The Changing Laws of Vaccines with Dr. Michelle Mello

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Cristy and guest co-hosts Dr. Bob Gwyther and Dr. Catherine Coe will be talking with Dr. Michelle Mello, Professor of Law and of Health Research and Policy at Stanford University about The Changing Laws of Vaccines.

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, October 17th at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Sunday, October 18th at 9 a.m., 5 p.m.
• Monday, October 19th at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, October 17th at 3 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, October 18th at 7 a.m.

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Research that Matters (min 0-9:01)
- How many kids are at risk for measles?
  - News Item
  - Center for Disease Control: Measles
- EpiPen misuse can cause harm to injector and injectee
  - News Item
  - Article abstract
- Cancer patients who talked with their doctors about life expectancy have more realistic expectations and better outlook than those who didn’t
  - News Item
  - Full text article
- High school football players experience adverse brain effects even without diagnosed concussions
  - News Item
  - Full text article
Conversations with Dr. Michelle Mello (min 9:02 -31:38)
- Dr. Mello’s article: Shifting Vaccination Politics
- Roald Dahl’s essay about his daughter, Olivia
- Vaccine Safety
House Calls (min 31:39-39:50)
- What to do for a copperhead snake bite
  - Snake Bites
  - Poisonous Snakes of NC
- Where to get CPR/AED training
  - Red Cross
  - American Heart Association
- Frequent heartburn after taking naproxen, should I see a doctor?
- Stomach pain, nausea, rash and anemia, what could it be?

You may also like:

A History of Vaccines and Human Immunity (YOUR HEALTH Radio October 2018)

Fighting Future Flu Outbreaks (YOUR HEALTH Radio August 2018)

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam, Cristy and guest co-host Dr. Bob Gwyther will be talking with Dr. Monique Anderson, Cardiologist and Associate Professor at the Duke University of School of Medicine about CPR.

Please tune in!
The show will air:

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, August 29th at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, August 30th at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, August 31st at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, August 29th at 3 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, August 30th at 7 a.m.

Listen to the show!
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Research that Matters (min 0-10:30) Restaurant food has as many calories, fats and sodium as fast food; Tele-rehabilitation for total knee replacement about as effective as face-to-face; Overdoses on opioid medication; Surgery should be considered earlier in course of treatment for ulcerative colitis.
Conversations with Dr. Monique Anderson (min 10:30-30:55)
House Calls (min 30:55-40:03) How often should healthy men visit the doctor; Spontaneous blue finger syndrome; Stress of caring for loved ones can cause some adverse health effects; Is drug testing necessary when pain and antidepressant medicines are simultaneously prescribed.

Research that Matters:
Restaurant food has as many calories, fats, and sodium as fast food
Abstract of article
News about the article

Tele-rehabilitation for total knee replacement about as effective as face-to-face
Abstract of article
News about the article

Overdoses on opioid medication
Abstract of article
News about the article

Surgery should be considered earlier in course of treatment for ulcerative colitis
Abstract of the article
News about the article

Conversations
JAMA article authored by Dr. Anderson
News and Observer article featuring Dr. Anderson
Information about CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)

House Calls
How often should health men visit the doctor
Spontaneous blue finger syndrome (full-text article)
Stress of caring for loved ones and adverse health effects
Drug Testing necessity when pain and antidepressant medicines are simultaneously prescribed

Quality vs. Quantity: Improving Healthcare with Dr. Thomas Koonce

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Lynn Eades

tommy koonce photo Special guest host, Dr. Jessica Hart, one of UNC Family Medicine’s Resident Physicians, will join Adam this weekend on YOUR HEALTH® to talk to Dr. Thomas Koonce, Associate Professor and Associate Director of UNC’s Department of Family Medicine Center about Quality vs. Quantity: Improving Healthcare.

