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Can antidepressants work for hot flashes?
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File health_radio/1543ml5a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Diana Bitner, MD
- Guest Website Spectrum Health
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Guest Bio
Diana Bitner, MD, is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and a certified menopause practitioner. She received her medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit and completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is a member of the Spectrum Health Medical Group.
Dr. Bitner has special interests in women's wellness and prevention of heart disease, menopause, perimenopause, laparoscopic and robotic pelvic surgery, and pelvic pain. She enjoys helping women through times of health concerns and life phase transitions with an integrated and evidence-based approach. Her professional goal is to help women be as healthy as they want to be. She is also fluent in Portuguese.
Dr. Bitner has a weekly media engagement with WXMI Fox 17 Morning Mix discussing health topics of importance to women. She regularly engages in media and online chats and authors a blog, titled Midlife & Menopause Moments, which can be found on Health Beat, Spectrum Health's e-news website. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
How long do you usually need to see an acupuncture therapist before you start to see results?
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- Segment Number 4
- Audio File health_radio/1543ml4d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Philip Trigiani, Doctor of Acupuncture
- Guest Website Dr. Philip Trigiani
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Guest Bio
Philip Trigiani maintains a Doctor of Acupuncture, a New York State License; is Board Certified; and holds a Clinical Masters Degree from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine specializing in orthopedic disorders, joint disease, and spinal cord injuries.
He's a graduate of the New York College of Health Professions for Physical Rehabilitation and Pain Management, and has been in patient practice since 1992. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
If taking medications, what are some tips for lowering the risk of side effects?
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File health_radio/1543ml4c.mp3
- Featured Speaker James L. Marcum, MD, FACC
- Book Title Medicines That Kill: The Truth about the Hidden Epidemic
- Guest Website Heartwise Ministries
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Guest Bio
James L. Marcum, MD, FACC, is a practicing cardiologist with the Chattanooga Heart Institute. He is speaker/director of Heartwise Ministries.
His television and radio programs are seen and heard worldwide. He has been named by USA Today as one of the most influential physicians in America. He specializes in reversing cardiovascular disease. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
What is the toll narcissism takes on a relationship?
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File health_radio/1543ml4b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Ramani Durvasula, PhD
- Book Title Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist
- Guest Website Dr. Ramani
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Guest Bio
Dr. Ramani Durvasula is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in Santa Monica, CA, and Professor of Psychology at California State University, Los Angeles, where she was named Outstanding Professor in 2012.
She is the author of the new relationship survival manual, Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist (Post Hill Press) She is also the author of You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life, as well as the author of numerous peer reviewed journal articles, book chapters and conference papers. She brings expertise in relationships, sexuality, health and wellness.
Dr. Durvasula was the co-host of Oxygen's series My Shopping Addiction, and has also been featured on series on Bravo, the Lifetime Movie Network, National Geographic, the History Channel, Discovery Science, and Investigation Discovery as well as in documentary films on health. She has been a featured commentator on nearly every major television network, as well as radio, print, and internet media.
Muses and Visionaries magazine features her opinions and guidance in their regular column "On the Couch with Dr. Ramani," and as an expert on wellness on Living Healthy. Dr. Durvasula recognizes that narcissism and technology have changed the landscape of love and relationships and provides keen insights on how to survive in the new territory of love and commitment.
Dr. Durvasula brings a unique expertise as a professor, clinician, researcher, author, media commentator, and mother. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
What are the risks of being hearing impaired?
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File health_radio/1543ml4a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Sreekant Cherukuri, MD
- Guest Website MD Hearing Aid
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Guest Bio
Dr. Sreekant Cherukuri is a board-certified otolaryngologist based in Chicago and the founder of MDHearingAid, the #1 direct-to-consumer manufacturer of hearing aids in North America and the only hearing aid company with products developed by a physician.
He launched MDHearingAid in 2009 after encountering many patients with hearing loss who were unable to afford conventional hearing aids costing $2,000 and up per ear.
Working with a team of audiologists, he analyzed thousands of patient audiograms to determine the most common forms of hearing loss, developed hearing aids to meet those needs, and kept costs as low as $200 per ear by selling directly to the consumer to avoid custom fittings and associated upcharges by hearing aid dispensers.
The company's one-size-fits-most hearing aids have earned high user satisfaction scores in medical studies as well as high marks for sound quality and amplification capabilities from otolaryngologists and audiologists.
Dr. Cherukuri received a bachelors of science in biology from the University of Michigan and an M.D. degree from the University of Michigan Medical School. He is licensed in Illinois and Indiana. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
What is causing the rise in oral cancer among young adults?
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File health_radio/1542ml3c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Deepak Kademani, DMD, MD
- Guest Website North Memorial Health Care
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Guest Bio
Dr. Deepak Kademani is a board-certified oral & maxillofacial surgeon whose clinical special interests include: head and neck cancer; oral cancer; salivary gland pathology; facial trauma; reconstructive surgery; bone grafts; jaw tumors; TMJ disorders; obstructive sleep apnea; dental implants; and dentoalveolar surgery.
