Life, Love and Health
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Atrial Fibrillation: Getting Back In Rhythm with Barry...
Our body sends us messages continually about the state of our health, and if you feel your heart start to skip a beat or a fluttering feeling in your chest, you should take that message seriously. We’ll first hear atrial fibrillation patient and music icon Barry Manilow discuss his serious heart condition; then, we’ll be joined by a prominent heart specialist, Dr. Marcus Wharton, who will discuss the symptoms of and treatments for atrial fibrillation or “AFib.”
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Vitamins & Supplements: What’s REALLY In The Bottle?
Dietary supplements are a 28 billion dollar a year business in the United States alone, yet the industry is essentially self-regulated and built on consumer trust. The question is, then, how can you, as a consumer, be sure that what you buy in the dietary supplement department or via the internet is real, actually works and is safe? That’s the question I posed to our next guest, Jim Griffiths, a toxicologist with U.S. Pharmacopoeia, a nonprofit, nongovernmental standard setting organization...
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Electronics Waste Disposal: A Global Toxic Problem
Out of sight, out of mind. Well, that’s certainly one way to get rid of a problem, but when the problem is electronic waste, computers, monitors and printers either dumped in a landfill or shipped to Africa or Asia, the consequences of the toxic waste can come back to haunt us all in our air, food and water for generations to come. We’re speaking with toxicologist Bruce Fowler, who works with I.C.F. International in Fairfax, Virginia. He’ll bring us up to date on the issues surrounding the...
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Replace Your Arthritic Knee & Extend Your Life?
Is it possible that knee replacement surgery can literally extend your life? Well, yes, that’s the finding of a new study of Medicare patients who had knee replacements. As a group they had lower rates of heart disease three years after surgery, and the risk of dying for any reason was 50 percent lower overall. The lead author of that study is with us today. He’s Scott Lovald, a Senior Associate at Exponent, a scientific consulting firm in Menlo Park, California.
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The Reality of Cancer & Realistic Expectations
Patient Terri Tate and surgeon Dr. Michael Sullivan get together for the first time in 15 years. It’s the real life story about an oral cancer survivor given a 2% chance to live; and the extraordinary relationship she developed with her surgeon, discussing a surgical outcome that was not what everyone hoped for.
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Cancer Surgery: Living With A Disappointing Outcome
Patient Terri Tate and surgeon Dr. Michael Sullivan get together for the first time in 15 years. It’s the real life story about an oral cancer survivor given a 2% chance to live; and the extraordinary relationship she developed with her surgeon, discussing a surgical outcome that was not what everyone hoped for.
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How Families Can Live With Autism
Autism produces unseen but very real emotional, physical and economic costs for families living with this spectrum disorder, facts well-known to the people at Easter Seals, the leading non-profit provider for autism services . Parents of children with autism are struggling with a host of worries that impact every aspect of their lives, and are particularly fearful that their family will lack the life-long supports needed to address the significant challenges of autism, according to a new...
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Defying Multiple Sclerosis with a Year of Pasta, Wine &...
One day, author Ronda Giangreco was a healthy, vibrant woman busy planning her next big dinner party. Twenty-four hours later, she was a disabled woman, with sudden onset Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Ronda made the audacious vow to her husband that she would create a big Italian feast every Sunday night for an entire year as a means of warding off this disease; of course, he thought she had lost her mind. It began with a simple idea. What if she tried to cook a meal for eight people every Sunday...
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COPD Awareness – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
A discussion of COPD, or "chronic obstructive pulmonary disease," is a condition that affects the lungs. It includes chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both. COPD symptoms include breathlessness and symptoms can worsen over time. As the disease gets worse, people find it more difficult to breathe. As a result, simple tasks, like dressing or bathing, can be hard to perform. Chronic bronchitis occurs when airways become irritated and inflamed. This causes thick mucus to form. The mucus makes it...
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And The Blind Shall See: Resolving Congenital Retinal...
Dr. Jean Bennett discusses the startling results of her work with five children and seven adults, from Belgium, Italy and the United states, with a type of Leber’s congenital amaurosis, rare but serious congenital retinal diseases. The researchers injected into the eyes of the patients a virus with the normal version of the gene RPE65 inserted into its genome. When the virus invaded the light-sensing cells in the eye and inserted its own DNA into the cells’ DNA, the crucial human gene was...
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The First Time: Menstruation & Parental Communication
Health literacy begins at home with effective communications between parent and child, especially about predictable “milestones” in development. Ob/Gyn Dr. Teresa Knight and Christopher Springmann discuss “first time” menstruation experiences and offer suggestions to parents as to how to approach this all-important discussion, including retaining an Ob/Gyn to facilitate the conversation for adults uncomfortable or unsure with the task.
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Menarche: Talking About First Menstruation
Menarche refers to a girl’s first menstrual cycle. It usually begins at the age of 11, but can occur any time between the ages of 8-13. A gynecologist should be consulted if menarche does not occur till the age of 16. In the United States, the average age for the first menstrual cycle to occur is 12.5 years. Ob/Gyn Dr. Teresa Knight and Christopher Springmann discuss “first time” menstruation experiences and offer suggestions to parents as to how to approach this all-important discussion.