Please tune in! This show will air:

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, November 8th at 9am
• Sunday, November 9th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, November 10th at 6pm and 10pm

WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, November 8th at 3pm

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7FM
• Sunday, November 9th at 7am

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Show Topics:

Research that Matters (min 0-11:00) CPR Guidelines, Fish and Hearing, Cholesterol Drugs, Assigning Emergency Contacts
Conversations with Thomas Koonce about Quality vs. Quantity: Improving Healthcare (min 11:00-30:30)
House Calls (min 30:30-40) Gallbladder Pain During Pregnancy, Patients Asking Doctors Questions, Broken Wrist, Stress Affecting Daily Life

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)

ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) with Dr. Richard Bedlack

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEATLH®, Adam & Cristy will be joined by Duke Associate Professor, Director of the Duke ALS Clinic, and Founder of ALS Untangled, Dr. Richard Bedlack, about ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease).

Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, April 27^th at 9am
• Sunday, April 28^th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, April 29^th at 6pm and 10pm

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Show Topics:

Research that Matters (min 0-13): family doctors treating sleep apnea, breast cancer & high fat dairy, babies & stress in womb, witnessing CPR on loved one
Conversations with Dr. Richard Bedlack about ALS (min 13-35)
House Calls (min 35-42): B12, aspirin & colonoscopy, antibiotics & sinus infections, allergic reaction to Sulfa drugs

Resources:

Research that Matters
- Primary care vs specialist sleep center management of obstructive sleep apnea and daytime sleepiness and quality of life: a randomized trial. Chai-Coetzer CL, Antic NA, Rowland LS, Reed RL, Esterman A, Catcheside PG, Eckermann S, Vowles N, Williams H, Dunn S, McEvoy RD. JAMA. 2013 Mar 13;309(10):997-1004. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.1823.
  - Free Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=23483174
  - More About the Research: http://media.jamanetwork.com/news-item/study-examines-outcomes-for-treatment-of-obstructive-sleep-apnea-with-primary-care-vs-specialist-care/
- High- and low-fat dairy intake, recurrence, and mortality after breast cancer diagnosis. Kroenke CH, Kwan ML, Sweeney C, Castillo A, Caan BJ. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2013 May 1;105(9):616-23. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djt027. Epub 2013 Mar 14.
  - Free Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=23492346
  - More About the Research: http://vitals.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/14/17315572-high-fat-dairy-foods-raise-death-risk-in-breast-cancer-patients?lite
- O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) as a placental biomarker of maternal stress and reprogramming of CNS gene transcription in development. Howerton CL, Morgan CP, Fischer DB, Bale TL. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Mar 26;110(13):5169-74. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1300065110. Epub 2013 Mar 4.
  - Free Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=23487789
  - More About the Research: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2288025/Pregnant-women-transmit-damaging-effects-stress-placenta.html
- Family presence during cardiac resuscitation. Downar J, Kritek PA. N Engl J Med. 2013 Mar 14;368(11):1060-2. doi: 10.1056/NEJMclde1301020.
  - Free Article: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMclde1301020
  - More About the Research: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/14/health/viewing-cpr-benefits-patients-families-study-finds.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Conversations
- Duke ALS Clinic
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
House Calls
- B12:
  - http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminB12-QuickFacts/ (Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health)
  - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/926.html (Medline Plus)
- Aspirin & Colonoscopy:
  - http://www.asge.org/patients/patients.aspx?id=10094 (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
  - http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/colonoscopy/ (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health)
- Antibiotics & Sinus Infections:
  - http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/antibiotics.cfm (American Academy of Otolaryngology –Head and Neck Surgery)
  - http://www.cdc.gov/getsmart/antibiotic-use/symptom-relief.html (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Allergic Reaction & Sulfa Drugs:
  - http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sulfa-allergy/AN01565/METHOD=print (Mayo Clinic)

Hospital Re-Admissions: Truth & Consequences with Dr. Karen Joynt

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam & Cristy will be joined by Dr. Karen Joynt from the Harvard School of Medicine & School of Public Health to talk about hospital re-admissions: truth & consequences.

Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, October 13^th at 9am
• Sunday, October 14^th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, October 15^th at 6pm and 10pm

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Research that Matters (min 0-11)
Conversations with Dr. Karen Joynt (min 11-32)
- Thirty-day readmissions–truth and consequences
- Helping You Avoid Return Trips to the Hospital
House Calls (min 32-42)

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