This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be talking with Dr. Ned Sharpless, Director of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, about Cancer Care and Prevention in the 21^st Century.

Please tune in! This show will air:
WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, May 31^st at 9am
• Sunday, June 1^st at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, June 2^nd at 6pm and 10pm
KKAG Retro Radio 88.7FM
• Sunday, June 1^st at 7am

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• Research that Matters (min 0-9:30)
  • Erectile dysfunction (impotence) can be reversed without medication
    • News about the article
    • Article abstract
  • Can an aspirin a day help prevent a heart attack?
    • News about the study
  • Electronic health records (EHRs) shown to improve patient safety and reduce medical errors
    • Personal Health Records
    • How Secure is Your Data? Assessing and Mitigating Risks for Electronic Health Records
  • Where newborn is held when umbilical cord is clamped
    • News about the article
    • Article abstract
• Conversations with Dr. Ned Sharpless (min 9:30-32:30)
  • Cancer
  • How to Prevent Cancer or Find it Early (Centers for Disease Control)
  • Cancer Treatment
• House Calls (min 32:30-40)
  • After getting a splinter, my finger was red and swollen the next day. I emailed my doctor with a picture of my finger and she said I need antibiotics right away. I was impressed with communicating with my doctor this way.
    • Pros and Cons of Emails Between Doctor and Patient
    • Talking with Your Doctor
  • Can genital warts cause rectal cancer?
    • Risk Factors for Anal Cancer
    • Genital Warts
  • If you have high blood pressure and a headache, which causes the other?
    • High Blood Pressure
  • Tooth pain
    • TRANSCRIPT OF QUESTION AND ANSWER
      • I’m 25 and can never remember going to the dentist; ever. People tell me all the time that I have a great smile. But over the last four weeks, I’ve had a nonstop pain in my tooth. I don’t have dental insurance and it’s hard to find a dentist where I am. Can my primary care provider help?Cristy: This is also a big question of access to dental care and trying to figure out insurance coverage and cost as a piece of this. The best person to see when you have pain, especially with something that’s been going on that long is a dentist. But if you have a primary care provider and that person is easier to get into then I think it’s very appropriate for you to go there. The primary doctor might be able to help you, look to see if there’s an abscess, infection or something that’s visible, maybe help you with pain medicine or antibiotics as you’re getting in to see the dentist.

        Adam: Cristy, I think you said it exactly correct. I think dental abscesses need treatment they need to see a dentist but your doctor has a role to play. It’s a team.
        Cristy: It is a team. But really working to get in with a dentist is the right thing to do and you can ask about cost and insurance, but if you have a big infection down there, it needs to be treated.

      • Mouth and Teeth Health
      • Toothache First Aid
      • Emergency Room or Not for a toothache