KSKA Public Radio » Line One http://kska.org Anchorage, Alaska - FM 91.1 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:15:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 2006-2007 webmaster@kska.org (KSKA Public Radio) webmaster@kska.org (KSKA Public Radio) posts 1440 Anchorage, Alaska - FM 91.1 KSKA Public Radio KSKA Public Radio webmaster@kska.org No no http://kska.org/images/kska-podbadge-144.jpg KSKA Public Radio http://kska.org 144 144 Line One: Anxiety Disorder http://kska.org/2010/03/15/line-one-anxiety-disorder/ http://kska.org/2010/03/15/line-one-anxiety-disorder/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:59:38 +0000 Kristin Spack http://kska.org/?p=8880 Anxiety disorders range from feelings of uneasiness to disabling dread of everyday situations. To help us understand what triggers anxiety Dr. Daniela Schiller (pictured  right) from the Center for Neural Science and Psychology at New York University joins host Dr. Thad Woodard to discuss her research into the neural mechanisms underlying emotional control and flexibility. Learn about the signs, symptoms, and types of anxiety attacks and disorders on Line One: Your Health Connection this afternoon at 2:00 pm.

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  • Dr. Thad Woodard, Anchorage pediatrician

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LIVE BROADCAST: Monday March 15, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.

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]]> http://kska.org/2010/03/15/line-one-anxiety-disorder/feed/ 1 Line One: Mental Health http://kska.org/2010/03/08/line-one-mental-health/ http://kska.org/2010/03/08/line-one-mental-health/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:47:11 +0000 Kristin Spack http://kska.org/?p=8817 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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  • Dr. Thad Woodard, Anchorage pediatrician

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  • Mary Katzky, founder, Affinityfilms, Inc.
  • Deb Ward, certified school psychologist, Anchorage School District

LIVE BROADCAST: Monday March 8, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.

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  • Dr. Thad Woodard, Anchorage pediatrician

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LIVE BROADCAST: Monday March 1, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.

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]]> http://kska.org/2010/03/01/line-one-dealing-with-divorce/feed/ 0 Line One: Colorectal cancer http://kska.org/2010/02/22/line-one-colorectal-cancer-2/ http://kska.org/2010/02/22/line-one-colorectal-cancer-2/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:26:24 +0000 Kristin Spack http://kska.org/?p=8698 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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  • Dr. Thad Woodard, Anchorage pediatrician

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  • Dr. Greg Marino, Alaska Native Medical Center oncologist
  • Larry Holman, colorectal cancer survivor and facilitator of the Anchorage colorectal cancer support group

LIVE BROADCAST: Monday February 22, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.

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LIVE BROADCAST: Monday February 15, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.

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  • Senior Information Office, Alaska’s Medicare Resource: (Local) 269-3680 (Toll Free) 1-800-478-6065
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  • Judith Bendersky, head of Alaska’s Medicare Information Office
  • Robin Schmidt, Public Affairs Specialist, Social Security Administration,  State of Alaska

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]]> http://kska.org/2010/02/01/line-one-medicare/feed/ 1 Line One: Kidney Stones and Bladder Cancer http://kska.org/2010/01/24/line-one-kidney-stones-and-bladder-cancer/ http://kska.org/2010/01/24/line-one-kidney-stones-and-bladder-cancer/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:09:23 +0000 Kristin Spack http://kska.org/?p=8383 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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REPEAT BROADCAST: Monday, January 25, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.

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REPEAT BROADCAST: Monday, January 18, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.

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LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, January 11, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.

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]]> http://kska.org/2010/01/10/line-one-health-care-reform-3/feed/ 2 Line One: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome http://kska.org/2010/01/04/line-one-sudden-infant-death-syndrome/ http://kska.org/2010/01/04/line-one-sudden-infant-death-syndrome/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:17:15 +0000 Kristin Spack http://kska.org/?p=8154 baby-sidsOne 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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LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, January 4, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.

