood obesityfrom the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Facts about physical activity from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Obesity Epidemic and United States Students fact sheet from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Click on the Pod icon above or the direct download link below to hear the show. Right-click to save the file to your system

Sound Health #7 - Helping busy kids eat healthfully – Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital

Dr. Cheryl Tierney discusses coming changes to the DSM--one of the tools used by doctors to diagnose mental disorders--and her research of how it may affect children with specific autism spectrum disorders. Click on the Pod icon above or the direct download link below to hear the show. Right-click to save the file to your system.

Sound Research #6 - Autism spectrum disorder diagnosis changes - Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital

 Dr. Cynthia Chuang and Dr. Jennifer Kraschnewski discuss their recent research looking at weight gain advice given to pregnant women. They discuss the inaccurate information given specifically to overweight women, why this may be, and what healthy weight gain guidelines are. Click on the iPod icon above or the direct download link below to hear the show. Right-click to save the file to your system.

Sound Research #5 - Pregnancy and weight gain - Penn State College of Medicine

Antibiotics are used to treat a wide range of illnesses – including some they’re not equipped to fight. The unnecessary prescriptions are often a result of undue pressures placed on parents and physicians. In this edition of Sound Health, Dr. Nicole Hackman, a pediatrician at Penn State Hershey Medical Group - Hope Drive, talks about the Get Smart About Antibiotics campaign which is designed to increase awareness about the appropriate use of the medications. Click on the Pod icon above or the direct download link below to hear the show. Right-click to save the file to your system.

Sound Health #6 - Promoting a ‘smart’ approach to antibiotic use – Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital

In the more than 25 years since he discovered large granular lymphocyte – or LGL – leukemia, patients have traveled from all over the world to see Tom Loughran, M.D. of Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute. In this edition of Sound Health, Dr. Loughran discusses the discovery and his ongoing work to learn all he can about the disease. We also hear from one of his patients, Bob Meldrum, about why he travels from Colorado to be treated by Dr. Loughran. >> Read more about Dr. Loughran's LGL research in Penn State Medicine: The lifecycle of a cancer The finding — and following — of a killer (T-cell) Click on the Pod icon above or the direct link below the show. Right-click to save the file to your system.

Sound Health #5 – Getting the upper hand on LGL leukemia – Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute

What exactly is a patient-centered medical home, and why is it important to the patient? In this edition of Sound Health, Robert Gabbay, M.D., Ph.D., director of Penn State Hershey Diabetes Institute, and William Bird, D.O., vice chair for clinical care in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, discuss how the concept is being implemented across the clinical, academic and research missions at Penn State Hershey. Click on the Pod icon above or the direct download link below to hear the show. Right-click to save the file to your system.

Sound Health #4 - Taking the lead on patient-centered medical home - Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Every 40 seconds, someone in America has a stroke. According to the American Stroke Association, it is the fourth leading cause of death. Yet people can take steps to help prevent a stroke and to reduce the severity of damage once a stroke occurs. In this discussion, Dr. Ray Reichwein, co-director of the Penn State Hershey Stroke Center, outlines the types of stroke as well as their causes, symptoms and treatments. Visit the Penn State Hershey Stroke Center website for more information >> Read The Medical Minute: Solitaire for stroke – It’s not a game >> Stroke In-depth Report from the Penn State Hershey Health Library >> Click on the iPod icon above or the direct download link below to hear the show. Right-click to save the file to your system.

Sound Health #3 - What you need to know about stroke - Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Does addiction to one thing make you susceptible to addiction to another? Dr. Patricia Sue Grigson of the Penn State College of Medicine looks at this subject as it applies to drug use and binge eating. Grigson worked with student Matt Puhl, who was lead author on the study and collected the data. Read more about Dr. Grigson's research here>> Click on the iPod icon above or the direct download link below to hear the show. Right-click to save the file to your system.

Sound Research #3 - Studying the mechanisms of addiction - Penn State College of Medicine

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