This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest cohost Dr. Jessica Anderson will be talking with Dr. Tim Harlan, Director of the Goldring Institute for Culinary Medicine about Healthy Gourmet Eating.
The show will air:
WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, February 20th at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Sunday, February 21st at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, February 22nd at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.
KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, February 21st at 7 a.m.
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- Research that Matters (min 0-09:27)
- Teen stress leads to high blood pressure later in life
- Administering vaginal fluids to babies born by c-section may help infant microbiome
- Higher blood pressure guidelines may lead to higher stroke risk for older adults
- Antibiotic resistance may lead to more C. difficile infections
- Conversations with Dr. Tim Harlan (min 09:27-31:06)
- House Calls (min 31:41-39:31)
- Should I take a cruise in the Caribbean if I’m pregnant?
- Scary side effects of Fosamax
- Are medications an effective way to lose weight?
- Are e-cigarettes an effective way to quit smoking?
The Power of Words in Healthcare with Lauren Russ and Jennifer Phillips
This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be joined by Lauren Russ and Jennifer Phillips from the Virginia Mason Medical Center about The Power of Words in Healthcare.
Please tune in! This show will air:
WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, June 14th at 9am
• Sunday, June 15th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, June 16th at 6pm and 10pm
WBNE 107.3 FM
• Saturday, June 14th at 3pm
KKAG Retro Radio 88.7FM
• Sunday, June 15th at 7am
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Show Topics:
- Research that Matters (min 0-9:30) food & seniors, hospital readmission & patient safety, asthma & bone loss, concussions & athletes
- Conversations with Lauren Russ & Jennifer Phillips about Words in Healthcare (min 9:30-30:30)
- House Calls (min 30:30-40) retirement & aches, scoliosis symptoms, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease & pneumonia, sciatica
Resources:
- Research that Matters
- food & seniors: More Americans in their golden years are going hungry
- hospital readmission & patient safety
- Asthma and bone loss
- Concussions and athletes
- Conversations
- House Calls
Broken Bones & Bone Density Testing with Dr. Margaret Gourlay
>Adam & Cristy will joined by Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at UNC, Dr. Margaret Gourlay this weekend to talk about Broken Bones & Bone Density Testing.
Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, March 3rd at 9am
• Sunday, March 4th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, March 5th at 6pm and 10pm
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- Research that Matters (min 0-11)
- Conversations with Dr. Margaret Gouraly (min 11-32)
- House Calls (min 32-43)
What’s a “T” Score and Why Does it Matter?
An article published in the New England Journal of Medicine (by our own UNC Family Medicine colleague, Dr. Margaret Gourlay) did a study looking at how often women should get bone density screening. Researchers studied 4,000 women over a 15-year period. They looked at those who were screened and what happened to their bones over time, to try to help us get a better understanding of how often we should screen and which populations we should focus on.
They calculate from the bone density screening what’s called the “T” score. Depending on your “T” score, which is a risk of developing osteoporosis, or osteopenia, a less severe form of thinning of the bones, what you need to do and how often you need to do it.
Researchers found in women 67 years of age and older, if you have a normal “T” score (starting out with a “T” score of negative 1.00 or higher), it took an average of almost 17 years for only 10% of that group to develop osteoporosis. What this information tells us is that for such women, they could go from age 67 to age 82 and have a very low osteoporosis risk, so in such women, they might not need to have that bone density screening done again for at least 15 years.
If you had moderate osteopenia and had a “T” score, from negative 1.5 to negative 2, the testing interval drops to 4-5 years, and if you have advanced osteopenia, it drops to almost every year. The younger you are the less frequent you need screening. This is begins to give us some idea of which group of women need to have more aggressive screening and which group of women (and men) might not need to be followed up nearly as aggressively.
Bottom line answer: If you have osteoporosis risks or have had a bone density study in the past, know your “T score, as this is practice-changing revelation.
Reducing Unnecessary Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents with Dr. Joseph Ouslander
This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam & Cristy will be talking with Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Geriatric Programs at the Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Dr. Joseph Ouslander, about Reducing Unnecessary Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents.
Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, February 4th at 9am
• Sunday, February 5th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, February 6th at 6pm and 10pm
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- Research that Matters (min 0-9)
- Conversations with Dr. Joseph Ouslander (min 9-32)
- House Calls (min 32-42)
- Esophageal Spasm
- Psychiatric Care & No Insurance:
- http://www.nchealthcarehelp.org
- Treatment Advocacy Center Suicide Hotline: 1 800 784-2433
- UNC Health Care 919 966-4131
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1 800 273-TALK
- Mastectomy & mammograms after a breast cancer diagnosis
- The Skin Cancer Foundation’s Guide to Sunscreens
You may also like:
Nursing Homes, Assisted Living and the Challenges of Caring for an Aging Population (YOUR HEALTH Radio July 2010)
Will eating fish protect your bones?
A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition looked at whether having a diet high in fish was linked to having strong bones. The study looked at eating habits of over 600 seniors who were around ages 75-90 and who resided in Framingham, Massachusetts.
The important issue this study addresses is whether eating fish can actually protect against losing bone mass overtime, an issue many people start to face as they age. Losing bone mass can mean becoming osteoporotic or even facing compression fractures of the spine.
The results of the study showed that women who ate three or more weekly servings of dark fish, had smaller bone loss over 5 years than women who didn’t eat as much fish. The women really had to eat the fish with the omega-3 fatty acids, which are the darker fish like mackerel and salmon. The men also had positive results; the study showed that men who ate fish three times a week had less bone loss than the men who did not.
We aren’t sure this one study alone is enough to conclude that eating more fish will guarantee decreased bone loss, but we would definitely recommend eating 2-3 servings of fish per week, the guidelines for the American Heart Association.
The Mental Health Crisis in America’s Prisons with Dr. Terry Kupers
This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® we’ll talk with forensic psychiatrist and professor at The Wright Institute, Dr. Terry Kupers about the mental health crisis in America’s prisons.
Please tune in! We’re on the air:
– Saturday at 9am
– Sunday at 9am & 5pm
– Monday at 6pm & 10pm
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Show Topics:
- Research that Matters (minute 0-10): fitness vs. weight for CVD, eczema & obesity in children, fish & bone health, PSA tests
- Conversations with Dr. Terry Kupers on the Mental Health Crisis in America’s Prisons (minute 10-32)
- House Calls (minute 32-43): bone spurs or bunions, Colace & irritable bowel syndrome, losing weight, hearing aids & pacemakers