Tag Archives: Sunscreen

Bolstering Food Safety

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This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam and guest co-host Dr. Adia Hinds talk with Dr. Simone Raszl of the Pan American Health Organization—the regional office of the World Health Organization—about what happens when what we eat makes us sick and how we can bolster food safety.
Dr. Simone Raszl

Please tune in! The show will air: 

WCHL 97.9 FM

  • Saturday, August 19, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Sunday, August 20, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Monday, August 21, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

  • Sunday, August 20, at 7 a.m.

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  • Research That Matters (min 0-8:57) Study confirms vitamin D protects against colds; Will you wake from a vegetative state? PET scans may tell; Drug that gives you natural tan without sun’s harmful rays; Laser treatment reduces eye floaters
  • Conversations with Dr. Simone Raszl (min 8:57-29:44)
  • House Calls (min 29:44-40:00) How do we protect our eyes and enjoy the solar eclipse safely?; I’m in rehab for a recent heart attack. Is it safe to travel for seven hours by car to attend my sister’s memorial service?; When I eat anything with vinegar, I get rashes, hives and discomfort. Have I developed an allergy to vinegar? Should I avoid all vinegar?; My daughter got a sunburn with blistered skin and chills. Did she have heatstroke? How do we treat this and prevent it?

Reducing Unnecessary Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents with Dr. Joseph Ouslander

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Dr. Joseph OuslanderThis weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam & Cristy will be talking with Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Geriatric Programs at the Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Dr. Joseph Ouslander, about Reducing Unnecessary Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents.
 
 

Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, February 4th at 9am
• Sunday, February 5th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, February 6th at 6pm and 10pm

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Nursing Homes, Assisted Living and the Challenges of Caring for an Aging Population (YOUR HEALTH Radio July 2010)

Arrhythmias with Dr. Paul Mounsey

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Paul MounseyThis weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be joined by Professor and Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing at the UNC School of Medicine, Dr. Paul Mounsey to discuss arrhythmias.

Please tune in! We’re on the air:
– Saturday at 9am
– Sunday at 9am & 5pm
– Monday at 6pm & 10pm
 
 
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Radiation & Safety with Dr. Matt Mauro

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Matt MauroThis weekend on YOUR HEALTH® we’re talking with Chair of UNC Department of Radiology, Dr. Matt Mauro, about radiation and safety.

 

Please tune in! We’re on the air:
– Saturday at 9am
– Sunday at 9am & 5pm
– Monday at 6pm & 10pm

 

 

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  • Research that Matters (min 0-11): internet & weight loss, Irritable Bowel Syndrome & meditation, near sighted & glaucoma, late talkers
  • Conversations with Dr. Matt Mauro about Radiation & Safety (min 11-32)
  • House Calls (min 32-43)
    • B12 & adult acne
    • Avoiding going to the doctor
    • Treating high blood pressure with supplements
    • Protective clothing vs. sunscreen

Translating Science into Better Human Health with Dr. Marschall Runge

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Marschall RungeDirector of the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS), Dr. Marschall Runge joins YOUR HEALTH® this weekend to discuss translating science into better human health.

Please tune in! We’re on the air:
– Saturday at 9am
– Sunday at 9am & 5pm
– Monday at 6pm & 10pm

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Are you young, female and wealthy? Do you want to get melanoma?

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Melanoma is the most lethal form of skin cancer.  It is also a subject close to our hearts because at a young age,the disease took the life of Cristy’s father.

In the past 3 decades the number of adolescents and young adults affected by melanoma has more than doubled.  Who and what could be to blame for such a drastic increase in such a preventable disease?

The Archives of Dermatology did an important study looking at melanoma rates and socioeconomic (income, education, etc.) status. The study showed that adolescent girls and young women who were living in wealthy communities in California were more likely to be diagnosed with melanoma, compared to others who were not white and had a lower socioeconomic status.  In the wealthiest 20% of California neighborhoods, melanoma rates were significantly higher than in non-wealthy neighborhoods.  It looks like (though they can’t prove this) these  young, wealthy, white women were choosing to get out into the sun more, taking longer tropical vacations and maybe frequenting tanning beds.  The saddest part is that these women were ages 15-39, much too young to get such a deadly disease.

If any good news has come of this situation it’s that there has been increased regulation of tanning beds by state legislatures; at least 32 states now regulate tanning beds for minors. Does your state require those going to tanning beds to be a minimum age and have consent from parents?  This is a crucial step in melanoma prevention since tanning beds are said to put people at 75% higher risk of developing melanoma. We also need to educate that tanning is not cool, but rather, it is deadly.

To protect yourself from melanoma you should stay out of the sun during peak hours of 10 am-4 pm, wear protective clothing, use broad spectrum sunscreen, and apply it liberally and frequently when in the direct sun (even on cloudy days).

For more information on making sure you’re staying protected in the sun:

Nursing Homes, Assisted Living and the Challenges of Caring for an Aging Population

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Dr. Philip Sloane

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Dr. Sheryl Zimmerman

Dr. Phil Sloane and Dr. Sheryl Zimmerman join the show to discuss nursing homes, assisted living and the challenges of caring for an aging population.

Dr. Phil Sloane is a geriatrician and health services researcher at with a long history of clinical work and research involving care of older persons, especially those with Alzheimer’s disease, and as serving as a mentor for medical students, residents, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty.  He is the Elizabeth and Oscar Goodwin Distinguished Professor of Family Medicine and co-director of the Program on Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Dr. Sheryl Zimmerman is Kenan Distinguished professor of Social Work and Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and she co-directs the Program on Aging, Disability and Long-Term Care at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research.  Dr. Zimmerman has conducted numerous studies about the care and quality of life in nursing homes and assisted living settings.

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Reducing Unnecessary Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents with Dr. Joseph Ouslander (YOUR HEALTH Radio February 2012)

H1N1 Update with Dr. Cameron Wolfe

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This week Adam and Cristy talk with Dr. Cameron Wolfe from Duke University.

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