Health

Dr. Courtney Jackson on Food Intolerances

Airs at: Sun, 03/01/2009 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Healthwatch

Food Intolerances: How to identify them, and why you should. Dr. David Naimon invites local naturopathic physician Dr. Courtney Jackson in to talk about about Food Intolerances. How to identify food intolerances in your diet and how removing them can improve your health. Read more

Soccer Fields Vs. Social Services

Airs at: Wed, 03/04/2009 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Next week the Portland City Council starts to consider an $85 million proposal by Merritt Paulson to bring major league soccer to Portland. Paulson wants the city to contribute $20-$40 million of urban renewal money - funds intended to combat "urban blight" - to close th... Read more

Soccer Fields or Social Services? The Real Cost of Urban Renewal Districts.

Next week the Portland City Council consider an $85 million proposal by Merritt Paulson to bring major league soccer to Portland. Paulson wants the city to contribute $20-$40 million of urban renewal money - funds intended to combat "urban blight" - to close the deal. Pa... Read more

Circumcision: Consider the Ramifications!

Airs at: Wed, 02/25/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Family Business

Host Anna Keith Soderberg discusses the ramifications of circumcision with Marilyn Milos, RN, Executive Director of the National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers (www.nocirc.org) and John V. Geisheker, J.D., LL.M.--Executive Director, General Cou... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 02/25/09

Airs at: Wed, 02/25/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

African Americans in Multnomah County are twice as likely to die from diabetes or stroke than white county residents. Hispanic mothers are two times less likely to have early prenatal care white mothers. Native Americans in the county die from HIV at three times the rate... Read more

Health Disparity and the County Budget Crisis; Also, Testing for Anti-Black Bias

African Americans in Multnomah County are twice as likely to die from diabetes or stroke than white county residents. Hispanic mothers are two times less likely to have early prenatal care white mothers. Native Americans in the county die from HIV at three times the rate... Read more

Jerry Flanagan (Consumer WatchDog) on Health Care

Airs at: Mon, 02/23/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show

Jerry Flanagan of Consumer Watchdog joins Abe and Joe to talk about the state of American Health Care, the so-called "public option," and what we might expect from the Obama Administration on this front over the next few years. Read more

Health and Health Care Forum: Midwifery

Airs at: Sun, 02/22/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Healthwatch

Roberta Hall hosts another installment of Health and Health Care Forum. Her guest is Melissa Cheyney, academic, researcher and certified midwife, who serves on an Oregon State panel on midwifery. She discusses midwifery as a practitioner and from the perspective of evolu... Read more

Dicentra Collective

Airs at: Wed, 02/04/2009 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Circle A Radio

The Dicentra Collective is based in Portland, OR. They are 7 individuals who are collectively committed to create radical communities of care, networks of support, and movements based on relationship building. Tonight on Circle A Radio we talk with the members of Dicentr... Read more

Chef MD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine

Airs at: Sun, 02/08/2009 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Healthwatch

Dr. David Naimon, interviews physician-chef, Dr. John La Puma, about how to use your kitchen as a medicine cabinet. Learn what to eat to treat different conditions and how to make it taste great. Dr. La Puma's book "Chef MD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine" is a food l... Read more