Health

Queer Culture Radio

Airs at: Tue, 10/04/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Out Loud

Tonight we welcome a mix of art, wellness and celebrations from the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, queer and questioning community. We also celebrate our allies! Starting off the show is a music sample from La Pump titled 'Magnet'. This artist is performing as part ... Read more

Mental Health Reform in the Oregon State Hospital

Airs at: Mon, 10/03/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Jan Haaken talks with the Director of Disability Rights Oregon, Bob Joondepth, about community mental health issuea and House Bill 3100 and Senate Bill 420, which affect the Oregon State Hospital. Read more

Linda Andre and Doctors of Deception: What They Don't Want You To Know About Electroshock Therapy

Airs at: Mon, 10/03/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Madness Radio

Hosted by Will Hall This week's Madness Radio asks, Why is ECT, electroconvulsive therapy or electroshock, so widely used today? Is the ECT industry manipulating research and public perceptions the way tobacco companies did about cigarettes? What are the real dangers of thi... Read more

Why We Get Fat: And What To Do About It

Airs at: Mon, 10/03/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Healthwatch

Hosted by Dr. David Naimon New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed science writer Gary Taubes reveals, in his new book, the bad nutritional science of the last century -- none more damaging than the "calories-in, calories-out" model of why we get fat. Learn exact... Read more

A Lecture with Annie Murphy Paul - Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives

Airs at: Fri, 09/30/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Recent scientific data suggests that low birthweight babies have a 5 times higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease later in life. In light of these discoveries, many politicians are still pushing to cut programs promoting maternal health, such as WIC - Women, Infa... Read more

Tobi Rates of the Autism Society of Oregon on how to deal with autism

Airs at: Mon, 09/26/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Sounds of Awareness

Hosted by Paul Van Dyck Autism is a growing issue in the U.S. Host Paul Van Dyck speaks with Tobi Burch Rates, Vice President of the Autism Society of Oregon, about what autism is and how it affects children and how to improve the lives of all affected by autism. Tobi Rat... Read more

Infant Mortality Awareness Month Special

Airs at: Wed, 09/21/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Hosted by Lisa Loving Infant mortality rates for African American babies are not improving in the Portland metro area. Why not? Our guest is founder and president of the International Center for Traditional Childbearing, Shafia Monroe. Are you pregnant? What kind of he... Read more

Ben Ross, co-author of THE POLLUTERS, on the chemical industry's impacts on health and environment

Airs at: Mon, 09/19/2011 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

Roberta Hall of Health and Health Care Forum hosts a conversation with Ben Ross, co-author of "The Polluters: The Making of Our Chemically Altered Environment", which examines the history of the chemical industry's impacts on health and the environment. Benjamin Ross and ... Read more

Dr. Mark Bricca, local naturopathic physician, and Prostate Health, Part 2

Airs at: Mon, 09/19/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Healthwatch

Hosted by Dr. David Naimon Back by popular demand! Dr. Mark Bricca, local naturopathic physician and acupuncturist, returns to Healthwatch to continue his talk about naturopathic approaches to common prostate conditions. Read more

Backbone Campaign: Organize to oppose tar sands pipeline

Airs at: Fri, 09/16/2011 at 12:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg speaks with Bill Moyer and Jay Marx of the Backbone Campaign about their organizing efforts to oppose the tar sands pipeline from Alberta Canada to the Gulf Coast. Read more