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]]> http://kska.org/2010/01/04/line-one-sudden-infant-death-syndrome/feed/ 0 Line One: Comparing U.S. Health Care With Other Countries http://kska.org/2009/12/28/line-one-comparing-u-s-health-care-with-other-countries/ http://kska.org/2009/12/28/line-one-comparing-u-s-health-care-with-other-countries/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:52:17 +0000 Kristin Spack http://kska.org/?p=8092 Steven MilesHow do other industrialized countries provide health care for their citizens? As we embark on health care system debates and reforms in the U.S., how does our country compare with health care systems around the world? And, what can we learn from other countries to improve our system at home? Join in the conversation with host Dr. Thad Woodard and Dr. Steven Miles (pictured right), Professor of Medicine and Bioethics at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine on Line One: Your Health Connection this afternoon at 2:00 p.m.

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  • Dr. Thad Woodard, Anchorage pediatrician

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  • Dr. Steven Miles,, Professor of Medicine and Bioethics, University of Minnesota School of Medicine

LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, December 28, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.

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LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, December 21, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.

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LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.

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]]> http://kska.org/2009/12/14/line-one-heart-attacks/feed/ 0 Line One: Population Health and Health Care Costs http://kska.org/2009/12/07/line-one-population-health-and-health-care-costs/ http://kska.org/2009/12/07/line-one-population-health-and-health-care-costs/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:41:12 +0000 Kristin Spack http://kska.org/?p=7870 Bezruchka_StephenHow can the health of our population be declining versus other “rich” countries even though we spend close to twice as much per person on health care? Join Dr. Thad Woodard today as he interviews Dr. Stephen Bezruchka (right) from the University of Washington School of Public Health on population health this afternoon at 2:00 pm on Line One: Your Health Connection.

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LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, December 7, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.

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]]> http://kska.org/2009/12/07/line-one-population-health-and-health-care-costs/feed/ 0 Line One: Health Claims – Skeptics Want Evidence http://kska.org/2009/11/29/line-one-health-claims-skeptics-want-evidence/ http://kska.org/2009/11/29/line-one-health-claims-skeptics-want-evidence/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:09:53 +0000 pyack http://kska.org/?p=7752 brian-smallEver wonder if what you read about the latest cure for the common cold was true? Or if what you saw in an advertisement for some prescription was accurate? Find out how to think about such claims this week on Line One: Your Health Connection when Brian Dunnings (right), producer of Skeptoid: Critical Analysis of Pop Phenomena podcast joins host Dr. Thad Woodard.

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LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, November 30, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.

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  • Dr. Michael Holick, Professor of Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics at Boston University School of Medicine; authority on vitamin D

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LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, November 23, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.

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]]> http://kska.org/2009/11/23/line-one-vitamin-d/feed/ 5 Line One: Peripheral Artery Disease http://kska.org/2009/11/16/line-one-peripheral-artery-disease/ http://kska.org/2009/11/16/line-one-peripheral-artery-disease/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:00:12 +0000 Kristin Spack http://kska.org/?p=7666 peripheral arterial diseaseDo you have diabetes or hypertension? Are you overweight? Do you smoke? Do your legs or hips ache or cramp while walking? Is your skin changing or do you have ulcers and sores over your lower legs and feet? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions consider listening to Line One: Your Health Connection this week when host Dr. Woodard interviews Dr. Chakri Inampudi about peripheral artery disease, Monday afternoon at 2:00 pm on KSKA.

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LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.

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]]> http://kska.org/2009/11/16/line-one-peripheral-artery-disease/feed/ 0 Line One: Popular Health and Body Myths http://kska.org/2009/11/09/line-one-popular-health-and-body-myths/ http://kska.org/2009/11/09/line-one-popular-health-and-body-myths/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:40:55 +0000 Kristin Spack http://kska.org/?p=7572 dontswallowyourgum_final_wShadAngleDoes sugar cause hyperactivity? Does airborne vitamin C, zinc or echinacea prevent “colds?”  Do vaccines cause autism? Learn the answers to these questions and how we know when Dr. Woodard interviews Aaron E. Carroll, director of the Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research at the Indiana University School of Medicine about his book, Don’t Swallow Your Gum this afternoon at 2:00 pm on Line One: Your Health Connection.

