Line One: Mental Health

Mon, Mar 8, 2010

About Face, A Journey of Healing and Redemption begins at the Alaska Psychiatric Institute just after Gwen Bradshaw has attempted suicide in the peak of Alaska’s dark winter in 2004. Providing insight into the world of mental illness, Mary Katzky from Affinityfilms and school psychologist, Deb Ward join host Dr. Woodard to discuss the documentary About Face and mental health in Alaska on this week’s Line One: Your Health Connection Monday afternoon at 2:00 pm.

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Line One: Dealing with Divorce

Mon, Mar 1, 2010

According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, one out of every two marriages today ends in divorce and many divorcing families include children . To discuss the basic legal and psychological aspects of divorce on today’s Line One: Your Health Connection Dr. Woodard hosts Anchorage attorney, Julie Wrigley and pediatric psychologist, Cathy Von Hipple. The pair recently founded Riptide Divorce Education, a workshop in Anchorage to help parents travel towards a functional divorce. Learn more on Line One this afternoon at 2:00 pm.

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Line One: Colorectal cancer

Mon, Feb 22, 2010

New cases of colorectal cancer and death rates are falling. If you want to know why and what you can do to keep from becoming a cancer statistic, tune in this Monday to Line One with Dr. Thad Woodard. His guests will be Dr. Greg Marino, and cancer survivor, Larry Holman. Find out about the myths and facts of colorectal cancer on the next Line One: Your Health Connection Monday afternoon at 2:00 pm.

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Line One: Sex Education

Mon, Feb 15, 2010

Sex educators Marshal Miller and Melissa Lopez (pictured right) tour college campuses nationwide to provide students with accurate information about their sexuality. In Anchorage for UAA’s “Healthy Sexuality” week, Miller and Lopez join host Dr. Woodard on today’s Line One to discuss common questions and misconceptions students have about safe sex, sexual health, orgasms, birth control, GLBTQ issues and relationships. Listen to Line One Monday afternoon at 2:00 pm.

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Line One: Migraine Headaches

Mon, Feb 8, 2010

Many people with migraine headaches are not seeking care for this problem apparently believing that there are no safe and effective treatments but this is not the case. Listen as Dr. Woodard interviews migraine expert Dr. David Dodick.

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Line One: Medicare

Mon, Feb 1, 2010

Does everyone need to sign up for Medicare at age 65 or do you have other choices? And what does the “prescription doughnut hole” mean, anyway? Find out about the myths and facts of Medicare when Dr. Thad Woodard talks to the head of Alaska’s Medicare Information Office, Judith Bendersky and Robin Schmidt from the State of Alaska’s Medical Information Office this afternoon on Line One: Your Health Connection.

LINKS:

HELPFUL PHONE #’s:

Senior Information Office, Alaska’s Medicare Resource: (Local) 269-3680 (Toll Free) 1-800-478-6065
Social Security Office Alaska: 1-800-772-1213

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Line One: Kidney Stones and Bladder Cancer

Sun, Jan 24, 2010

This week on Line One, host Dr. Thad Woodard talks about kidney stones and bladder cancer with Anchorage urologist Dr. Wesley Turner. Dr. Turner has practiced urological surgery in Alaska since 1994 and became a founding partner of Alpine Urology in 1997. Find out about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract problems and disease on the next Line One Your Health Connection Monday afternoon at 2:00 pm.

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Line One: Understanding Seizures and Epilepsy

Mon, Jan 18, 2010

Seizures will affect one in every ten people in the U.S. during their lifetime and yet, seizures remain poorly understood by the public. This afternoon on Line One Your Health Connection host Dr. Thad Woodard talks to you and Wasilla neurologist Dr. Jeffrey Sponsler about seizures and epilepsy.

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Line One: Health Care Reform

Sun, Jan 10, 2010

This week on Line One: Your Health Connection, Washington D.C. economist, Dr. Gail Wilensky (pictured right) joins host Dr. Woodard to discuss what health care reform will mean for our health care system and the economy. Learn more about the legislation currently developing in Congress and the topics that are not being addressed.

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Line One: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Mon, Jan 4, 2010

One of the most perplexing mysteries in medicine is sudden infant death. Join Dr. Thad Woodard and his guest Dr. Brad Gessner, Chief of Epidemiology on Women’s, Children’s and Family Health for the State of Alaska as they address your questions about this devastating and perplexing phenomenon on the next edition of Line One: Your Health Connection, Monday afternoon at 2:00 pm.

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