Publish or Perish: The Battle of Science for Your Health with Shy Arkin

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be talking with Professor Shy Arkin, Vice-President for Research & Development at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, about Publish or Perish: The Battle of Science for Your Health.

Please tune in! This show will air:
WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, January 18^th at 9am
• Sunday, January 19^th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, January 20^th at 6pm and 10pm
KKAG Retro Radio 88.7FM
• Sunday, January 19^th at 7am

Listen to the Show!
Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

Research that Matters (min 0-10)
- Plate Color and Consumption (article abstract)
- Soda and Cancer Risk for Women
  - Full-text article
- New Screening for Lung Cancer
  - News about the article
  - Full-text article
- Parkinson’s Disease and Exercise
  - Full-text article
Conversations with Professor Isaiah (Shy) Arkin (min 10-30)
- Article in Research Trends
- The Arkin Lab
House Calls (min 30-40)

Re-airing Bullying with Dr. William Copeland

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, we’re re-airing one of our most relevant shows with Dr. William Copeland, Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Duke University Center for Developmental Epidemiology, about Bullying.

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Research that Matters (min 0-10)
- Charges For Emergency Room Visits Often Based on Incorrect Assumptions
  - News about the article
  - Free full-text article
- Lengthy antibiotic use common in elderly
  - News about the article
  - Free full-text article
- Don’t start drinking for your health
  - News about the article
  - Free full text article
- Mobility Impairment Reduces Access to Subspecialty Care
  - Free full text article
Conversations with Dr. William Copeland about Bullying (min 10-30)
House Calls (min 30-39)
- I’m tired all the time. I work two jobs and am divorced with two kids. When my doctor asked me if I was feeling down I almost cried. What are your thoughts?
  - Men and depression
- While I was in the hospital recently, they changed my medications. When I was released and saw my doctor, he changed all my medications back to what they were. Who was right?
  - Help avoid mistakes with your medicine
  - Talking to your doctor
- I recently passed out and nothing showed up on my tests except my thyroid was off. Could this cause me to pass out?
  - Fainting
  - Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid)
- Urgent care said I need surgery for an ingrown toenail. My doctor said I could manage this by soaking my foot with cotton balls soaked in medication.
  - Ingrown toenail

Diet, Our Mind, and Aging Well with Dr. Aron Troen

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Lynn Eades

Special guest host, Dr. Amir Barzin, Resident Physician at UNC Family Medicine, will join Cristy to talk with Dr. Aron Troen, Senior Lecturer and Director of the Nutrition and Brain Health Laboratory at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, about Diet, Our Mind, and Aging Well.

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Research that Matters (min 0-11)
Conversations with Dr. Aron Troen (min 11-30)
- Dr. Aron Troen
- Brain Health & Alzheimer’s Disease
House Calls (min 30-40)
- Mold in the home
  - Molds in the Environment
  - Mold
- Pregnancy & Potential Heart Failure
  - Cardiolody Patient Page
  - Peripartum cardiomyopathy
- Plan B Pill
  - Birth Control Methods
  - Emergency Contraception
- Proteus Syndrome
  - Proteus Syndrome Foundation
  - About Proteus Syndrome

When the Lights Go Out with Ryan Boyle

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be talking with author, Ryan Boyle, about his book, When the Lights Go Out: A Boy Given a Second Chance.

Please tune in! This show will air:
WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, November 2^nd at 9am
• Sunday, November 3^rd at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, November 4^th at 6pm and 10pm

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7FM
• Sunday, November 3^rd at 7am

Listen to the Show!
Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

Research that Matters (min 0-10)
- Cues that Lead Wine Drinkers to Unintentionally Overpour
  - News about the study
  - Article abstract
- Changing the attitudes towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
  - Full text article
- Immune clearance of highly pathogenic SIV infection
  - Full-text article
- Pertuzamab for HER-2 breast cancer: first presurgical breast cancer drug
  - News about the study
  - FDA Approval for Pertuzumab
Conversations with Ryan Boyle (min 10-30)
- When the Lights Go Out: A Boy Given a Second Chance by Ryan Boyle
- Team USA ParaOlympics
House Calls (min 30-39)
- Iron deficiency and anemia
- Flu shots and sickness
  - Vaccine Side Effects
  - Preventing the flu
- Genetics and prostate cancer
  - Prostrate Cancer Prevention

