This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® we’ll be joined by leader of the WALTHAM© research program on Human-Animal Interaction at the WALTHAM© Centre for Pet Nutrition in England and editor of the book, The Health Benefits of Dog Walking for Pets and People: Evidence and Case Studies, Dr. Sandra McCune to talk about the Health Benefits of Pets.

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

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• Research that Matters (min 0-9)
  • Cervical cancer vaccination & screening
    • Cross-protective efficacy of HPV-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine against cervical infection and precancer caused by non-vaccine oncogenic HPV types: 4-year end-of-study analysis of the randomized, double-blind PATRICIA trial
  • Selenium supplements & lung cancer
    • Serum selenium level and risk of lung cancer mortality
  • Biofeedback via video games for urinary control
    • Animated biofeedback: an ideal treatment for children with dysfunctional elimination syndrome
  • Surgery in nursing homes
    • Major abdominal surgery in nursing home residents: a national study
• Conversations with Dr. Sandra McCune (min 9-31)
  
  • Dr. McCune’s book on Amazon – The Health Benefits of Dog Walking for People and Pets: Evidence and Case Studies
  • Do Pets Help with Depression and Stress?
  • Coping with the Death of Your Pet
  • The Power of Pets on Facebook
• House Calls (min 31-41)
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
  • Low Back Pain
  • Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians. Diagnostic imaging for low back pain: advice for high-value health care from the American College of Physicians
  • REM Sleep Behavior Disorder 
  • Great American Smokeout – American Cancer Society
  • UNC Nicotine Dependence Program