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Headlines and Occuflu

Airs at: Thu, 04/19/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Host Theresa Mitchell discusses headlines including Ron Wyden, Fukushima, Sudan and New York protests, followed by the "Occuflu" and whether or not it is Tularemia. She also talks about the system of biological sensors in our major cities for detecting pathogens. Read more

The Developmental Origins of Obesity

Airs at: Mon, 04/23/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
 Health and Health Care Forum Host Roberta Hall presents Dr. Jerrold Heindel, a scientist at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in North Carolina. He spoke about the Developmental Origins of Obesity at the Northwest Environmental Health conference. Read more

Morquio Syndrome

Airs at: Mon, 04/23/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Sounds of Awareness
 Hosted by Paul Van Dyck   Students at Central High School in Independence, Oregon have banded together to raise money to help their classmate, Mason Stokes, who has Morquio syndrome, an inherited, seriously physically deforming disease. We will learn how the students have... Read more

MY NEW WEBCAST RADIO SHOW: NEW VISIONS FOR PEACE

I'm very excited to announce the start of my new podcast called NEW VISIONS FOR PEACE produced through the KBOO Community Radio studios here in Portland. The first show was an interview with Hillary Larson, Regional Coordinator for the Gangaji Foundation about Gangaji and h... Read more

Dr. Paul Gorman on why we need a National Single Payer Health System

Airs at: Tue, 04/17/2012 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Joe Uris. Today's guest is Dr. Paul Gorman from Oregon Health & Science University. Here in America, we pay some of the Highest Costs for Medical Care, yet reap some of the Worst Results. Why?  We Waste Way Too Much Money on the Private Health Insurance Industry.     Read more

Chemical Pollutants in Household Products

Airs at: Mon, 04/16/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
 Health and Health Care Forum Host Roberta Hall speaks with Maye Thompson, one of the organizers of the Northwest Environmental Health Conferences and Jen Coleman, outreach coordinator for the Oregon Environmental Council, about chemical pollutants in household products. Read more

Dr. Gary Weiner about how to decipher what your spring allergies

Airs at: Mon, 04/16/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
Hosted by Dr. David Naimon   If you suffer from allergic symptoms in the spring (or any other time), your symptoms may be telling you something valuable, that it may be time to clean things up, make changes, look more deeply at your health. The phenomenon of “allergy” in yo... Read more

Women Issues in the 2012 Presidential Campaign

Airs at: Mon, 04/16/2012 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Join Celeste and Cecil this Monday, April 16, as we discuss this presidential campaign's controversial focus on women and women's issues: reproductive rights, access to health care, wages, jobs and working vs stay at home mothers. How will this attention affect the roles and ... Read more

Positively Revolting on 4-13-12 Patient/Physician Cooperatives with Morgan Butler & Tony McCormick

Airs at: Fri, 04/13/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
What are Patient/Physician Cooperatives?  Want want affordable health care? Ani & Lyn host guests Morgan Butler & Tony McCormick of Portland Patient/Physician Cooperatives Read more

Portland Reviews Climate Action Plan

Airs at: Wed, 04/11/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
City Officials recieved a report checking up on the progress of several environmental projects around Portland this morning. KBOO's Zeke Harrington has more. Read more