What are the primary causes of financial stress?
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File health_radio/1539ml5a.mp3
- Featured Speaker George Pavlick, Founder of PrimePath of America
- Guest Website Sill & Associates
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Guest Bio
George Pavlick is the founder of PrimePath of America, a rapidly emerging organization dedicated to total financial wellness. He is also the Managing Partner of Sill and Associates, a 22-year, industry-leading financial management and debt mediation firm based in Sacramento, California. He was the former president of a national benefit-provider company and a legislative advocate representing varied affinity and trade organizations.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Many young people can't afford insurance or don't think they need it. What happens if they choose to remain uninsured?
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File health_radio/1539ml4c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Marianne Eterno, President of Government Relations for GTL
- Guest Website GTL
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Guest Bio
Marianne Eterno began her insurance career in 1987 at the former Golden Rule Insurance Company in Indianapolis, Indiana, and moved to Chicago in 1992, when she accepted a position with Celtic Insurance Company.
Marianne came to Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company (GTL) in 1996, as a compliance and government relations consultant, and formally joined the company in 1997. As Assistant Vice President of Government Relations, she represents GTL in both the state and federal arenas, drives coalition development for the company, and serves as the company's media and public relations spokesperson.
In addition to sitting on committees for every major insurance trade association, Marianne serves on the Board of Directors of RetireSafe, a 400,000 member grassroots advocacy organization for senior citizens and as the Executive Director for the Council for Affordable Health Insurance. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
How prevalent are sexual problems in women?
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File health_radio/1539ml4b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Brooke Faught, RNC, MSN, APN
- Guest Website Wish
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Guest Bio
Brooke Faught, RNC, MSN, APN, has been a practicing nurse practitioner since 2003 and the Clinical Director of the Women's Institute for Sexual Health (WISH) since 2005.
She serves as an expert in the field of women's sexual health through local and national lectures to professionals and the public as well as appearances on radio, print and television.
Brooke is involved in many professional groups such as the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health, National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health and the Nashville Alliance for Sexual Health, among others. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Why is the American Lung Association concerned with e-cigarettes?
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File health_radio/1539ml4a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Erika Sward, Assistant Vice President of National Advocacy for the American Lung Association
- Organization American Lung Association
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Guest Bio
Erika Sward is Assistant Vice President of National Advocacy for the American Lung Association. In that capacity, she directs advocacy strategy and activities on tobacco control, lung health policy and other issues for the Lung Association.
She serves as the Lung Association's lead lobbyist with Congress and the Administration on tobacco, appropriations and lung disease and lung health issues. Erika also oversees federal advocacy outreach including grassroots lobbying and coalition partnerships, and also provides strategic advice on state and local initiatives.
Prior to joining the American Lung Association's Washington National Office in 2006, Sward served as Associate Director for Advocacy at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, where she primarily worked on advancing federal legislation and policy. Sward was an analyst for Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, a political survey research firm, from 1999 to 2003.
Originally from Ohio, Sward received her BA in Political Science and MA in American Politics from American University. She and her husband live in Maryland with their two children. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Why does inflammation happen?
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File health_radio/1539ml1c.mp3
- Featured Speaker William Sears, MD
- Guest Website Ask Dr. Sears
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Guest Bio
William Sears, M.D., is one of America's most trusted physicians.
He has served as clinical associate professor at the University of Toronto, University of Southern California, University of Southern California School of Medicine, and University of California, Irvine. Together with his wife, Martha Sears, RN, Dr. Sears has written 42 books on parenting, family health, and healthy aging.
His www.AskDrSears.com website is one of the most popular health and parenting sites. His contribution to family health was feature on the cover of TIME Magazine in May 2012. He practices and lives with his family in Southern California. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Between 40 to 45 percent of Americans diagnosed with diabetes have some stage of diabetic retinopathy.
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File health_radio/1539ml1b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Nancy Holecamp, MD
- Guest Website Pepose Vision
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Guest Bio
Dr. Nancy Holekamp has been actively involved in clinical research, having served as principal investigator or sub-investigator for more than 15 national clinical trials dealing with age-related macular degeneration, retinal vascular occlusion, and diabetic retinopathy. Her efforts in research have resulted in more than 60 peer-reviewed publications and 15 book chapters, and numerous speaking invitations both nationally and internationally.
Dr. Holekamp is recognized in Best Doctors in America. She is a member of the major subspecialty societies, including the Executive Committee of the Macula Society. She is on the editorial board and acts as a reviewer for major ophthalmology journals and as a consultant to ophthalmic pharmaceutical companies.
