This weekend on YOUR HEALTH, Adam and Cristy discuss global warming with Dr. Merrill Singer.

Dr. Singer is a medical anthropologist and Professor in the Department of Anthropology and a Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Health, Intervention and Prevention at the University of Connecticut.  He is also on the faculty of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS at Yale University. Dr. Singer has published over 235 articles and book chapters and has authored or edited 24 books, including Global Warming and the Political Ecology of Health: Emerging Crises and Systemic Solutions.

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• Research That Matters (min 0-10:16)
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  • Smoking and Alzheimer’s Disease
    • Quitting Smoking and Tobacco
  • B12 Effects on Dementia
  • Red Meat Linked to Esophageal and Stomach Cancer Risks
• Conversations with Dr. Merrill Singer (min 10:16-31:39)
  • Global Warming and the Political Ecology of Health: Emerging Crises and Systemic Solutions
  • Environmental Health
• House Calls (min 31:39-40:00)
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    • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Peripheral Vascular Disease
  • Talking with Your Doctor
  • Problems in the health care system