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Talal Jabari's "Full Signal" - The Dangers of Cell Phone Technology

Airs at: Wed, 02/17/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

With the world-wide use of cell phones at 3.5 billion, and an ever-growing number of cellular antennas, do we need to re-examine the costs and benefits of this new technology? In his one-hour documentary "Full Signal," Talal Jabari explores the health effects and efforts... Read more

The Ten Things You Need to Eat, an interview with Anahad O'Connor

Airs at: Mon, 02/15/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Healthwatch

Hosted by: Dr. David NaimonThe Ten Things You Need to Eat, an interview with Anahad O'Connor An interview with New York Times health and science writer Anahad O'Connor about his new book The Ten Things You Need to Eat: And More than 100 Easy and Delicious Ways to Prepare ... Read more

The Clinic That Wouldn't Be Stopped

Airs at: Thu, 02/11/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: A Deeper Look

Planned Parenthood of the Columbia Willamette, will open it's eagerly awaited and much protested regional center on NW Martin Luther King Blvd in Portland this Valentines Day. Guests, Liz Delapoer marketing director for the organization and Roey Thorpe of Planned Parenthood... Read more

Art and Activism

Airs at: Fri, 02/12/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for:

Art and Activism: with Special guests- Aishah Shahidah Simmons, award-winning independent feminist filmmaker, writer, international lecturer, and activist and Darlene, a.k.a. Blacque Butterfly, poet & performer, youth worker, event host, and organizer. For more info on... Read more

February 8, 2010 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 02/08/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Tom Becker hosts this show which covers several health-related issues: the medical challenges in Haiti after the earthquake, poisonous chemicals in our bodies from manufactured products, and how the law treats people who rely on faith healing rather than medicine. Plus, ... Read more

Medicine in Haiti

Airs at: Mon, 02/08/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Angele Theard is a Portland anesthesiologist and second generation Haitian just back from ten days in Haiti administering to the pain of injured people. In this interview, she talks with Thabiti Lewis about her work and the problems of getting needed aid to the people. D... Read more

Poisons In Our Bodies

Airs at: Mon, 02/08/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

What toxic substances are we soaking up from the industrial products we use -- including "sippy" bottles for babies? Renee Hackenmiller-Paradis has been studying the body chemistry of Oregonians and she talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about her findings. Hackenmi... Read more

An Interview with Dr. Chinh Le from the Benton County Health Clinic

Airs at: Tue, 02/09/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

Host Roberta Hall interviews Dr. Chinh Le, a Vietnamese-born, American-trained pediatrician, who worked with the CDC and Vietnamese health leaders to design programs for HIV prevention and advocacy in Vietnam. He lives in Corvallis and works part time at the Benton County ... Read more

A Holistic Approach to Depression - Interview with Dr. Kim Hapke

Airs at: Tue, 02/09/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Healthwatch

A holistic approach to depression. How well do pharmaceuticals really work for mild to moderate depression? Not much better than placebo. Dr. Kim Hapke, a local naturopathic physician, and professor of psychology at the National College of Natural Medicine, discusses th... Read more

Dr. Jennifer Tufenkian and A Holistic Approach to Weight Loss

Airs at: Mon, 02/01/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Healthwatch

Hosted by Dr. David Naimon A holistic approach to weight loss. A discussion with local naturopathic physician, Dr. Jennifer Tufenkian, from the Bambú Clinic, (503-274-9360) about the importance of an individualized, holistic, mind-body approach to achieving your optimal ... Read more