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Health Disparity and the County Budget Crisis; Also, Testing for Anti-Black Bias

African Americans in Multnomah County are twice as likely to die from diabetes or stroke than white county residents. Hispanic mothers are two times less likely to have early prenatal care white mothers. Native Americans in the county die from HIV at three times the rate of... Read more

Jerry Flanagan (Consumer WatchDog) on Health Care

Airs at: Mon, 02/23/2009 at 12:00am
Jerry Flanagan of Consumer Watchdog joins Abe and Joe to talk about the state of American Health Care, the so-called "public option," and what we might expect from the Obama Administration on this front over the next few years. Read more

Health and Health Care Forum: Midwifery

Airs at: Sun, 02/22/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for Healthwatch
Roberta Hall hosts another installment of Health and Health Care Forum. Her guest is Melissa Cheyney, academic, researcher and certified midwife, who serves on an Oregon State panel on midwifery. She discusses midwifery as a practitioner and from the perspective of evolutio... Read more

Dicentra Collective

Airs at: Wed, 02/04/2009 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Circle A Radio
The Dicentra Collective is based in Portland, OR. They are 7 individuals who are collectively committed to create radical communities of care, networks of support, and movements based on relationship building. Tonight on Circle A Radio we talk with the members of Dicentra C... Read more

Chef MD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine

Airs at: Sun, 02/08/2009 at 4:00pm
Produced for Healthwatch
 Dr. David Naimon, interviews physician-chef, Dr. John La Puma, about how to use your kitchen as a medicine cabinet.  Learn what to eat to treat different conditions and how to make it taste great.  Dr. La Puma's book "Chef MD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine" is a food love... Read more

The World Is Fat by Dr. Barry Popkin

Airs at: Sun, 02/01/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for Healthwatch
Dr. David Naimon interviews Dr. Barry Popkin, professor of global nutrition and author of "The World is Fat," about the role played by globalization, modern technology, media and advertising and government in fattening in the population.  Learn the 4 post-WWII trends that h... Read more

Breaking Down Poverty's Barriers: An Interview with Dr. Donna Beegle

Poverty is more than a lack of resources. It creates barriers that isolate the poor from the rest of the community and from opportunities to break free from its grip. That isolation also extends to having a voice in research and program development for breakding down povert... Read more

at what point do we preserve our cultures on the radio?: connecting the past and present

as the host of 'guess who's coming to radio??!!' (yes, this is most definately a 'sly' take on 'guess who's coming to dinner?') i make attempts to make the purpose and statement of what i do very clear: the purpose of what i do is nothing other than to bring the issues and ... Read more

Shockin n Rollin

 Once again, Digby nails it. The fundamental purpose of the shock doctrine is to use crisis to push through unpopular and unjust "solutions" that favor the wealthy. We are seeing this battle take shape on several fronts. The right is working feverishly to discredit the New ... Read more

Dr. Gary Weiner on Adrenal Burnout

Airs at: Sun, 01/11/2009 at 4:00pm
Produced for Healthwatch
 Host Dr. David Naimon interviews local naturopathic physician and acupuncturist, Dr. Gary Weiner, (Co-founder of Pearl Natural Health), about adrenal burnout, its causes, its symptoms, and natural approaches to reverse it. Underfunctioning adrenal glands can be the missing... Read more