You may also be interested in:

Traumatic Brain Injury with Dr. Heather Walker (YOUR HEALTH Radio May 2013)

Cognitive training for chronic traumatic brain injury (Last Research that Matters July 2018)

High school football players experience adverse brain effects even without diagnosed concussions (Last Research that Matters October 2015)

AHEC: Past, Present and Future in Health Care Transformation with Dr. Warren Newton

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be talking with Dr. Warren Newton, Vice-Dean and Director of North Carolina AHEC, WiIliam B. Aycock Distinguished Professor, and Chair of the UNC Department of Family Medicine, about AHEC: Past, Present and Future in Health Care Transformation.

Please tune in! This show will air:

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, October 19^th at 9am
• Sunday, October 20^th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, October 21^st at 6pm and 10pm

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7FM
• Sunday, October 20^th at 7am

Listen to the show!
Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

Research that Matters
- Effectiveness of pain medications and opioids
- Extreme binge drinking and teens
  - News about the study
  - Full-text article
- The future of Obamacare
  - Article abstract
- Diabetes remission after weight loss surgery
  - Full-text article
Conversations
- North Carolina Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
House Calls

Re-Airing Health & Hollywood with Sandra de Castro Buffington

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Lynn Eades

We’re re-airing one of our most popular shows this weekend! Join Adam & Cristy as they talk with the Director of Hollywood Health & Society, Program of the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center, Sandra de Castro Buffington about Health & Hollywood.

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

Listen to the Show!
Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

Research that Matters (min 0-10)
- Exercise as good as massage for sore muscles
  - News about the study
  - Article abstract
- Side Effects Prompt Patients To Stop Cholesterol Drugs
  - News about the study
  - Full-text article
- Alcohol use & breast cancers survivors
  - News about the study
  - Full-text article
- Health doctors make healthy patients
  - News about the study
Conversations with Sandra de Castro Buffington (min 10-30)
- Hollywood, Health & Society: a program at the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center
House Calls (min 30-40)
- Hip replacement surgery & antibiotics before a dental cleaning
  - Dental procedures not a risk
  - Talking with your doctor
- Anxiety medication registry
  - State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
- Sexual function & prostate cancer treatment
  - Erectile Dysfunction
- Taking too many medications
  - Prescription-itis: When are too many drugs too many

Physician-Assisted Suicide with Dr. Don Boudreau & Dr. Margaret Somerville

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be joined by Dr. Don Boudreau, Director of the Office of Curriculum Development at McGill University & Dr. Margaret Somerville, Founding Director of the McGill Center for Medicine, Ethics & Law, to talk about their clinical discussion piece in the New England Journal of Medicine, Physician-Assisted Suicide.

Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, August 10^th at 9am
• Sunday, August 11^th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, August 12^th at 6pm and 10pm

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Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

Show Topics:

Research that Matters (min 0-10): ADHD medication & grades, accepting help & age, soy & prostate cancer, aging & disability
Conversations with Dr. Don Boudreau & Margaret Sommerville about Physician-Assisted Suicide (min 10-30)
House Calls (min 30-40): hand-foot and mouth disease, diabetes & alcohol, sleep deprivation, delayed muscle soreness

Resources:

Research that Matters
- ADHD medication & grades
- Soy and Prostate Cancer
  - PubMed article (free abstract)
  - News about the research
- Aging and disability
  - PubMed article (free abstract)
  - News about the research
Conversations
House Calls

The Best Care Possible with Dr. Ira Byock

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be talking with the Director of Palliative Medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, and Professor at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Dr. Ira Byock, about his book, The Best Care Possible.

