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What effect does step therapy have on the treatment of people with mental illnesses?
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File health_radio/1531ml1b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Mark J. Heyrman, Clinical Professor of Law
- Guest Website Mental Health Summit
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Guest Bio
Mark J. Heyrman is a Clinical Professor at the University of Chicago Law School. Mr. Heyrman teaches courses in Trial Practice, Mental Health Advocacy and Mental Health Law.
His principle responsibility is to teach law students to be effective advocates through their supervised litigation on behalf of indigent clients with mental illnesses and legislative advocacy on behalf of mental health organizations.
Mr. Heyrman is a member and former chair of the Public Policy Committee of Mental Health America. He is a Board member and past president of the Mental Health America of Illinois and chairs its public policy committee. He helped found and is the facilitator of the Mental Health Summit, a coalition of mental health service providers and advocates for persons with mental illness.
He is a member of the Illinois Mental Health Planning and Advisory Council and past co-chairperson and also a member and former chair of the Section on Mental Health Law of the Illinois State Bar Association. In 1988 he served as Executive Director of the Governor's Commission to Revise the Mental Health Code of Illinois. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
How can you ensure the place you're getting your nails done is safe?
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File health_radio/1531ml1a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Patricia Yankee, International Celebrity Nail Designer
- Guest Website Patricia Yankee
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Guest Bio
Patricia Yankee is one of the leading professional nail technicians in the U.S. as well as abroad. She has over 27 years of international experience in the nail industry, which includes educating, product development, salon openings, nail services, competition judging and press related events.
Pattie placed first in the Artist and Visionary Awards for "Nail Technician of the Year," held by the leading U.S. publication of Nails Magazine. She also holds several other awards for competitions in the industry.
To date, Patricia Yankee is a prominent leader in her field and industry. Her commitment to excellence and attention to detail makes her one of the most sought after nail experts in the industry today.
As such, she works with a celebrity clientele including Rachel Ray, Pink, Katy Perry, Giada DeLaurentiis, Allison Williams, Kim and Kourtney Kardashian, among many others. Her work and expertise can be seen in magazines, on television and on the NYC Fashion Runways. She currently freelances as a celebrity nail designer and industry consultant. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
What is the most challenging part of the recovery period, post-bunion surgery?
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- Segment Number 4
- Audio File health_radio/1531ml1d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Lois Fink, Speaker
- Guest Website Courage Takes Guts
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Guest Bio
Lois Fink is an inspirational speaker, patient advocate and published writer. She is the creator and face "behind" the IBD & Ostomy Awareness Ribbon. Lois is serving a two-year term as the Public Member on the Public Policy Committee and board member for the Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB).
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Summer style ideas to keep you looking (and feeling) calm, cool and sweetly sun kissed.
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File health_radio/1530ml5c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Bette Light, Lifestyle Expert
- Guest Website Smile Simplicity
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Guest Bio
Bette Light has spent close to three decades in the marketing and communication industry with a specialty in lifestyle, health and beauty.
Prior to founding Los Angeles-based Light Years Ahead (LYA), she worked for over a dozen years as a successful marketing executive in the advertising industry. Committed to a focused awareness on the ever-changing interests of the press and the equally mercurial needs of consumers, Bette can insightfully tailor the PR and marketing campaigns of her company's clients. For Bette, success lies in putting together a top-notch and diverse team that will best creatively and strategically serve clients.
By welcoming inventiveness from her team and then focusing energies, she spearheads campaigns that are always productive and profitable for her clients. Staying highly focused on the trends and controversies in the health and beauty industries is her passion and priority. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
What are the heart attack symptoms to watch out for?
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File health_radio/1530ml5b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Chauncey W. Crandall, MD
- Organization Newsmax
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Guest Bio
Chauncey W. Crandall, M.D. is chief of the Cardiac Transplant Program at the world-renowned Palm Beach Cardiovascular Clinic in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.. He practices interventional, vascular, and transplant cardiology.
Dr. Crandall received his post-graduate training at Yale University School of Medicine, where he also completed three years of research in the Cardiovascular Surgery Division. Dr. Crandall regularly lectures nationally and internationally on preventive cardiology, cardiology healthcare of the elderly, healing, interventional cardiology, and heart transplants.