Dr. Kademani's dental, medical degrees and surgical residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery education was at the University of Pennsylvania. This was followed by a fellowship in Head and Neck Surgery. He was subsequently board certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
In 2004 he was the recipient of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Faculty Education Development Award. He currently is the Fellowship Director of the Oral/Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery and Reconstructive Surgery Program at North Memorial Medical Center and The Humphrey Cancer Center.
Dr. Kademani is a member of numerous professional societies, including the American College of Surgeons and the American Head and Neck Society. In addition to authoring over one hundred books, chapters, monographs, and publications, he has also lectured nationally and internationally on a variety of topics, predominantly in head and neck pathology and reconstruction. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
At least 60 percent of the adult population will experience some type of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) within the next year.
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- Segment Number 4
- Audio File health_radio/1542ml1d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Mark Noar, MD
- Guest Website Endoscopic Microsurgery Associates
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Guest Bio
Dr. Mark D. Noar is a Gastroenterologist and Therapeutic Endoscopist, who specializes in the advanced treatment of Digestive Diseases. He completed his training in Gastroenterology at Downstate Medical Center/Brooklyn VA, in Brooklyn, New York. His training in Therapeutic Endoscopy was under the direction of Dr. Nib Soehendra, at the University Hospital in Hamburg, Germany. He received his M.P.H. in Tropical Medicine and International Health from Tulane University.
Dr. Noar has numerous publications and presentations to his credit, as well as inventions in Medical Simulation, Endoscopic Biliary Instrumentation, and Electrogastrography. Dr. Noar is especially known internationally for his research and work in the field of endoscopic endoluminal treatment for GERD, Secca correction of fecal incontinence, development of advanced medical simulation devices, the motility abnormalities associated with GERD, and electrogastrography.
He currently serves as the CEO and Medical director of a large academic-style, state-of-the-art, subspecialty private practice specializing in Digestive Diseases, with a special emphasis on the treatment and non-surgical correction of GERD or reflux disease, fecal incontinence, advanced endoscopic techniques, and motility of the entire gastrointestinal tract. The practice and the associated outpatient surgery center are both accredited by the JCAHO, AAAHC and Medicare, and as such are highly committed to quality and patient satisfaction.
As such, the practice stays well ahead of the curve in providing the latest and most successful technology and treatment to patients. Even with the emphasis on progress and professionalism, the entire staff strives to give the utmost in care and concern to each patient and family member, while providing the personalized old fashioned comfort of a country doctor's office. The practice also includes: an active research study center with several ongoing trials in IBD, Hepatitis, GERD, Gastric Motility and Diverticulitis, and Centers of excellence focused specifically on the non-surgical correction of GERD and Bowel Control Disorder or Fecal Incontinence. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
How do you know if your kid is being bullied?
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File health_radio/1542ml1c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Cletus R. Bulach, EdD
- Book Title Creating a Culture for A High Performing School: A Comprehensive Approach to School Reform, Dropout Prevention, and Bullying Behavior
- Guest Website Clete Bulach
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Guest Bio
Dr. Cletus Bulach was the superintendent of New Lexington City Schools from 1979-1986 and Norton City Schools in Cuyahoga County from 1986-1990. He retired after 30 years of service in 1990.
He is an associate professor emeritus from the University of West Georgia. He has numerous publications in educational journals and is co-author of the book titled Creating a Culture for A High Performing School: A Comprehensive Approach to School Reform, Dropout Prevention, and Bullying Behavior. His purpose in life is to change the way students and teachers are treated in their school.
He wants to help create caring learning environments in schools where teachers and school administrators give control to others without giving it up. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
What can you do to protect your family's health from climate change?
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File health_radio/1542ml1b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Kim Knowlton, Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council
- Guest Website Natural Resources Defense Council
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Guest Bio
Dr. Kim Knowlton is Senior Scientist and Deputy Director of the Science Center at the Natural Resources Defense Council.
She is also assistant clinical professor of environmental health sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University; and past chair of the Climate Change Topic Committee of the American Public Health Association's Environment Section.
She is co-convening lead author for the human health chapter of the U.S. Third National Climate Assessment; a member of the 2nd New York City Panel on Climate Change; and was among the researchers who participated in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's 2007 Fourth and 2013 Fifth Assessment Reports. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Why do you continually seek approval, and how could you overcome that?
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File health_radio/1542ml1a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Cynthia Belmer, Author
- Book Title Life Without Approval
- Guest Website Cynthia Belmer
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Guest Bio
Cynthia Belmer is the author of Life without Approval, a Self-Love Coach, and an inspirational speaker.
She helps free-spirited women from all over the world be find their own voice and create a loving relationship with themselves and others. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