Please tune in to WCHL 97.9FM! This show will air:
• Saturday, June 15^th at 9am
• Sunday, June 16^th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, June 17^that 6pm and 10pm

Listen to the Show!
Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

Research that Matters
- Cinnamon Challenge
  - Free article
  - News about the research
- Exercise & sleep apnea
  - News about the research
- Fiber & stroke risk
  - Free article
  - News about the research
- Exercise & aging mental capacity
  - News about the research
  - Dale Carnegie Training to remember names
Conversations with Dr. Ira Byock (min 10-30)
House Calls (min 30-40)
- Leg cramps & alcohol
- Cold hands & feet:
  - Raynaud’s
- Dizziness & vision:
  - Vertigo
- Stroke
- Constant knee pain
- Knee problems

Health & Hollywood with Sandra de Castro Buffington

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be talking with the Director of Hollywood Health & Society, Program of the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center, Sandra de Castro Buffington about Health & Hollywood.

Please tune in to WCHL 97.9FM! This show will air:
• Saturday, May 11^th at 9am
• Sunday, May 12^th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, May 13^that 6pm and 10pm

Listen to the Show!
Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

Research that Matters (min 0-10)
- Exercise as good as massage for sore muscles
  - News about the study
  - Article abstract
- Side Effects Prompt Patients To Stop Cholesterol Drugs
  - News about the study
  - Full-text article
- Alcohol use & breast cancers survivors
  - News about the study
  - Full-text article
- Health doctors make healthy patients
  - News about the study
Conversations with Sandra de Castro Buffington (min 10-30)
- Hollywood, Health & Society: a program at the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center
House Calls (min 30-40)
- Hip replacement surgery & antibiotics before a dental cleaning
  - Dental procedures not a risk
  - Talking with your doctor
- Anxiety medication registry
  - State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
- Sexual function & prostate cancer treatment
  - Erectile Dysfunction
- Taking too many medications
  - Prescription-itis: When are too many drugs too many

Traumatic Brain Injury with Dr. Heather Walker

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Lynn Eades

Assistant Professor and Program Director for the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Residency at UNC, Dr. Heather Walker joins Adam & Cristy this weekend to discuss Traumatic Brain Injury.

Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, May 4^th at 9am
• Sunday, May 5^th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, May 6^that 6pm and 10pm

Listen to the Show!
Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

Research that Matters (min 0-10)
- Racial differences in antibiotic prescribing by primary care pediatricians. Pediatrics. 2013 Apr;131(4):677-84 [abstract in PubMed]
- Inappropriate Use of Antibiotics – from JAMA Patient Page
- Moderate, excessive or heavy alcohol consumption: each is significantly associated with increased mortality in patients with chronic hepatitis C. [abstract in PubMed] Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2013 Apr;37(7):703-9.
- Systematic review of the psychological consequences of false-positive screening mammograms. Health Technol Assess. 2013 Mar;17(13):1-170, v-vi. doi: 10.3310/hta17130. Free Article
- Impact of peer health coaching on glycemic control in low-income patients with diabetes: a randomized controlled trial. Ann Fam Med. 2013 Mar-Apr;11(2):137-44. doi: 10.1370/afm.1443. Free Article
Conversations with Dr. Heather Walker (min 10-30)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Heads Up: Concussion
House Calls (min 30-40)

You may also be interested in:

When the Lights Go Out with Ryan Boyle (YOUR HEALTH Radio October 2013)

Cognitive training for chronic traumatic brain injury (Last Research that Matters July 2018)

High school football players experience adverse brain effects even without diagnosed concussions (Last Research that Matters October 2015)

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Publish or Perish: The Battle of Science for Your Health with Shy Arkin

Re-airing Bullying with Dr. William Copeland

Diet, Our Mind, and Aging Well with Dr. Aron Troen

When the Lights Go Out with Ryan Boyle

AHEC: Past, Present and Future in Health Care Transformation with Dr. Warren Newton

Re-Airing Health & Hollywood with Sandra de Castro Buffington

Physician-Assisted Suicide with Dr. Don Boudreau & Dr. Margaret Somerville

The Best Care Possible with Dr. Ira Byock

Health & Hollywood with Sandra de Castro Buffington

Traumatic Brain Injury with Dr. Heather Walker