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Spirituality & Nursing
Nurses often develop extraordinary and lasting relationships with patients and families . . . and part of that connection comes from learning to respect people’s spirituality, as well as their mind and body, all part of cultural competence and sensitivity training. To learn more about nursing curriculum and spirituality, we visited Connecticut's Fairfield University School of Nursing, with 468 students.
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“The Viagra Diaries” Sex and Relationships Beyond 70
Anny Applebaum is seventy and writes The Viagra Diaries, a San Francisco weekly column researching sixty-plus boomers looking for love. She places ads on Internet singles sites and interviews men over sixty. Is love possible in the Viagra generation? Divorced for thirty years, Anny has given up on love and concentrates on her career. She is looking for controversy and hopes that her column will bring her fame and fortune. On Jdate, Anny meets and interviews Marv Rothstein, a handsome,...
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Sexual Physiology: What Happens & Why & How to Make It...
Mary Roach is not like other science writers. She doesn't write about genes or black holes or Schrdinger's cat. Instead, she ventures out to the fringes of science, where the oddballs ponder how cadavers decay (in her debut, Stiff) and whether you can weigh a person's soul (in Spook). In Bonk she explores the sexiest subject of all: sex, and such questions as, what is an orgasm? How is it possible for paraplegics to have them? Roach's ever-present eye and ear for the absurd and her loopy...
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Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
Mary Roach is not like other science writers. She doesn't write about genes or black holes or Schrdinger's cat. Instead, she ventures out to the fringes of science, where the oddballs ponder how cadavers decay (in her debut, Stiff) and whether you can weigh a person's soul (in Spook). In Bonk she explores the sexiest subject of all: sex, and such questions as, what is an orgasm? How is it possible for paraplegics to have them? Roach's ever-present eye and ear for the absurd and her loopy...
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Health Profession Training: Vocational vs. Traditional...
A discussion of vocational vs. traditional health professional career education and why “traditional” school are failing to address their student’s needs.
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Is There A Virtual Mom In Your Future?
Nearly six-in-10 Americans (57%) agree that when they’re sick, nothing is better than being “mothered.” That’s why Kleenex brand facial tissues created www.GetMommed.com – to offer people a little extra mothering from virtual moms during the time of year when they need it most. Hannah Keeley is part of a campaign that started with the recognition that people instinctively turn to their mothers when they need nurturing. Eight-in-10 (83%) Americans agree that their mom has her own special ways...
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True Love Between The Covers? Just Read On...
Are you ready to learn how to be happier and healthier? Are you ready to love your life, your job and yourself? Are you ready to live the world's simplest and most powerful positive attitude formula? The power is in the process. Everyone is looking for the right PROCESS—to lose weight, make more money, find true love and maintain a positive attitude no matter what. While most self-help texts only offer the ingredients for success, MK Mueller’s new book gives us the recipe. Her 8 High-Ways...
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Change & Transformation: Do Self-Help Books Really Work?
Are you ready to learn how to be happier and healthier? Are you ready to love your life, your job and yourself? Are you ready to live the world's simplest and most powerful positive attitude formula? The power is in the process. Everyone is looking for the right PROCESS—to lose weight, make more money, find true love and maintain a positive attitude no matter what. While most self-help texts only offer the ingredients for success, MK Mueller’s new book gives us the recipe. Her 8 High-Ways...
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A Life Saved: Laboratory Professionals Make a Difference
Mary Ann McLane discusses her organization’s recruitment and training efforts in this show designed to bring awareness to the impending shortage of clinical laboratory practitioners. Mary Ann McLane, President of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS), discusses this preeminent organization for non-physician clinical laboratory science practitioners, which provides dynamic leadership and vigorously promotes all aspects of clinical laboratory science practice, education...
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Bio-Identical Hormones, HRT and Compounding Pharmacies
Where do most television viewers get health information, to enhance their ongoing health literacy? Would you be surprised if we said . . . Oprah Winfrey? She has the number one live and time-shifted show in America . . . and a reservoir of trust and integrity with her viewers, so when Oprah discussed HRT – hormone replacement therapy, bio-identical hormones and compounding pharmacists, well . . . stay tuned.
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The Gift Of Fear: Saving Yourself From Harm
Tammy White has new respect for her body’s early warning system. The messages she received and ignored? An intuitive sense of fear and danger about going on a motorcycle ride, which ended in a horrific accident and a life-flight to the Division of Trauma at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville. Scary stuff.
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Intuition: Listening To Your Body’s Warnings
Intuition is a funny thing. The more you respect and use it, the better it works. You ignore those so-called funny feelings, the ancient body language of self-preservation, at your own risk. Tammy White learned that lesson the hard way, up close and personal, as the passenger on a motorcycle, as this scene unfolded . . .
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America’s War On Pain
Our guests discuss the under-treatment of pain in America, especially in economically depressed communities that also suffer from access and disparities issues. Both contend that the poor are innocent victims of the “well-intentioned but sadly misguided” War On Drugs.
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America’s War On Pain
Maggie Buckley, pain patient; Michael H. Moskowitz, M.D., M.P.H., discuss the under-treatment of pain in America, especially in economically depressed communities that also suffer from access and disparities issues. Both contend that the poor are innocent victims of the “well-intentioned but sadly misguided” War On Drugs.
