The Critical Impact Urban Design Can Have on Our Health

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & guest co-host Jonathan Waldmann, M.D. will talk with James Sallis, Ph.D., distinguished professor and chief of the Division of Behavioral Medicine at the University of California San Diego and program director of Active Living Research, about the critical impact urban design can have on our health.
James Sallis

Please tune in! The show will air: 

WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday, April 15, at 9 a.m.
  • Sunday, April 16, at 9 a.m.
  • Monday, April 17, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, April 16 , at 7 a.m.

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  • Research That Matters (min 0-9:43) Pets can help owners manage mental illness; User-friendly medication packaging design can boost patient safety; Collaboration between media, medical journals often leads to misinformation, hysteria; Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) apps may have inaccurate, harmful information
  • Conversations with Dr. James Sallis (min 9:43-29:05)
  • House Calls (min 29:05-40:00) What do we do about head lice and what are the health risks?; What do you think about Botox treatments?; How do you treat and prevent cold sores?; What problems are caused by thyroid nodules?

Policies to Prevent Gun Violence with Dr. Philip Cook

Philip CookThis weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam & Cristy will be joined by Senior Associate Dean for Faculty & Research at the Duke Sanford School of Public PolicyDr. Philip Cook to discuss Policies to Prevent Gun Violence.

Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, March 9th at 9am
• Sunday, March 10th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, March 11th at 6pm and 10pm

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Show Topics:

  • Research that Matters (min 0-11): tennis elbow & steroid shots, diabetes testing & insurance, yoga & irregular heart rhythm, whooping cough & pregnancy
  • Conversations with Dr. Philip Cook about Policies to Prevent Gun Violence (min 11-34)
  • House Calls (min 34-44): shots for traveling, cold sores medication, stomach pain, atrial fibrillation & pulse

Resources:

Cold sores (Oral Herpes) – from MedlinePlusValtrex (Valcyclovir)  and Topical Acyclovir for cold sores – from MedlinePlus Drug InformationGERD: Questions to discuss with your doctor – from Harvard Family Health GuideHow is Atrial Fibrillation Treated?

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