This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and Cristy talk with Dr. Kristen Swanson, Dean of the UNC School of Nursing, about nursing care in the U.S.

Please tune in either Saturday at 9am, Sunday at 9am and 5 pm, or Monday at 6pm and 10pm on WCHL 1360AM.

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• Research that Matters (min 0-8:48)
  • Effects of exercise and weight loss on high blood pressure
    • Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure (pdf document)
  • National Trends in the Treatment for Depression from 1998 to 2007
    • Article abstract
    • Depression
  • Virtual Colonoscopy Might Spot Cancer Outside Colon
    • News about the study
    • What to Know about Colon Cancer Screening
  • Workplace Assaults on Nursing Assistants in US Nursing Homes
    • Full-text article
• Conversations with Dr. Kristen Swanson (min 8:48-31:30)
  • Swanson’s Theory of Caring
  • Different Types and Roles of Nurses
• House Calls (min 31:30-40:00)
  • I was given a diagnosis of breast cancer over the phone by a nurse. Is this how a cancer diagnosis should be given?
    • How Doctors Break Bad News
    • After Diagnosis: A Guide for Patients and Families
  • My wife felt dizzy, was diagnosed with vertigo and given a medication. A friend said her doctor gave her exercises to do instead of the medicine. Why didn’t my doctor recommend these exercises?
    • Dizziness and Vertigo
    • Eply Maneuver Video
  • My family care doctor said my eyelids were swelling because of allergies but Zyrtec didn’t help. A specialist said it was blepharitis. What is that?
    • Blepharitis
  • An ENT (Ear, Nose, Throat) doctor said my hoarseness was due to swelling of my larynx from acid reflux. He said to stop taking ibuprofen for arthritis and take Nexium. What else can I do and how long do I take the medicine?
    • Acid Reflux
    • Voice Therapy for Hoarseness

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