Making Schools Safer

Posted on August 24, 2019 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and guest co-host Dr. Sameer Arora welcome Lori Alhadeff—whose daughter Alyssa was tragically a victim of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida—for a conversation about her family’s story and how they’re advocating for ways to make schools safer.

You can catch the episode on:

97.9 FM The Hill

• Saturday, August 24 at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, August 25 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, August 26 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

• Sunday, August 25 at 7 a.m.

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

Research That Matters (min 0-8:36)
- Beauty product-related injuries sends thousands of kids to ER every year
  - News about the study
  - Article abstract
  - Poison Control Number: 1-800-222-1222
- Social networks more predictive of better health behaviors
  - News about the study
  - Article abstract
- The high costs of cheap tanning
  - News about the study
  - Article abstract
- More than a third of people in the Americas may have obstructive sleep apnea
  - News about the study
  - Abstract of the study presented at the SLEEP 2019 meeting
Conversations with Lori Alhadeff (min 8:36-31:52)
- Alyssa’s Law
- Make Our Schools Safe
- The Dream Team
- Safe Youth, Safe Schools
- Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
House Calls (min 31:52-40:00)
- I was diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnea. In addition to getting a sleep machine, she recommended losing weight and talking to a nutritionist. I’ve lost 10 pounds and feel better. I hope all doctors encourage their patients to find a supportive professional.
  - Sleep Apnea
- What resources are available for a middle-aged man who has made some bad financial choices and needs to start over?
- My doctor seemed very concerned after I started sweating a lot. Why was my doctor so worried?
  - Sweat

Getting an Inside Look at a Patient’s Health

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and guest co-host Dr. Emily Hanna talk with Issack Boru—radiology imaging supervisor and clinical instructor for UNC’s Division of Radiologic Science in the Department of Allied Health Sciences—about the importance of getting an inside look at a patient’s health.

You can catch the episode on:

97.9 FM The Hill

Saturday, April 6 at 9 a.m.
Sunday, April 7 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Monday, April 8 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

Sunday, April 7 at 7 a.m.

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

Research That Matters (min 0-9:41)
- Women call ambulance for husbands with heart attacks but not themselves
  - Abstract summary from European Society of Cardiology
  - News about the study
- Social media’s influence on unhealthy snacking by children between 9 – 11 years of age
  - News about the study
  - Article abstract
- High fat diet promotes colon cancer growth
- Widely used antimicrobial chemical in consumer products may be increasing antibiotic resistance
  - News about the study
  - Full text article
Conversations with Dr. Issack Boru (min 9:41-28:56)
- Article about Dr. Boru
- Imaging and Radiology
House Calls (min 28:56-40:00)
- My dad has COPD and sleep apnea. How often does one person have so many problems?
  - COPD
  - Sleep Apnea
- While traveling in another state, I had flu-like symptoms and called my doctor to ask for a prescription. He said he couldn’t call it in to another state. After going to urgent care, the pharmacist said my doctor could have called it in. Why wouldn’t my doctor call in the prescription?
  - Talking to Your Doctor
- Should I use probiotics to be healthier?
  - Probiotics in Depth
- I thought the doctors were in charge of the healthcare system but it seems like insurance companies have more and more power.
  - Health Insurance

Sophie’s Legacy, Helping Other Teens and Young Adults Facing a Life-altering Diagnosis

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Dr. Nathan Sison welcome Lauren Lux—director of UNC Lineberger’s Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Support Program—and Niklaus Steiner—co-founder and board member of the Be Loud! Sophie Foundation—about how Steiner’s daughter Sophie, who died of cancer in 2013, inspired a new approach to helping teens and young adults facing a life-altering diagnosis.

Please tune in. The show will air:

WCHL 97.9 FM

Saturday, February 24, at 9 a.m.
Sunday, February 25, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Monday, February 26, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

Sunday, February 25, at 7 a.m.

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

Research that Matters (min 0-8:36)
- Breast Implants and Risk of Rare Cancer
  - News about the article
  - Abstract of the article
- New Guidelines for Early Management of Stroke
- Bottled Water Sales Fueled by Fear of Dying and Desire for Immortality
  - News about the article
  - Full-text article
Conversations with Lauren Lux and Niklaus Steiner (min 8:36-33:23)
- UNC Lineberger’s Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Support Program
- Be Loud! Sophie Foundation
House Calls (min 33:23-40:00)
- What is obstructive sleep apnea?
  - Sleep Apnea
- The subarea on my face is much worse after using a topical steroid. What should I do?
- Lifestyle changes can work!

The Healthcare Crisis Awaiting Many Inmates After Incarceration

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & guest co-host Dr. Jonathan Waldmann talk with Dr. David Rosen, assistant professor of medicine at UNC, and Dr. Evan Ashkin, professor of medicine at UNC, about the healthcare crisis awaiting many inmates after incarceration.

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9 FM
• Saturday, February 18, at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, February 19, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, February 20 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM
• Sunday, February 19, at 7 a.m.

Listen to the show!
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Research that Matters (min 0-8:29)

Accidental gun deaths of children under-counted
- News Item
Running actually lowers inflammation in knee joints
- News Item
- Abstract
Scientists reveal ‘safety catch’ within all dividing cells which may lead to new cancer treatments
- News Item
- Article
Men are at risk of overeating in social settings
- News Item
- Article

Making the Right Call in Diagnosis with Dr. Mark Graber

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be talking with Dr. Mark Graber, Senior Fellow for Health Care Quality and Outcomes at RTI International about Making the Right Call in Diagnosis.