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Worksite Wellness Programs
Dr. Mercedes Carnethon discusses how Wellness programs do save employers money. An estimated 25-30 percent of companies’ annual medical costs are spent on employees with excessive health risks defined largely by their cardiovascular risk factor profiles.
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“What’s THAT, Honey?" Intimate Partners & Skin Cancer
Christopher Springmann discusses on how intimate partners, family members & friends often find skin and other cancers in those hard to see dark recesses and skin folds. Skin is the largest organ in the body and it’s everywhere, especially in hard-to-reach, dark places and recesses , areas that the “owner” cannot see, without some inspired help from a partner, relative, friend or especially, a dermatologist. Skin cancer isn’t the only cancer discovered by intimate partners, as breast,...
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DNA and Personal Genomics
Joyce Tung, Senior Human Geneticist; and Alex Wong, product development and development specialist, both from 23andme, Inc., discuss how 23andme enables consumers to achieve personal genotyping, and access, explore, share and better understand their genetic information, including traits, disease propensity, medical conditions, and ancestry.
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California Stem Cell Research
Alan Trounson, President of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, & Ed Penhoet, board member, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, discuss the long-term implications President Obama’s executive order lifting the Federal funding restrictions on stem-cell research; and California’s Proposition 71, which funds State stem-cell research into Alzheimer’s; Parkinson’s; Multiple Sclerosis (MS); spinal cord injuries; and diabetes.
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California Stem Cell Research
Alan Trounson, President of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, & Ed Penhoet, board member, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, discuss the long-term implications President Obama’s executive order lifting the Federal funding restrictions on stem-cell research; and California’s Proposition 71, which funds State stem-cell research into Alzheimer’s; Parkinson’s; Multiple Sclerosis (MS); spinal cord injuries; and diabetes.
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Jamba Juice, Olive Oil & Health
America’s “Diet Diva,” discusses why New Year’s Resolutions often fail – and how to develop realistic expectations plus adopt attainable, sustainable eating strategies to achieve those goals, all while enjoying Jamba Juice and California extra virgin olive oil!
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Recovery & Developing Common Sense
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Alcoholism and Problem Drinking
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Becoming A Nurse: The Path To Success
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Becoming A Nurse
Chantal Banon, RN, winner of West Coast University’s “Inspirational Nursing Stories” contest discusses how she overcame obstacles in her life to fulfill the dream of becoming a Registered Nurse.
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One Man's Experience with a "Women's Disease"
Mickey Zimmerman describes his experience of being diagnosed with and treated for male breast cancer, a rare condition that is fatal in one out of four cases.
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Yes, Men Really DO Get Breast Cancer
Chuck Waldron describes his experiences of being diagnosed with and treated for male breast cancer, a rare condition that is fatal in one out of four cases.
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Heroic School Nurses and Battling the Bug
Registered nurse Jean Grabeel talks about her best practices for keeping colds and flu at bay, starting with an understanding the 70% of these viral infections happen outside the so-called cold and flu season.
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Commonsense Ways to Prevent Spreading Colds and Flu
Registered nurse Jean Grabeel talks about her best practices for keeping colds and flu at bay, starting with an understanding the 70% of these viral infections happen outside the so-called cold and flu season.
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Evidence-Based Medicine & Risk Reduction
Paul Keckley challenges consumers, health care industry leaders and policymakers to consider how health care consumerism is evolving, with a perspective about how Americans approach health, health care and insurance.
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A Rising Trend in the Staggering Cost of Healthcare
Paul Keckley challenges consumers, health care industry leaders and policymakers to consider how health care consumerism is evolving, with a perspective about how Americans approach health, health care and insurance.
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Newborn Screening - Clear Communication & National...
Michael Watson and Dr. Alan Fleischman discuss newborn screening: the genetic treasure trove of dried blood spots, the research potential for disease prevention and treatment, and concern around privacy issues.
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Newborn Screening - Public Health vs. Privacy
Michael Watson and Dr. Alan Fleischman discuss newborn screening: the genetic treasure trove of dried blood spots, the research potential for disease prevention and treatment, and concern around privacy issues.
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Dealing with Emotional Issues Through Dream Work
Lynne and Bob Hoss talk about how the power of dream imagery and color can transform a person's life through an expression of inner feelings and motivations.
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How EFT Addresses the Emotional Aspect of Fertility...
Kate Winch describes Emotional Freedom Technique, a therapy consisting of positive reinforcement combined with gentle tapping on key energy points in the body, and how it can be used to address fertility issues.
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Emotional Freedom Techniques Tap the Right Points
Kate Winch describes Emotional Freedom Technique, a therapy consisting of positive reinforcement combined with gentle tapping on key energy points in the body.
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Epigenetic Medicine and the New Biology of Intention
Dawson Church explains how our moment-to-moment biochemistry can trigger certain genetically imprinted responses, and how we can take more control of that process.
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Mindful Creativity & the Power of Uncertainty
Psychologist Dr. Ellen Langer talks about the famous Hotel Maids Study and how perception and belief can reinforce or transform the world we think we inhabit.
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Perception, Weight Loss & the Hotel Maids Study
A study of hotel maids showed that they did not think they got much exercise — even with all the heavy lifting they do. But when they were told that their jobs qualified as workouts, the pounds simply started dropping. Psychologist Dr. Ellen Langer talks about the famous Hotel Maids Study and how perception and belief can reinforce or transform the world we think we inhabit.
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Is an Internist the Right Doctor for You?
Dr. Henry Lodge explains how integrative and traditional Western medicine combined with patients' serious participation in their own healing can lead to positive outcomes.
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Turning Human Hair into Mats for Mopping Up Oil Spills
Lisa Gauthier presents her company's simple prescription for ecological health: human hair is an efficient and endlessly renewable material for collecting and containing petroleum spills.
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Ke$ha and the Rise of Bad Girls as Cultural Icons
Composer and culture critic Ed Goldfarb examines the so-called reality of pop star Ke$ha and her lifestyle image of bad girls who party til they drop.
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Scott & White Healthcare’s Cancer Research Institute
Dr. Arthur Frankel talks about the Cancer Research Institute at Scott & White Healthcare, its success in providing new treatments, and its long-term goals.
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Causes for Breast Cancer and Prevention Strategies
Dr. Susan Kutner reviews the changing perceptions about breast cancer screening, acknowledges the confusion around these changes, and offers strategies for self-examination and prevention.
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Changing Perceptions About Breast Cancer Screening
Dr. Susan Kutner reviews the changing perceptions about breast cancer screening, acknowledges the confusion around these changes, and offers strategies for self-examination and prevention.
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Mammograms vs. Thermography
Nancy Gardner talks about the high error rate of mammograms and the California Preventative Medicine Foundation's focus on making women aware of other breast cancer screening options.
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Honesty & Breast Cancer Awareness
Nancy Gardner talks about the high error rate of mammograms and the California Preventative Medicine Foundation's focus on making women aware of other breast cancer screening options.
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Fatalities, Injuries & Working with the Families
Forensic pathologist Dr. Judy Melinek explains how, contrary to what Hollywood portrays, coroners rely more on families than on the body left behind to provide information about a death.
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A Medical Examiner's Job is Public Health
Forensic pathologist Dr. Judy Melinek explains how, contrary to what Hollywood portrays, coroners rely more on families than on the body left behind to provide information about a death.
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Learning the Baby & Strengthening the Partnership
In an episode we call "The Dad Show," Dr. Stacey Kerr and two new fathers discuss their experiences with home and hospital births, midwifes and parenting challenges.
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Birth with Midwives & Fathers
In an episode we call "The Dad Show," Dr. Stacey Kerr and two new fathers discuss their experiences with home and hospital births, midwifes and parenting challenges.
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Ready for Fatherhood?
In an episode we call "The Dad Show," Dr. Stacey Kerr and two new fathers discuss their experiences with home and hospital births, midwifes and parenting challenges.
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Moving a Home Birth to the Hospital
In an episode we call "The Dad Show," Dr. Stacey Kerr and two new fathers discuss their experiences with home and hospital births, midwifes and parenting challenges.
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Finding the Right Recovery Program
Martin Nicolaus, of LifeRing Secular Recovery, discusses a custom program for alcohol and drug recovery that instructs addicts to take responsibility for their own rehabilitation.
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Healing Through Giving
Dr. William Stewart teaches deep medicine, a self-assessment practice that brings our intuitive inner wisdom into conscious awareness, helping us live purposefully toward greater physical, mental, and spiritual well being.
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Life & Self-Healing After Loss
Dr. William Stewart teaches deep medicine, a self-assessment practice that brings our intuitive inner wisdom into conscious awareness, helping us live purposefully toward greater physical, mental, and spiritual well being.
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Self-Motivation Toward Better Health
Dr. William Stewart teaches deep medicine, a self-assessment practice that brings our intuitive inner wisdom into conscious awareness, helping us live purposefully toward greater physical, mental, and spiritual well being.
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Every Issue is a Health Issue
Dr. William Stewart teaches deep medicine, a self-assessment practice that brings our intuitive inner wisdom into conscious awareness, helping us live purposefully toward greater physical, mental, and spiritual well being.
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Can We Build Healthier Communities?
"Unnatural Causes," produced by Larry Adelman and Rachel Poulain for the documentary film center California Newsreel, is a four-hour series uncovering findings that suggest there is much more to health than bad habits, healthcare or unlucky genes. The social circumstances in which people are born, live, and work can actually disrupt their physiology as much as germs and viruses. It's no surprise that poor Americans die on average almost six years earlier than the rich. Evidence suggests that...
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A Compelling Racism & Health Documentary
"Unnatural Causes," produced by Larry Adelman and Rachel Poulain for the documentary film center California Newsreel, is a four-hour series uncovering findings that suggest there is much more to health than bad habits, healthcare or unlucky genes. The social circumstances in which people are born, live, and work can actually disrupt their physiology as much as germs and viruses. It's no surprise that poor Americans die on average almost six years earlier than the rich. Evidence suggests that...
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Finding The Right Balance of Meds
Dr. David Dale, an infectious disease specialist, and Brecken Armstrong Kelsey, a Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma survivor, discuss the importance of preventing infections and finding the right balance of meds during chemotherapy treatment.
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Reducing Infection Risks During Cancer Treatment
Dr. David Dale, an infectious disease specialist, and Dr. Brecken Armstrong Kelsey, a Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma survivor, discuss the importance of preventing infections during chemotherapy treatment.
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Hospital Poetry & The Art of Filming Patients
Filmmaker Joan Baranow and poetry therapist John Fox describe the making of "Healing Words" and how they saw poetry add understanding and compassion to the recovery process.
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How Poetry Can Lead to Healing
Filmmaker Joan Baranow and poetry therapist John Fox describe the making of "Healing Words" and how they saw poetry add understanding and compassion to the recovery process.
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Prenatal Counseling & Matters of Faith
Dr. Regina Arvon talks about the critical importance of identifying and preparing for high-risk pregnancies, and the relevance of discussing prenatal genetics with parents-to-be.
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Why You Need Pre-Natal Testing
Dr. Regina Arvon talks about the critical importance of identifying and preparing for high-risk pregnancies, and the relevance of discussing prenatal genetics with parents-to-be.
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Achieving Voice-Over Success in a Tough Market
Joan Baker, author of "Secrets of Voice-Over Success," partners with voice-over legend Don LaFontaine to discuss how they collaborated on an Alzheimer’s Association spot. Then Mr. LaFontaine, the award-winning "King of Voice-overs," discusses what it takes to achieve voice-over success in a tough market.
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Giving Back - Supporting Alzheimer’s Research
Joan Baker, author of "Secrets of Voice-Over Success," partners with voice-over legend Don LaFontaine to discuss how they collaborated on an Alzheimer’s Association spot. Then Mr. LaFontaine, the award-winning "King of Voice-overs," discusses what it takes to achieve voice-over success in a tough market.
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Professional Voice Quality - What It Takes
Joan Baker, author of "Secrets of Voice-Over Success," partners with voice-over legend Don LaFontaine to discuss how they collaborated on an Alzheimer’s Association spot. Then Mr. LaFontaine, the award-winning "King of Voice-overs," discusses what it takes to achieve voice-over success in a tough market.
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Alzheimer’s - Medicine, Microphones & Memories
Joan Baker, author of "Secrets of Voice-Over Success," partners with voice-over legend Don LaFontaine to discuss how they collaborated on an Alzheimer’s Association spot. Then Mr. LaFontaine, the award-winning "King of Voice-overs," discusses what it takes to achieve voice-over success in a tough market.
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The Effects of Stress on Relationships
Psychologists Robyn Walser and Darrah Westrup identify the causes and effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD) in intimate and family relationships, and how to balance the struggle between dependence and independence.
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How Acceptance and Mindfulness Lead to Love
Psychologists Robyn Walser and Darrah Westrup identify the causes and effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD) in intimate and family relationships, and how to balance the struggle between dependence and independence.
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Nursing, Spirituality and Mental Health
Fairfield University School of Nursing's Suzanne Campbell and Joyce Shea clarify the critical role of nursing in medicine and talk about the psychological and spiritual components of a medical crisis.
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What Nurses Really Do
Fairfield University School of Nursing's Suzanne Campbell and Joyce Shea clarify the critical role of nursing in medicine and talk about the psychological and spiritual components of a medical crisis.
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Financial Planning for Families Living with Autism
Kevin Clasen explains the critical need for designing a financial planning strategy when families living with autism begin considering the realities of long-term care.
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Living With Autism & Easter Seals
Scott Fogo and Cathy Pratt join the show to talk about autism's unseen but very real emotional, physical and economic costs for families living with this spectrum disorder.
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Useful Information in Understandable Language
Laura Andrade defines health literacy as the ability to obtain, understand and use health information. she also stresses the importance of communication between healthcare providers and patients.
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The Need for Greater Health Literacy in the U.S.
Laura Andrade defines health literacy as the ability to obtain, understand and use health information. she also stresses the importance of communication between healthcare providers and patients.
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Natural Remedies & Legal Regulation of Medicinal...
Dr. Richard DeAndrea explains why marijuana can be legally classified as a medicine and explores the basic but critical differences between natural and synthetic remedies.
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Holistic Healing & Medical Marijuana
Dr. Richard DeAndrea explains why marijuana can be legally classified as a medicine and explores the basic but critical differences between natural and synthetic remedies.
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COPD Foundation, Awareness & Treatment
John Walsh and Dr. Byron Thomashow join the show to discuss chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a respiratory condition that's among the leading causes of death in the US.
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Defining Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
John Walsh and Dr. Byron Thomashow join the show to discuss chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a respiratory condition that's among the leading causes of death in the US.
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Health Access & Disparities in African American...
Gerald Harris explores transformational decision-making in relationships and employment, and also how this thinking can apply to health communications and the economics of healthcare.
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Quantum Physics and Possibility Thinking in Relationships
Gerald Harris explores transformational decision-making in relationships and employment, and also how this thinking can apply to health communications and the economics of healthcare.
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Quantum and Possibility Thinking in Employment and...
Dr. Brenda Wade introduces quantum (possibility) thinking and its influence on our life choices,along with culture, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, education, economics and life experiences.
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Sexual Health: Accounting for Your Partner's Previous...
Dr. Jill Grimes joins Christopher and co-host, Dr. Teresa Knight (board certified Ob/Gyn) to help raise our STD awareness with her book of true stories about how easily contagious disease can spread from partner to partner.
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Why You Binge Eat and How to Stop
Dr. Cynthia Bulik explains binge eating disorders and how genetic predisposition, brain chemistry, psychology, and cultural pressures can increase a person's susceptibility to BED.
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Seductive Delusions - How Ordinary People Catch STD’s
Dr. Jill Grimes joins Christopher and co-host, Dr. Teresa Knight (board certified Ob/Gyn) to help raise our STD awareness with her book of true stories about how easily contagious disease can spread from partner to partner.
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Parents' Top Questions About Babies and Toddlers
Dr. Tanya Remer Altmann, in a humorous yet reassuring tone, offers pediatric insight into the day-to-day health issues of children under the age of three.
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Individualized Treatment for Recovery - One Size Doesn't...
Martin Nicolaus joins Christopher to discuss LifeRing Secular Recovery, where addicts take responsibility for their own rehabilitation with a three “S” philosophy - Sobriety, Secularity and Self-Help.
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The Benefits of Discussion and Feedback for Recovering...
Martin Nicolaus joins Christopher to discuss LifeRing Secular Recovery, where addicts take responsibility for their own rehabilitation with a three “S” philosophy - Sobriety, Secularity and Self-Help.
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Secular vs. Spiritual Recovery Programs
Martin Nicolaus joins Christopher to discuss LifeRing Secular Recovery, where addicts take responsibility for their own rehabilitation with a three “S” philosophy - Sobriety, Secularity and Self-Help.
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Alcoholic vs. Drunk and the Decision to Sober Up
Martin Nicolaus joins Christopher to discuss LifeRing Secular Recovery, where addicts take responsibility for their own rehabilitation with a three “S” philosophy - Sobriety, Secularity and Self-Help.
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Positive Outcomes & Doctor-Patient Bond
Oral Cancer survivor Terri Tate and surgeon Dr. Michael Sullivan reunite after 15 years, remembering their extraordinary relationship around bleak expectations for her surgical outcome.
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Reconstructive Surgery After Oral Cancer
Oral Cancer survivor Terri Tate and surgeon Dr. Michael Sullivan reunite after 15 years, remembering their extraordinary relationship around bleak expectations for her surgical outcome.
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Discovering & Diagnosing Oral Cancer
Oral Cancer survivor Terri Tate and surgeon Dr. Michael Sullivan reunite after 15 years, remembering their extraordinary relationship around bleak expectations for her surgical outcome.
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AARP's Life at 50-Plus National Event and Expo
Jason Weinstein joins Christopher to talk about AARP's Life at 50-Plus National Event and Expo in Los Angeles on September 22-24, 2011, and what attendees can expect.
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The Future of Life Extension Research
Biochemist and biophysicist Dr. Cynthia Kenyon discusses the "longevity gene" and reveals her personal, pragmatic approach to diet and health.
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Discovering the Longevity Gene
Biochemist and biophysicist Dr. Cynthia Kenyon discusses the "longevity gene" and reveals her personal, pragmatic approach to diet and health.
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Ongoing Importance of Physical Fitness
Octogenarian marathon runner Joy Johnson joins the show to talk about her lifestyle, training strategies and winning attitude.
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Aging While Leading an Active Life
Octogenarian marathon runner Joy Johnson joins the show to talk about her lifestyle, training strategies and winning attitude.
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The Lack of Reliable Information About Sex
Author Mary Roach talks about writing "Bonk", a scientific exploration of sex and human weirdness, so-called medical science, and people's creative pursuit of sexual satisfaction.
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The Physiology and Anatomy of Sex
Author Mary Roach talks about writing "Bonk", a scientific exploration of sex and human weirdness, so-called medical science, and people's creative pursuit of sexual satisfaction.
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Illness and the Human Spirit
Dr. Tanya Stewart, Medical Director of Evercare joins the show to discuss how quality of life is the cornerstone of palliative care, and shares her perspective on illness and the human spirit.
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Palliative Care and Quality of Life
Dr. Tanya Stewart, Medical Director of Evercare joins the show to discuss how quality of life is the cornerstone of palliative care, and shares her perspective on illness and the human spirit.
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Cancer Symptom Awareness
On this edition of "What's THAT, Honey?" we learn that, when it comes to identifying and treating skin cancers, teamwork is the name of the game and symptom recognition becomes a family affair.
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You Are What You Believe
On this edition of "Perceptions of Health & Written Wisdom," we hear the diverse voices of actor/playwright Chazz Palminteri and Harvard psychologist Dr. Ellen Langer telling us the same thing: your belief shapes your reality.
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The A-Bomb: Discussing Abortion
In this segment titled, "The A-Bomb," we take a walk through the potential minefield of using -- or merely implying -- the word "abortion" in a culture so highly polarized around this issue.
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Celebs & the Public Consciousness
In this edition of "Heart-to-Heart Talkers," we consider the new role of celebrities, who now say what they feel and believe because their public wants vicarious experience instead of simple entertainment.
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Parents' Role in U.S. Childhood Obesity Epidemic
Exercise physiologist and HealthRadio's own Melanie Cole, MS responds to the suggestion that the parents of morbidly obese children are guilty of child endangerment by promoting education over enforcement.
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Amy Winehouse Joins the 27 Club
Author and pop culture observer Brad Schreiber joins the show to discuss the late Amy Winehouse and other rock stars whose premature deaths stemmed from the lack of center and support in their lives.