Known as the "Christian physician," Dr. Crandall has been heralded for his values and message of hope to all his heart patients. Dr. Crandall is author of Dr. Crandall's Heart Health Report newsletter. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
How does the role of vaginal pH factor into overall sexual situations?
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File health_radio/1530ml5a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Alyssa Dweck, MD
- Book Title V is for Vagina: Your A to Z guide to Periods, Piercings, Pleasures and So Much More
- Guest Website Dr. Dweck
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Guest Bio
Alyssa Dweck, MD, is a full-time practicing OB/GYN. She provides care to women of all ages; she has delivered thousands of babies. A graduate of Barnard College, she has a Masters Degree in Human Nutrition from Columbia University and her Medical Degree from Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, now named Drexel University. Dr. Dweck trained at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, where she was Chief Resident in 1994.Dr. Dweck is on the Health Advisory Board of Family Circle Magazine and contributed regularly to YM Magazine, in a series called "Paging Dr. Dweck." She has also contributed to Cosmopolitan, SHAPE, Family Circle, and Girl's Life. Dr. Dweck lectures at various Westchester public schools on relevant gynecologic subjects, most recently, Sexually Transmitted Infections. She lives in Chappaqua, New York, with her husband, their two sons and their English bull dog.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
How common is asthma in kids?
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- Segment Number 4
- Audio File health_radio/1530ml4d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Albert Rizzo, MD
- Organization American Lung Association
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Guest Bio
Albert A. Rizzo, M.D., is the American Lung Association's leading medical authority. Having served as the Chair of the Lung Association's National Board of Directors, Dr. Rizzo is the key medical advisor to the American Lung Association and a leading media spokesperson for the Association.
Dr. Rizzo is Chief of the Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the Christiana Care Health System in Newark, Delaware and a member of Christiana Care Pulmonary Associates. He is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine and is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Medical School in Philadelphia where he obtained his medical degree and completed his residency in Internal Medicine.
Dr. Rizzo received his specialty training at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the American Thoracic Society, a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and the American College of Physicians and a Diplomat of the American Board of Sleep Medicine.
His out-patient practice covers general pulmonary and sleep medicine disorders and includes a strong interest in asthma, COPD, pulmonary rehabilitation, lung cancer and obstructive sleep apnea. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Can exercise have sexual health benefits?
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File health_radio/1530ml4c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Dudley Danoff, MD, FACS
- Guest Website Tower Urology
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Guest Bio
Dudley Seth Danoff, MD, FACS, is president and founder of the Cedars-Sinai Tower Urology Group in Los Angeles, a Diplomate of the American Board of Urology, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and the author of two books on men's health.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
How early are the signs of autism evident?
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File health_radio/1530ml4b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Roberta Pineda, PhD, OTR/L
- Organization Washington University in St. Louis
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Guest Bio
Dr. Bobbi Pineda is faculty in the Program in Occupational Therapy at Washington University, where she has been conducting research on preterm infants in the NICU for the past eight years.
The focus of her work has been on investigating the effects of the early neonatal intensive care unit environment on brain development; developing interventions that can optimize neurodevelopmental outcome in high risk newborn infants; and on defining early behaviors that are predictive of later outcome.
In addition to her research experience, Dr. Pineda has more than 20 years of clinical experience as a pediatric occupational therapist. She appreciates the opportunity to discuss her research on early detection of autism. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
How do you know which gadgets to trust?
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File health_radio/1530ml4a.mp3
- Featured Speaker David Anthony Greuner, MD
- Guest Website Vein Centers
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Guest Bio
Dr. David Anthony Greuner is the managing director and co-founder of NYC Surgical Associates. He is a double board certified surgeon with over 10 years of experience.
His post graduate residency training was performed at University of Arizona and Mount Sinai School of Medicine affiliate hospitals (Morristown Memorial Hospital) where he was named chief resident of the year, and won the Hughes Dougan award for dedication to patient care and excellence in surgical technique his chief year.
His fellowship training in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery was performed at Albert Einstein School of Medicine in New York City. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
