Bolstering Food Safety

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Dr. Adia Hinds talk with Dr. Simone Raszl of the Pan American Health Organization—the regional office of the World Health Organization—about what happens when what we eat makes us sick and how we can bolster food safety.

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9 FM

Saturday, August 19, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Sunday, August 20, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Monday, August 21, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

Sunday, August 20, at 7 a.m.

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Research That Matters (min 0-8:57) Study confirms vitamin D protects against colds; Will you wake from a vegetative state? PET scans may tell; Drug that gives you natural tan without sun’s harmful rays; Laser treatment reduces eye floaters
Conversations with Dr. Simone Raszl (min 8:57-29:44)
House Calls (min 29:44-40:00) How do we protect our eyes and enjoy the solar eclipse safely?; I’m in rehab for a recent heart attack. Is it safe to travel for seven hours by car to attend my sister’s memorial service?; When I eat anything with vinegar, I get rashes, hives and discomfort. Have I developed an allergy to vinegar? Should I avoid all vinegar?; My daughter got a sunburn with blistered skin and chills. Did she have heatstroke? How do we treat this and prevent it?

Research That Matters
- Study confirms vitamin D protects against colds
  - Free full text of the Article
  - News about the Article
- Will you wake from a vegetative state? PET scans may tell
  - Abstract of the Article
  - News about the Article
- Drug that gives you natural tan without sun’s harmful rays
  - Free Full text of the Article
  - News about the Article
- Laser treatment reduces eye floaters
  - Abstract of the Article
  - News about the Article
Conversations with Dr. Simone Raszl
- Food Safety
- Food Safety at Home
House Calls
- How do we protect our eyes and enjoy the solar eclipse safely?
  - Reputable Vendors of Solar Filters & Viewers
- I’m in rehab for a recent heart attack. Is it safe to travel for seven hours by car to attend my sister’s memorial service?
  - Heart Attack
- When I eat anything with vinegar, I get rashes, hives and discomfort. Have I developed an allergy to vinegar? Should I avoid all vinegar?
  - Food Allergy
- My daughter got a sunburn with blistered skin and chills. Did she have heatstroke? How do we treat this and prevent it?
  - Heat Exhaustion and Heatstroke
  - Sun Protection

Re-air: The Benefits of Breastfeeding—for Baby and Mom

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and Cristy welcome Dr. Alison Stuebe, associate professor for the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine at UNC, about the benefits of breastfeeding for both baby and mom.

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9 FM
• Saturday, July 1, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Sunday, July 2, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, July 3, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM
• Sunday, July 2, at 7 a.m.

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

Research that Matters
- Good cardiovascular health may protect you from depression
  - Abstract
- Pre-cut salad may encourage growth of Salmonella
  - Article
- Women who have their last baby after 35 are mentally sharper in old age
  - Keck School of Medicine Announcement
  - Article
- High-dose monthly vitamin D for prevention of acute respiratory infection in older patients
  - Article
Conversations with Dr. Alison Stuebe
- Abstract of Dr. Stuebe’s recent article
- Breastfeeding
House Calls
- How do you know when you have a cold vs a sinus infection and you should see your doctor?
  - Colds, Allergies and Sinusitis – How to Tell the Difference
- Is cracking my knuckles a big deal?
  - Knuckle Cracking Q&A
- My mother is in her late 70s and I’m concerned she’s losing her vision. How can I tell if this is a problem and what should I do?
- What advice do you have about a senior citizen living alone who might fall?
  - Falls and Older Adults
  - Aging and Your Health

Your Health, Your Decisions

Posted on June 3, 2017 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam, Cristy & guest co-host Dr. Caroline Roberts talk to Dr. Robert Alan McNutt, president and CEO of YouChooseMedical and author of Your Health, Your Decisions: How to Work with Your Doctor to Become a Knowledge-Powered Patient, about why patients and doctors should approach healthcare as partners and how to do so.

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9 FM

Saturday, June 3, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Sunday, June 4, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Monday, June 5, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

Sunday, June 4, at 7 a.m.

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

Research That Matters (min 0-10:12)
- Handheld screen time linked with speech delays in young children
  - Meeting Abstract
  - News about the Findings
- Raw milk and cheese cause 840 times more illnesses than pasteurized products
- Zinc acetate lozenges may increase the recovery rate from the common cold by three-fold
  - Full-Text Article
- Common painkillers linked to increased risk of heart attack
  - Full-Text Article
  - News about the Article
Conversations with Dr. Robert Alan McNutt (min 10:12-29:32)
- Your Health, Your Decisions: How to Work with Your Doctor to Become a Knowledge-Powered Patient
- Be More Involved in Your Health Care
House Calls (min 29:32-40:00)
- What can I do about my blood pressure dropping when I stand up?
  - Low Blood Pressure
- What kind of withdrawal symptoms or side effects could I have coming off medications?
  - Medicines
  - Talking With Your Doctor
- My son has stitches and his wound is still healing. Is it okay for him to swim in a lake?
  - Cuts and Puncture Wounds
- Should someone who is adopted have genetic testing to learn more about their family history?
  - Genetic Testing

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The Benefits of Breastfeeding—for Baby and Mom

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Lynn Eades

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9 FM
• Saturday, December 10, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Sunday, December 11, at 9 a.m.
• Monday, December 12, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM
• Sunday, December 11, at 7 a.m.

