Tue, 26 June 2012
484: Donald Shell, MD, MA, acting director for Maryland's Dept of Health Chronic Disease and Tobacco Use Prevention
Donald Shell, MD, MA., acting director of Maryland’s Department of Health Chronic Disease and Tobacco Use Prevention Family Health Administration is interviewed by Cooper Aerobics Todd Whitthorne. Dr. Shell practices “social medicine”, addressing the biological, psychological, and social needs of individuals, families, and communities in local, community, and government settings. In our interview today, Dr. Shell talks about tobacco use, the number one most preventable substance that causes chronic disease in America. Most smokers begin smoking in childhood/adolescence. In addition to cigarettes and dip, there are also candy/sugar flavored little cigars and cigarillos marketed to youth that contain tobacco, and look like brown cigarettes. (See www.TheCigarTrap.com for more info.) Dr. Shell talks about the ramifications of smoking – including first, second, and third hand smoke, and suggests steps that all of us, as individuals, or in concert with our city, county, or community, can take to curtail tobacco use.
Direct download: Donald_Shell_Maryland_Tobacco_Use_Prevention.mp3
Category:Health and Wellness -- posted at: 11:09am CDT |
Tue, 19 June 2012
Our health is our responsibility. Dr. Michele Kettles, COO and executive vice president of Cooper Clinic talks with Todd Whitthorne about what, specifically, a typical 50 year old adult needs to know when it comes to preventive exams. Dr. Kettles talks about what exams and key tests we should consider.
Direct download: Checklist_of_tests_and_procedures_for_a_50_year_old_adult_Michele_Kettles_.mp3
Category:Health and Wellness -- posted at: 8:32am CDT |
Tue, 12 June 2012
482: Gastro-intestinal Health | Colon Cancer & Colonoscopy | Interview with Dr. Abram Eisenstein, M.D.
This episode is third in a series of interviews with Abram Eisenstein, MD, Director of Gastroenterology at Cooper Clinic, about gastro-intestinal health. In this episode, Dr. Eisenstein discusses colon cancer – the second most common cause of cancer death in men and women in this country. While colon cancer isn’t preventable, if caught early enough we don’t have to die from it. Dr. Eisenstein discusses the importance of colonoscopy and weighs in with his thoughts and recommendations.
Direct download: Colonoscopy_saves_lives_Eisenstein.mp3
Category:Health and Wellness -- posted at: 3:56pm CDT |
Tue, 5 June 2012
Dr. Michele Kettles, COO and executive vice president of Cooper Clinic talks with Todd Whitthorne about the New York Times article Let’s (Not) Get Physicals from Sunday, June 3. Dr. Kettles is certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine.
Direct download: Kettles_NYT_Lets_Not_Get_Physicals.mp3
Category:Health and Wellness -- posted at: 3:39pm CDT |