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LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.

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SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted October 8-15, 2009). View more Fast Facts Kaiser slides

This week on Line One: Your Health Connection we will discuss health care reform. Some form of health care reform now seems certain. The majority of physicians in the U.S. favor the choice of a public option. Dr. Thad Woodard and his guests will talk to you about what is a public option and how might it affect your health care on the next Line One: Your Health Connection this afternoon at 2:00 p.m.

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  • Dick Mandsager, MD, CEO Providence Hospital Alaska, former Director of the Division of Public Health and Pediatrician Alaska Native Medical Center
  • Rich Neubauer, MDF, ACP Chief of Service, Internal Medicine, Alaska Native Medical Center and Chair, ACP Health and Public Policy Committee

LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.

REPEAT BROADCAST: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.

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]]> http://kska.org/2009/11/02/line-one-health-care-reform-2/feed/ 0 Line One: Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease http://kska.org/2009/10/26/line-one-preventing-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease/ http://kska.org/2009/10/26/line-one-preventing-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:56:58 +0000 Kristin Spack http://kska.org/?p=7392 braintourThis week on Line One: Your Health Connection we will learn about how to detect and treat Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Thad Woodard and his guests will take you through how the brain functions and how this disease affects the quality of life. Join Dr. Thad Woodard and learn more about what science is finding out about preventing Alzheimer’s disease on the next  Line One: Your Health Connection this afternoon at 2:00p.m.

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LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.

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]]> http://kska.org/2009/10/26/line-one-preventing-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease/feed/ 0 Line One: Clinical Cancer Research in Alaska http://kska.org/2009/10/18/line-one-clinical-cancer-research-in-alaska/ http://kska.org/2009/10/18/line-one-clinical-cancer-research-in-alaska/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:24:41 +0000 Kristin Spack http://kska.org/?p=7292 The purpose of clinical research is to find better treatment and prevention for many illnesses including cancers. Many Alaskans are unaware of the opportunity to participate in clinical cancer research right here in our state. Join Dr. Thad Woodard and his guests and learn more about clinical cancer research in Alaska on the next Line One: Your Health Connection, Monday at 2:00p.m.

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LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, October 19, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.

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]]> http://kska.org/2009/10/18/line-one-clinical-cancer-research-in-alaska/feed/ 0 Line One: Influenza and the Risks and Benefits of Influenza Vaccine http://kska.org/2009/10/12/line-one-influenza-and-the-risks-and-benefits-of-influenza-vaccine/ http://kska.org/2009/10/12/line-one-influenza-and-the-risks-and-benefits-of-influenza-vaccine/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:32:11 +0000 Kristin Spack http://kska.org/?p=7188 H1N1Each year about 35,000 deaths in the U.S. are attributed to influenza, about the same number of fatalities caused by automobile accidents. Influenza deaths are potentially preventable by vaccination, yet despite ample evidence of the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine many Americans go without immunizations each year. Tune into Line One: Your Health Connection and learn about the risks and benefits of the influenza vaccine this afternoon at 2:00 pm.

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GUESTS:

  • William Schaffner, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Preventive Medicine; Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
  • Ward Hurlburt, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services and, Director of the Division of Public Health

LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, October 12, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.

REPEAT BROADCAST: Monday, October 12, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.

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GUESTS:

  • Rosalyn Singleton, MD, Pediatrician, Southcentral Foundation; Alaska Native Statewide Immunization Coordinator; Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Thomas Hennessy, MD, MPH Captain, U.S. Public Health Service Director, Arctic Investigations Program National Center for Preparedness, Detection and Control of Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Neil Murphy, MD of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Alaska Native Medical Center

LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, October 5, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.

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LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, September 28, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.

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