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AIDS: The Front Lines Helping Those In Need
AIDS: The Front Lines Helping Those In Need
Guest(s):Andresa Person
Topic Info:June 5, 1981, marked the first report of what would later be known as AIDS. Thirty years into the epidemic, researchers, physicians, and activists who lived through those early years look back at how advancements in awareness, prevention, treatment have c ...
Show Date:9 / 21 / 2011
AIDS Awareness: A Day In The Life Of One Man Living With AIDS
AIDS Awareness: A Day In The Life Of One Man Living With AIDS
Guest(s):David Robertson, amfAR Making AIDS History Ambassador
Topic Info:June 5, 1981, marked the first report of what would later be known as AIDS. Thirty years into the epidemic, researchers, physicians, and activists who lived through those early years look back at how advancements in awareness, prevention, treatment have c ...
Show Date:9 / 21 / 2011
The Global Epidemic Of Chronic Disease Featured
Exercise is Medicine: A Proven HealthCare Solution Worldwide Featured
Eradicating Illness Across the World - ACSM's Point of View Featured
The Next 100 days: What ACSM Will Do Following the UN Summit Featured
Could Your Home Be Making You Sick? Featured
Grandparents Driving Grandchildren: An Evaluation of Child Passenger Safety and Injuries
Grandparents Driving Grandchildren: An Evaluation of Child Passenger Safety and Injuries
Guest(s):Dr. Fred M. Henretig, MD, FAAP, FACMT
Topic Info:Dr. Fred M. Henretig, MD, FAAP, FACMT, a Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, comes on the show to discuss his study "Grandparents Driving Grandchildren: An Evaluation of Child Passenger Safety and ...
Show Date:7 / 20 / 2011
Fireworks Safety
Fireworks Safety
Guest(s):Dr. Richard Lichenstein
Topic Info:Dr. Richard Lichenstein, a member of the AAP Committee on Injury, Violence & Poison Prevention, comes on the show to discuss how to keep your family safe this 4th of July around fireworks.
Show Date:6 / 29 / 2011
Dog Bite Prevention
Dog Bite Prevention
Guest(s):Alison S. Tothy, M.D.
Topic Info:Even the cuddliest, fuzziest, sweetest pup can bite if provoked. Most people are bitten by their own dog or one they know. Some owners actually promote aggression in their dogs or allow aggression to go unchecked. Dr Alison Tothy, Pediatric Emergency Medi ...
Show Date:6 / 15 / 2011
ASK Day: Asking Saves Kids
ASK Day: Asking Saves Kids
Guest(s):Dr Beth Ebel
Topic Info:June 21 is ASK Day, which stands for Asking Saves Kids. It's a campaign to encourage parents to ask their kids' friends parents if there are guns in the home before they visit (an awkward, but important conversation to have). Dr Beth Ebel, a member of t ...
Show Date:6 / 15 / 2011
The Dangers Of Hand Sanitizers Featured
The AAP Calls For An Overhaul Of The Country's Chemical Management System
The AAP Calls For An Overhaul Of The Country's Chemical Management System
Guest(s):Jerome Paulson, MD, FAAP
Topic Info:The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is calling for an overhaul of the nation’s chemical management policy because the current system fails to protect children and pregnant women, who are most vulnerable to hazardous chemical exposures. Dr Jerome Pa ...
Show Date:5 / 11 / 2011
What Is Wrong With The System, And What Changes Need To Be Made
What Is Wrong With The System, And What Changes Need To Be Made
Guest(s):Jerome Paulson, MD, FAAP
Topic Info:The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is calling for an overhaul of the nation’s chemical management policy because the current system fails to protect children and pregnant women, who are most vulnerable to hazardous chemical exposures. Dr Jerome Pa ...
Show Date:5 / 11 / 2011
Specific Chemicals That Affect Children
Specific Chemicals That Affect Children
Guest(s):Jerome Paulson, MD, FAAP
Topic Info:The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is calling for an overhaul of the nation’s chemical management policy because the current system fails to protect children and pregnant women, who are most vulnerable to hazardous chemical exposures. Dr Jerome Pa ...
Show Date:5 / 11 / 2011
Ways To Get Chemicals That May Harm Children Out Of Your Life
Ways To Get Chemicals That May Harm Children Out Of Your Life
Guest(s):Jerome Paulson, MD, FAAP
Topic Info:The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is calling for an overhaul of the nation’s chemical management policy because the current system fails to protect children and pregnant women, who are most vulnerable to hazardous chemical exposures. Dr Jerome Pa ...
Show Date:5 / 11 / 2011
Teen Driving; What Every Parent Needs To Know!
Teen Driving; What Every Parent Needs To Know!
Guest(s):Dr. Dennis Durbin
Topic Info:Parents are usually conflicted at the time when your kids start to learn to drive. They're happy not to have to drive everywhere, and terrified of everything else. Dr Dennis Durbin, pediatric emergency physician and winner of many highway safety associati ...
Show Date:4 / 27 / 2011
National Infant Immunization Week; Measels Outbreak
Guest(s):Dr. Kathryn Edwards
Topic Info:The week of April 25 is National Infant Immunization Week. While Minnesota health officials have attempted to contain a measles outbreak since February, Utah and Texas are reporting cases of the highly contagious disease as well. Dr. Kathryn Edwards, a ...
Show Date:4 / 27 / 2011
Routine Infant Immunizations
Guest(s):Dr. Kathryn Edwards
Topic Info:The week of April 25 is National Infant Immunization Week. While Minnesota health officials have attempted to contain a measles outbreak since February, Utah and Texas are reporting cases of the highly contagious disease as well. Dr. Kathryn Edwards, a ...
Show Date:4 / 27 / 2011
Child Abuse Prevention Month: Practical Ways To Prevent Child Abuse.
Child Abuse Prevention Month: Practical Ways To Prevent Child Abuse.
Guest(s):Cindy W. Christian, MD
Topic Info:Cindy W. Christian, M.D, Chair of the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglec and Director of A Safe Place, comes on the show to discuss Child Abuse Prevention Month and to offer parents very practical ways to deal with stress and other pressures without tak ...
Show Date:4 / 13 / 2011
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