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

Research that Matters
- Good cardiovascular health may protect you from depression
  - Abstract
- Pre-cut salad may encourage growth of Salmonella
  - Article
- Women who have their last baby after 35 are mentally sharper in old age
  - Keck School of Medicine Announcement
  - Article
- High-dose monthly vitamin D for prevention of acute respiratory infection in older patients
  - Article
Conversations with Dr. Alison Stuebe
- Abstract of Dr. Stuebe’s recent article
- Breastfeeding
House Calls
- How do you know when you have a cold vs a sinus infection and you should see your doctor?
  - Colds, Allergies and Sinusitis – How to Tell the Difference
- Is cracking my knuckles a big deal?
  - Knuckle Cracking Q&A
- My mother is in her late 70s and I’m concerned she’s losing her vision. How can I tell if this is a problem and what should I do?
- What advice do you have about a senior citizen living alone who might fall?
  - Falls and Older Adults
  - Aging and Your Health

Community-Based Hospitals: Quality vs. Quantity

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and Cristy will be talking with Steve Burriss, President of Rex Healthcare about Community-Based Hospitals.

Please tune in!

The show will air:

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, August 15th at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, August 16th at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, August 17th at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, August 15th at 3 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, August 16th at 7 a.m.

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

Research that Matters (min 0-10:43)
- Additional radiation to lymph nodes may decrease breast cancer recurrence
  - News about the study
  - Free full-text article
- NSAIDs, high blood pressure and kidney disease
  - News about the study
  - Free full-text article
- Chemotherapy and end-of-life quality
  - News about the article
  - Free full-text article
- Overestimating the speed of clot-busting drugs
  - News about the article
  - Free full-text article
Conversations with Steve Burriss (min 10:43-31:33)
- Rex Healthcare Selects Steve Burriss as President
- Nutrition and Healthy Dining Services at Rex Hospital
House Calls (min 31:33-40:11)
- What to do with a summer cold
  - Common Cold
- Genetics and recurrence of basal cell carcinoma
  - Basil Cell Skin Cancer
- Knee pain, NSAIDs and physical therapy
  - Knee Pain
- Vacation and illness
  - Vacation Health Care

Preventing Unintended Pregnancies by Providing No-Cost Contraception with Dr. Jeffrey Peipert

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam & Cristy will be talking with St. Louis University School of Medicine Professor, Dr. Jeffrey Peipert, about preventing unintended pregnancies by providing no-cost contraception.

Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, January 12^th at 9am
• Sunday, January 13^th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, January 14^th at 6pm and 10pm

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Research that Matters (min 0-11)
Conversations with Dr. Jeffrey Peipert (min 11-33)
House Calls (min 33-44)

Cancer Care & Families with Loretta Muss & Ryan Keith

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and Cristy will be joined by Coordinator of the N.C. Cancer Hospital Patient and Family Advisory Board, Loretta Muss and fellow board member, Ryan Keith, to talk about Cancer Care & Families.

Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, February 25^th at 9am
• Sunday, February 26^th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, February 27^th at 6pm and 10pm

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

Research that Matters (min 0-11)
- Nursing home staff qualities
  - Personality characteristics of staff in elderly care-a cross-cultural comparison
- Medication adherence
  - Challenges to physician-patient communication about medication use: a window into the skeptical patient’s world
- PFCs & immune system
  - Serum vaccine antibody concentrations in children exposed to perfluorinated compounds
- Risk of death predictions
  - Prognostic indices for older adults: a systematic review
Conversations with Loretta Muss & Ryan Keith (min 11-33)
- Comprehensive Cancer Support Program
- Patient and Family Resource Center
- Caring Bridge
- Books on Support for Cancer Caregivers – from the Health Sciences Library:
House Calls

Epigenetics: More Than Just Genes with Dr. Howard Cedar

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, we’ll talk with Dr. Howard Cedar, Head of the Faculty of the Medicine’s Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research at Hebrew University, about Epigenetics: More Than Just Genes. Dr. Cedar is an internationally- acclaimed molecular biologist, and his discoveries have earned him the title of the “father of DNA methylation.” He has also received the Israel Prize and Wolf Prize in Medicine.

Please tune in! We’re on the air:
– Saturday at 9am
– Sunday at 9am & 5pm
– Monday at 6pm & 10pm

Listen to the Show!

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Research that Matters (min 0-11)
- ADHD & writing skills
  - ADHD and Writing
- Circumcision & HPV
- African Americans & organ donation
  - Organ donation and African-Americans
- Living kidney donations, dialysis & patient care
  - Kidney failure and dialysis options
Conversations with Dr. Howard Cedar about Epigenetics: More Than Just Genes (min 11-35)
House Calls

Dr. Harold Kudler Talks About Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Lynn Eades

On this weekend’s edition of YOUR HEALTH™, we’ll talk with Dr. Harold Kudler about post-traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Kudler is an Associate Clinical Professor at Duke and Founder of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies’ PTSD Practice Guidelines taskforce.

Please tune in! We’re on the air:

Saturday at 9am
Sunday at 9am and 5pm
Monday at 6pm and 10pm

Listen to the Show!

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Research That Matters (minute 0-10): self exams for testicular cancer, allergies, breast feeding & seizures, weight loss programs for children
Conversations with Dr. Harold Kudler on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (minute 10-31)
House Calls (minute 31-40): psoriasis, drug interactions, allergies, colds

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Bolstering Food Safety

Re-air: The Benefits of Breastfeeding—for Baby and Mom

Your Health, Your Decisions

The Benefits of Breastfeeding—for Baby and Mom

Community-Based Hospitals: Quality vs. Quantity

Preventing Unintended Pregnancies by Providing No-Cost Contraception with Dr. Jeffrey Peipert

Cancer Care & Families with Loretta Muss & Ryan Keith

Epigenetics: More Than Just Genes with Dr. Howard Cedar

Dr. Harold Kudler Talks About Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder