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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 June 26
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 406fdb443b24b1ab9c8de942ba646d9c
- Description:
- In the last installment of the Health Show, the producers, Bob Barrett and Dr. Nina Sax, review some standout segments. 1) From 2008: Dr. Nina Sax discusses breast cancer. 2) From 2009: Bob Barrett speaks with Dr. Donald A. Henderson about eradicating smallpox. 3) From 2006: Bob Barrett talks to a group of people with terminal cancer.
- Subject:
- Terminally ill, Smallpox vaccine, and Breast--Cancer--Patients
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 June 19
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 406fdb443b24b1ab9c8de942ba646d9c
- Description:
- 1) Joe Donahue speaks with Richard Besser about his book, "Tell Me the Truth Doctor." 2) Abbie Fentress Swanson reports about the health concerns of raw milk cheese. 3) Joanne Silberner compares her breast cancer experience with that of a woman in Uganda.
- Subject:
- Raw milk cheese, Health--Miscellanea, and Breast--Cancer--Patients
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 June 12
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 406fdb443b24b1ab9c8de942ba646d9c
- Description:
- 1) Maya Silver and father Marc Silver discuss their book, "My Parent has Cancer and it Really Sucks," about teenagers with parents who have cancer. 2) Rebecca Sheir reports on musicians who are hearing impaired.
- Subject:
- Deaf musicians, Hearing impaired, and Children of cancer patients
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 June 5
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 406fdb443b24b1ab9c8de942ba646d9c
- Description:
- Joe Donahue interviews David Sheff about addiction in America, and his book, "Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America's Greatest Tragedy." They discuss Sheff's experience with his son's drug addiction.
- Subject:
- Substance abuse--United States, Drug addicts--Rehabilitation--United States, and Sheff, David
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 May 29
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 406fdb443b24b1ab9c8de942ba646d9c
- Description:
- 1) Dr. Mary Rogers talks about Clostridium difficile (C. difficile). 2) A group of women speak about their diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome. 3) A commentary from storyteller Judah Leblang about juggling doctor appointments.
- Subject:
- Clostridium difficile, Chronic fatigue syndrome, and Medical appointments and schedules
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 May 22
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 406fdb443b24b1ab9c8de942ba646d9c
- Description:
- 1) Sandra Raymond discusses Lupus, an autoimmune disease. 2) Artist Jon Joyce has Down syndrome and is the caretaker of his aging 94-year old mother, Colleen Udis produces the story. 3) Sandy Daigler discusses weight loss.
- Subject:
- Weight loss, Down syndrome patients, Caregivers, Caregivers--Family relationships, and Lupus
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 May 15
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 406fdb443b24b1ab9c8de942ba646d9c
- Description:
- 1) Curt Nickisch reports on Lyme disease vaccines. 2) Dave Lucas reports on new recommendations for New York drug laws that would shift drug policy from a criminalization-based to a public health-based approach. 3) Jamie MacKenzie discusses his book, "Saying Good-bye to Your Prostate," a humorous perspective on living with prostate cancer.
- Subject:
- Drugs--Law and legislation, Prostate--Cancer--Treatment--Humor, Lyme disease, and Prostate--Cancer--Patients
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 May 8
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 406fdb443b24b1ab9c8de942ba646d9c
- Description:
- 1) Neil Sondheimer discusses the purpose and advances of newborn screening for diseases, including testing DNA and genome sequencing. 2) Joe Balintfy reports on cancer screening. 3) Teri Lazzara reads her essay about a family member with terminal cancer.
- Subject:
- Medical screening, Cancer--Early detection, Human gene mapping, Newborn infants--Diseases--Diagnosis, and Terminally ill children
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 May 1
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 406fdb443b24b1ab9c8de942ba646d9c
- Description:
- 1) Sakeenah Francis and daughter Anika Francis discuss their book, "Love's All That Makes Sense," about Sakeenah's schizophrenia. 2) Anne Garrels reports on how pay inequity and lack of paid parental leave in the United States affects American families.
- Subject:
- Mothers and daughters--United States, Parental leave, and Schizophrenics--United States--Biography
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 April 24
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 406fdb443b24b1ab9c8de942ba646d9c
- Description:
- 1) Dr. Jason Cohen, critical care physician and Iraq War medic, discusses the treatment for injured patients after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. 2) Sgt. Matthew Pennington, an Iraq War veteran, speaks about his experience in the war and post-traumatic stress. 3) Public health nurse Amy Gastelum talks about fear and working in an unsafe New York City neighborhood.
- Subject:
- Surgical emergencies, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Critical care medicine, and Fear
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 April 17
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 406fdb443b24b1ab9c8de942ba646d9c
- Description:
- 1) Kelley Scanlon, an epidemiologist at the CDC, discusses a study on infant feeding practices and the introduction of solid foods prematurely. 2) Joe Balintfy explains a study correlating getting an insufficient amount of food with muscle weakness, exhaustion, and low stamina. 3) Dr. Abdhish Bhavsar discusses age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and prevention.
- Subject:
- Asthenia, Retinal degeneration, Infants--Nutrition, and Malnutrition
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 April 10
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 406fdb443b24b1ab9c8de942ba646d9c
- Description:
- Doctors Timothy Lynch and Matthew Adamo of Albany Medical Center join host Bob Barrett to discuss epilepsy, including detection, treatment, and attitudes about the condition.
- Subject:
- Epilepsy
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 April 3
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 406fdb443b24b1ab9c8de942ba646d9c
- Description:
- 1) Coauthor Henry Beard discusses his book, "Encyclopedia Paranoiaca." 2) Ray Lopex is helping people with asthma in low-income housing decontaminate their homes from mold. 3) Peter Ubel discusses how making critical health care decisions should be a collaborative effort in his book, "Critical Decisions."
- Subject:
- Physician and patient, Medicine--Decision making, Molds (Fungi)--Control, Humor, Beard, Henry, and Antiasthmatic agents
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 March 27
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 406fdb443b24b1ab9c8de942ba646d9c
- Description:
- 1) Dr. Julie Silver discusses the growing field of cancer rehabilitation. 2) Jack Rodolico reports horses from the United States, slaughtered in Canada and Mexico, and sold as horsemeat in Europe, carry traces of a drug that is carcinogenic to humans. 3) Abbie Fentress Swanson reports reductions to the Farm Bill included subsidy, program, and research cuts for organic farms.
- Subject:
- Horsemeat, Organic farming--Law and legislation, Cancer--Patients--Rehabilitation, and Farm law--United States
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 March 20
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 406fdb443b24b1ab9c8de942ba646d9c
- Description:
- 1) Joe Balintfy reports on microbes and the Human Microbiome Project. 2) Sharon Begley discusses the importance of bacteria and microbes, particularly in the stomach. 3) James Versalovic discusses the Human Microbiome Project and finding treatments for some bacteria-related health conditions.
- Subject:
- Microorganisms and Bacteria
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 March 13
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 406fdb443b24b1ab9c8de942ba646d9c
- Description:
- 1) Dr. Eckardt Johanning discusses the potential health hazards of mold. 2) Angela Rose discuss changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). 3) Tristan Ahtone reports that the Affordable Care Act may mean access to health insurance for many Americans Indians.
- Subject:
- United States. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, United States. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health insurance, and Molds (Fungi) Health aspects
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 March 6
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 406fdb443b24b1ab9c8de942ba646d9c
- Description:
- 1) Joe Balintfy reports on advances in the early detection of cancer. 2) Clinical researchers talk about the feasibility of finding warning signs and biomarkers for cancer. 2) Dr. Christine Berg discusses the trial regarding two conflicting studies about a PSA blood test for prostate cancer.
- Subject:
- Cancer--Early detection and Prostate--Cancer--Diagnosis
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 February 27
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 406fdb443b24b1ab9c8de942ba646d9c
- Description:
- 1) Susan Cummings, a breast cancer survivor, talks about her book, "The Adventures of a One-Breasted Woman." 2) Leonor Caraballo, a new media artist, creates sculptures and wearable art in the shape of cancer tumors.
- Subject:
- Breast cancer patients as artists and Breast--Cancer--Patients--Biography
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 February 20
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 406fdb443b24b1ab9c8de942ba646d9c
- Description:
- 1) Dr. David Meyerson talks about hypertension. 2) The National Institute of Health (NIH) has a new method of screening for coronary artery disease using MRI technology. 3) A story of police and other first responders working with mentally ill adolescents.
- Subject:
- Crisis intervention (Mental health services), Cardiovascular system--Diseases--diagnosis, Hypertension--Prevention, and Heart--Magnetic resonance imaging
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 February 13
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 406fdb443b24b1ab9c8de942ba646d9c
- Description:
- 1) Samuel K. Sia, developer of the mChip, talks about the low-cost diagnostic device and its use for medical testing in locations with limited resources. 2) Richard O'Connor talks about e-cigarettes and a new user survey. 3) Research suggests resveratrol, a chemical in wine, may have health benefits.
- Subject:
- Medical laboratory technology, Wine--Health aspects, Diagnosis, Laboratory, and Cigarette smokers