Fitness Rocks

Trusting the Data on Drugs

In this week's podcast I talk with Dr. Erick Turner who published a paper in this week's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine reviewing how negative data on drug benefits may not be getting published in the medical literature. Selectively publishing only positive data on drug responses gives practicing doctors and the general public a perspective on the benefit of a particular drug that is artificially enhanced.

Whether you currently take prescription drugs or not, you should listen to this podcast to gain some insight into how things work in the world of medical research on the drugs people are prescribed.

Beans and Your Health

This week on Fitness Rocks we look at a recent study from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition about beans and the risk of type 2 diabetes.  Seventy-five million Americans have either type 2 diabetes or a condition called pre-diabetes.  The World Health Organization estimates that up to ninety percent of cases of type 2 diabetes can be avoided by a healthy diet, regular exercise, maintaining a healthy weight, and not smoking.

Check out Fitness Rocks podcast 081 to hear some good news about things you can do and eat to lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Exercise Related Sudden Cardiac Death

This week we review an article from the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine that looks at possible diagnostic clues to some of the causes of exercise related sudden cardiac death.

Making New Year's Resolutions Work

This week on Fitness Rocks we talk to Dr. Kirsten Harrel, a specialist in Positive Psychology, about how to stick with your New Year's resolutions.

You should also check out the Fitness Rocks forum where you can write a post to support Ricky and Sue, as well as other people, in their effort to quit smoking.