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New Treatments for Hepatitis C
On this edition of, “Your Health Matters,” Dr. Dawn Sears, Hepatology Section Chief at Scott & White Healthcare, describes how two new FDA-approved drugs have doubled the cure rate for the liver-damaging Hepatitis C virus.
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Measuring a Charity's Ethics and Effectiveness
Sandra Miniutti, Marketing VP and CFO of Charity Navigator, talks about evaluating America's largest charities on the basis of their financial performance, operational ethics, and effectiveness of mission.
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Pop Fiction or a Life-Changing Read?
Authors Beverly Butler & Sue Warhaftig join the show to explain how "Meant to Be," their sizzling summer romance novel, can also function as handbook on personal transformation.
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Palliative Patient & Caregiver Support
In this segment of "Life Love & Health: Special Edition,” Mark Ganz, President and CEO of Regence BlueCross BlueShield, and Ronald Brownstein, Editorial Director for the National Journal, discuss how palliative care preserves dignity and compassion in the face of a serious illness, and the holistic approach that manages the patient’s pain while also supporting the needs of caregivers and families.
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Palliative Care, Dignity & Compassion
In this segment of "Life Love & Health: Special Edition,” Mark Ganz, President and CEO of Regence BlueCross BlueShield, and Ronald Brownstein, Editorial Director for the National Journal, discuss how palliative care preserves dignity and compassion in the face of a serious illness, and the holistic approach that manages the patient’s pain while also supporting the needs of caregivers and families.
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Considering Hip & Knee Replacement
On this edition of “Your Health Matters,” Dr. Bryce Allen of Scott & White Healthcare explains his discussion with both older and younger patients about whether hip or knee replacement can improve their quality of life.
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Efficient Use of Diagnostic Results
Dr. Winifred S. Hayes, President and CEO of Hayes, Inc., joins the show to discuss the economic and clinical impact when expensive new healthcare technologies gain mass adoption but fail to drive improvements in patient care and clinical outcomes.
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Biggest Drawback of Surgical Robots
Dr. Winifred S. Hayes, President and CEO of Hayes, Inc., joins the show to discuss the economic and clinical impact when expensive new healthcare technologies gain mass adoption but fail to drive improvements in patient care and clinical outcomes.
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Low Return for High Healthcare Costs
Dr. Winifred S. Hayes, President and CEO of Hayes, Inc., joins the show to discuss the economic and clinical impact when expensive new healthcare technologies gain mass adoption but fail to drive improvements in patient care and clinical outcomes.
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Developing a National Center of Care at the End of Life
Dr. Donald Schumacher of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, reviews end-of-life pain management programs, quality of life issues for the terminally ill, and the proposed National Center of Care at the End of Life.
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Compassionate Care for Life-Limiting Illness or Injury
Dr. Donald Schumacher of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, reviews end-of-life pain management programs, quality of life issues for the terminally ill, and the proposed National Center of Care at the End of Life.
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Art Collectors and Newly Discovered Beatles Photos
On this edition of "Life Love & Health: Special Edition Newsmakers," Cathy Elkies of Christie's Americas talks about a set of never-before-seen Beatles photographs and why the market for art and nostalgia can be so competitive.
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The Maze Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation
In this segment of "Your Health Matters," Dr. Kenton Zehr of Scott & White Healthcare describes a new surgical procedure for atrial fibrillation, an arrhythmic cardiac disease that, up to now, has generally been managed through medication.
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Corrective Surgery for Congenital Birth Defects;...
First, cosmetic, craniofacial and plastic surgeon Marcin Czerwinski discusses what causes craniofacial birth defects and his methods for reconstructing them. He also talks about his work with survivors of traumatic injuries to the face or head. Then, radiation oncologist Subhakar Mutyala explains how brachytherapy, a radiation treatment for cancer that places radioactive "seeds" within the patient's body, is becoming an important addition to surgery and chemotherapy. He describes the...
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Oct 16 - Part 2
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Oct 16 - Part 1
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Sept 25 - Part 4
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Sept 25 - Part 3
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Sept 18 - Part 1
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Part 2 - The Mindful Couple: Can Relationship Conflicts...
This show explores key issues, such as passion, fidelity, and the balance between dependence and independence, and includes specific practices you can do alone or with your partner to help you build a vital relationship.
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Part 1 - The Mindful Couple: Can Relationship Conflicts...
This show explores key issues, such as passion, fidelity, and the balance between dependence and independence, and includes specific practices you can do alone or with your partner to help you build a vital relationship.
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Part 2 - How a Spiritual Crisis Often Accompanies a...
Nurse educators, Suzanne Cambell and Joyce Shea discuss the importance of spiritual training as an integral component of health and medical instruction in nursing school. A discussion of cultural competence, diversity, sensitivity training, and healing.
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Part 1 - How a Spiritual Crisis Often Accompanies a...
Nurse educators, Suzanne Cambell and Joyce Shea discuss the importance of spiritual training as an integral component of health and medical instruction in nursing school. A discussion of cultural competence, diversity, sensitivity training, and healing.
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Part 2 - Erectile Dysfunction Symptoms & Medical Devices
A discussion of the Bathmate Hydropump device for ED (erectile dysfunction) symptoms, as this is a non-pharmaceutical and non-invasive treatment method.