Dr. Holekamp has been a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology Ethics Committee for the past six years. Dr. Holekamp enjoys a national and international reputation as a leading expert in macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular occlusion, as well as retinal surgery.
She is Director of Retina Diseases and the Center for Macular Degeneration at Pepose Vision Institute. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
What are the current treatment options for sickle cell?
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- Segment Number 1
- Audio File health_radio/1539ml1a.mp3
- Featured Speaker Jennifer Abrahams, Author
- Guest Website Love and Wisdom
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Guest Bio
As a born-again Christian and now minister, Jennifer Abrahams is doing nothing but extraordinary things for the Kingdom of God.
After facing her own reality and going through many hard battles, Abrahams decided to write, Love and Wisdom. Through her book, she hopes to touch millions of lives to be the best person they can be. Residing in London, England, Abrahams enjoys singing, drawing, and spending time being a single mother. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
Did you know one in 38 men will die from prostate cancer; the second leading cause of cancer death in U.S.?
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- Segment Number 4
- Audio File health_radio/1538ml4d.mp3
- Featured Speaker Ashutosh K. Tewari, MD
- Guest Website Mount Sinai
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Guest Bio
Ashutosh (Ash) K. Tewari, MD, Chairman, Milton and Carroll Petrie Department of Urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is a world-renowned urologist and prostate cancer specialist.
As Director of the Department of Urology, he leads a multidisciplinary team committed to improving prostate cancer treatment, research and education. To date, he has performed over 5,000 robotic radical prostatectomy surgeries.
The Tewari Lab is working on unlocking the genomic causes of prostate cancer and translating genomic information to practical physician application through imaging. In 2012, he was awarded the American Urological Association's Gold Cystoscope Award.
This honor is given annually to the urologist who has contributed significantly to the field within 10 years of completing residency. Dr. Tewari holds several leadership positions domestically and internationally.
Dr. Tewari received his undergraduate and medical degrees at GSVM Medical College (Kanpur, India). During medical school he was awarded 17 Gold Medals for outstanding performance on university exams.
Dr. Tewari completed his first urology residency at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (Lucknow, India). He completed fellowships in urologic-oncology at University of California, San Francisco and the University of Florida (Gainesville, FL). In 2004, he completed his second urology residency at Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit, Michigan).
While at Henry Ford, Dr. Tewari was part of the team that performed the first robotic radical prostatectomy in the United States. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
What are probiotics, and what role do they play in human health?
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- Segment Number 3
- Audio File health_radio/1538ml4c.mp3
- Featured Speaker Natasha Trenev, Author
- Guest Website Natasha Trenev
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Guest Bio
Natasha Trenev is a world renowned expert in the field of probiotics.
As a developmental scientist whose family had been commercially producing yogurt and other cultured foods for over 750 years, Natasha has spent more than 40 years studying the health benefits connected to the consumption of beneficial bacteria.
Following graduation from UCLA in 1970, a decade of research led to her developing the first method for producing an effective and scientifically validated single strain probiotic bacteria product. Her research and development efforts led to the establishment of the entire probiotics category in North America, Australia, England, Holland and Belgium.
An active lecturer and a frequently-invited guest on radio and TV health programs, Natasha has written dozens of articles and several books on friendly bacteria including Probiotics, Nature's Internal Healers, and The Power of Probiotics: Secrets to Great Health. - Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received Yes
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
What are the common symptoms of Parkinson's disease psychosis, and how common is it among Parkinson's patients?
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- Segment Number 2
- Audio File health_radio/1538ml4b.mp3
- Featured Speaker Diane Sagen & Neal Hermanowicz, MD
- Guest Website National Parkinson Foundation
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Guest Bio
Dr. Neal Hermanowicz is Health Sciences clinical professor, neurology at School of Medicine and Director, UC Irvine Movement Disorders program, Director, Phillip & Carol Traub Center for Parkinson's and Movement Disorders, Eisenhower Medical Center, affiliate faculty, UCI Institute for memory impairments and neurological disorders (mind).
Married for 50 years, Diane and Jay Sagen from Irvine, California, began their journey with Parkinson's in 2009, when Jay was first diagnosed. Not long after, Jay had to retire from a long and successful career as an art professor because grading the papers and maintaining the focus to teach his classes became more challenging.
- Length (mins) 10
- Waiver Received No
- Host Melanie Cole, MS
