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Sandra Steingraber talks about hydro-fracking and how it threatens our air, water and food.

Airs at: Mon, 10/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
 The guest is writer and ecologist Sandra Steingraber, author of the groundbreaking book "Living Downstream: An Ecologist's Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment." Her latest book is "Raising Elijah: Protecting Children in an Age of Environmental Crisis." She... Read more

Lindsey Berkson and her book Healthy Digestion the Natural Way

Airs at: Mon, 10/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Hosted by Dr. David Naimon   Author and nutritional consultant Lindsey Berkson discusses her book Healthy Digestion the Natural Way. Learn safe, inexpensive and natural ways to address digestive complaints from heartburn and ulcers, to irritable bowel, gallbladder disease... Read more

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