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Part 1 - Erectile Dysfunction Symptoms & Medical Devices
A discussion of the Bathmate Hydropump device for ED (erectile dysfunction) symptoms, as this is a non-pharmaceutical and non-invasive treatment method.
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Part 2 - Tracking Randomized Clinical Trials for Drug...
Ensuring transparency of clinical research information and increasing public trust in clinical trial conduct will rely on having openly available clinical trial registries. The World Health Organization (WHO) has taken the global lead in setting international norms and standards for trial registration and reporting; they have initiated the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform project.
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Part 1 - Tracking Randomized Clinical Trials for Drug...
Ensuring transparency of clinical research information and increasing public trust in clinical trial conduct will rely on having openly available clinical trial registries. The World Health Organization (WHO) has taken the global lead in setting international norms and standards for trial registration and reporting; they have initiated the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform project.
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Living With Autism & Easter Seals/MassMutual
Autism . . . produces unseen but very real economic costs for families living with this spectrum disorder, facts well-known to the people at Easter Seals, the leading non-profit provider for autism services. And designing long-term care and financial planning strategies for families living with autism is the commitment of guest, Kevin Clasen.
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Living With Autism & Easter Seals
Autism produces unseen but very real emotional, physical and economic costs for families living with this spectrum disorder, facts well-known to the people at Easter Seals, the leading non-profit provider for autism services.
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Universal Healthcare In America? - Part 2
The Obama administration wants to reserve 635 billion dollars to finance a comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. health-care system – a billion here, a billion there, pretty soon you are talking about some real money. Our guest, Tom Epstein, is no stranger to this billion dollar debate – he’s the vice president, of public affairs of Blue Shield of California, the 3.4 million-member not-for-profit California health plan that provides health and life insurance products for the commercial,...
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Universal Healthcare In America?
The Obama administration wants to reserve 635 billion dollars to finance a comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. health-care system – a billion here, a billion there, pretty soon you are talking about some real money. Our guest, Tom Epstein, is no stranger to this billion dollar debate – he’s the vice president, of public affairs of Blue Shield of California, the 3.4 million-member not-for-profit California health plan that provides health and life insurance products for the commercial,...
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Creative Aging in America “Younger Next Year” - Part 4
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Creative Aging in America “Younger Next Year” - Part 3
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Creative Aging in America “Younger Next Year” - Part 2
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Creative Aging in America “Younger Next Year”
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Medical Marijuana, Legalization and Treatment - Part 2
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Medical Marijuana, Legalization and Treatment
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COPD Awareness – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,...
A discussion of COPD, or "chronic obstructive pulmonary disease," is a condition that affects the lungs. It includes chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both. COPD symptoms include breathlessness and symptoms can worsen over time. As the disease gets worse, people find it more difficult to breathe. As a result, simple tasks, like dressing or bathing, can be hard to perform.
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COPD Awareness – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
A discussion of COPD, or "chronic obstructive pulmonary disease," is a condition that affects the lungs. It includes chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both. COPD symptoms include breathlessness and symptoms can worsen over time. As the disease gets worse, people find it more difficult to breathe. As a result, simple tasks, like dressing or bathing, can be hard to perform.
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LIVE AMA - Part 4
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LIVE AMA - Part 3
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LIVE AMA - Part 2
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Parents' Top 101 Questions About Babies and Toddlers
Inspired by the questions pediatricians are most often asked, this guide provides on-the-spot, concise advice for those who are unsure about how to handle their child’s condition. Offering the insight of a parent of children under the age of three and the experience of a pediatrician, this resource provides information on a diverse range of topics, including How can I be sure that my newborn is getting enough to eat? Should I worry that my child has a fever after getting his shots today?...
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Healing and Transformation Through Guided Imagery - Part...
Tapping into the heart's wisdom through creative visualization is an ancient practice, but today guided imagery is used as an adjunct to conventional medical therapies for health issues ranging from cancer and heart disease to post-traumatic stress disorder and addiction. This inspiring guide provides contemporary techniques for using it to transform moments of pain, emotional turmoil, and interpersonal conflict into opportunities for growth and self-realization.
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Healing and Transformation Through Guided Imagery - Part...
Tapping into the heart's wisdom through creative visualization is an ancient practice, but today guided imagery is used as an adjunct to conventional medical therapies for health issues ranging from cancer and heart disease to post-traumatic stress disorder and addiction. This inspiring guide provides contemporary techniques for using it to transform moments of pain, emotional turmoil, and interpersonal conflict into opportunities for growth and self-realization.
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Healing and Transformation Through Guided Imagery - Part...
Tapping into the heart's wisdom through creative visualization is an ancient practice, but today guided imagery is used as an adjunct to conventional medical therapies for health issues ranging from cancer and heart disease to post-traumatic stress disorder and addiction. This inspiring guide provides contemporary techniques for using it to transform moments of pain, emotional turmoil, and interpersonal conflict into opportunities for growth and self-realization.
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Healing and Transformation Through Guided Imagery
Tapping into the heart's wisdom through creative visualization is an ancient practice, but today guided imagery is used as an adjunct to conventional medical therapies for health issues ranging from cancer and heart disease to post-traumatic stress disorder and addiction. This inspiring guide provides contemporary techniques for using it to transform moments of pain, emotional turmoil, and interpersonal conflict into opportunities for growth and self-realization.
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