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, December 19th at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Sunday, December 20th at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, December 21st at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, December 19th at 3 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, December 20th at 7 a.m.

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

Research that Matters (min 0-09:56)
- Mandibular devices not as good as CPAP for sleep apnea, but better than nothing
  - Abstract of the article
  - CPAP
- Infections commonly cause emergency surgery patients to return to hospital
  - News about the article
  - Abstract of the article
- Mental health patients not screened as often for diabetes
  - News about the article
  - Free full-text article
- Top tips for healthy holidays
  - 12 Ways to Have a Healthy Holiday Season
Conversations with Dr. Mark Graber (min 09:57-30:27)
- Dr. Graber’s publications
- Patient Safety
House Calls (min 30:88-39:24)
- Preventing deep vein thrombosis while traveling, should family get tests for something genetic?
  - Preventing DVTs
- Preventing peri-rectal abscesses
  - Anorectal Abscess
- Helping a relative with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) agree to take medicine
  - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Why can’t we take both long-term pain medication and anti-anxiety drugs?
  - Talking to your doctor about chronic pain medications

Pulmonary Hypertension with Dr. James Ford

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Dr. Catherine Coe will be talking with Dr. James Ford, Assistant Professor, Director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Program and Co-Director of the UNC Pulmonary Clinic about Pulmonary Hypertension.

Please tune in! ford

The show will air:
WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, July 18th at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, July 19th at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, July 20th at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

WBNE 103.7 FM
• Saturday, July 18th at 3 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, July 19th at 7 a.m.

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

Research that Matters (min 0-9:50) Online access to doctors, Implantable defibrillators for heart attack patients, Hyperbaric oxygen chambers to treat fibromyalgia, Slightly elevated blood pressure in young people.
Conversations with Dr. James Ford (min 9:51-31:41)
House Calls (min 31:42-40:07) Implantable defibrillators and heart failure, What dose of antibiotics is appropriate in cellulitis, Costs and benefits of Xarelto, Polycythemia and sleep apnea.

Research that Matters
Underutilization of implanted defibrillators in older patients – Abstract of article
News about the study:

National Survey on whether patients want online access to their doctors – Abstract of article:
News about the article

Hyperbaric chamber for people with fibromyalgia – Abstract of article
News about the article:

Slightly elevated blood pressure in young adults – Abstract of the article:
News about the article

Conversations
Bio of Dr. James Ford
Pulmonary hypertension

House Calls
Cellulitis
Xarelto
Polycythemia
Sleep apnea

You may also like:
Hypertension Cure & Control with Dr. Anthony Viera (YOUR HEALTH Radio April 2014)
Can Storytelling Lower Your Blood Pressure? (YOUR HEALTH Radio February 2011)

Two Careers, One Life with Dr. Eduardo Lapetina

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be talking with Dr. Eduardo Lapetina, former professor of medicine at UNC and Case Western Reserve University, Principal Scientist at Burroughs-Wellcome, and renowned artist, about Two Careers, One Life.

Please tune in! This show will air:
WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, May 3^rd at 9am
• Sunday, May 4^th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, May 5^th at 6pm and 10pm
KKAG Retro Radio 88.7FM
• Sunday, May 4^th at 7am

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

Show Topics:

Research that Matters (min 0-10:30) behavior change & diabetes, probiotics & children, mobile app & alcoholism, optimism & women’s eating
Conversations with Dr. Eduardo Lapetina about Two Careers, One Life (min 10:30-31:30)
House Calls (min 31:30-40) abdominal pain & gall bladder, Botox & arthritis pain, tobacco use & emphysema, sleep apnea & bipap

Resources:

The title of each painting ideally hints at both its physical appearance and the poetic ambiguity of the long journey that brings it into being. A title should attach a painting to the world beyond its appearance, the world that claims a voice that speaks to the viewer of its unseen message. A fellow artist and friend, Adam Narcross, once said, “Eduardo’s paintings are far from mute. All you have to do is listen, and the whisper you hear is the music that comes from the hand of one of the gentlest souls to grace canvas with the loving caress of a brush or palette knife.”

The Best Care Possible with Dr. Ira Byock

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be talking with the Director of Palliative Medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, and Professor at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Dr. Ira Byock, about his book, The Best Care Possible.

Please tune in to WCHL 97.9FM! This show will air:
• Saturday, June 15^th at 9am
• Sunday, June 16^th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, June 17^that 6pm and 10pm

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

Research that Matters
- Cinnamon Challenge
  - Free article
  - News about the research
- Exercise & sleep apnea
  - News about the research
- Fiber & stroke risk
  - Free article
  - News about the research
- Exercise & aging mental capacity
  - News about the research
  - Dale Carnegie Training to remember names
Conversations with Dr. Ira Byock (min 10-30)
House Calls (min 30-40)
- Leg cramps & alcohol
- Cold hands & feet:
  - Raynaud’s
- Dizziness & vision:
  - Vertigo
- Stroke
- Constant knee pain
- Knee problems

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

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

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)

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

Listen to the Show!
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Research that Matters (min 0-11)
Conversations with Dr. Jeffrey Peipert (min 11-33)
House Calls (min 33-44)

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Tag Archives: Sleep Apnea

Sophie’s Legacy, Helping Other Teens and Young Adults Facing a Life-altering Diagnosis

The Healthcare Crisis Awaiting Many Inmates After Incarceration

Making the Right Call in Diagnosis with Dr. Mark Graber

Pulmonary Hypertension with Dr. James Ford

Two Careers, One Life with Dr. Eduardo Lapetina

The Best Care Possible with Dr. Ira Byock

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

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