Emergency Medicine Physician, Dr. Richard Vinroot will join us on YOUR HEALTH® this weekend to talk about caring for patients amid crisis and disaster. Dr. Vinroot is a Doctors Without Borders volunteer who has treated patients after Hurricane Katrina, the Haiti earthquake, and the war in Kenya.1
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Below are a few photos from Dr. Vinroot’s time in Haiti & Africa.
Please tune in! We’re on the air:
– Saturday at 9am
– Sunday at 9am & 5pm
– Monday at 6pm & 10pm
– Saturday at 9am
– Sunday at 9am & 5pm
– Monday at 6pm & 10pm
Listen to the Show!
Show Topics:
- Research that Matters (minute 0-10): vitamins & cancer, melanoma in women, alcohol & weight loss surgery, earwax home remedy
- Conversations with Dr. Richard Vinroot on caring for patients amid crisis and disaster (minute 10-32)
- House Calls (minute 32-44): new shellac on nails, heart attack risk, sex & new relationships, snakes bites, swimming & weight loss
Want More? Listen to more of Adam & Cristy’s conversation with Dr. Richard Vinroot!
Resources:
- Emergency Care for You (American College of Emergency Physicians Foundation)
http://www.emergencycareforyou.org/YourHealth/AboutEmergencies/Default.aspx?id=26020 - Emergency Medical Services – Web Sites Serving North Carolina – NC Health Info
http://nchealthinfo.org/local_services/search/index.cfm?info=18,0,,0,0&fromLookup=topic - Emergency Medical Services – MedlinePlus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/emergencymedicalservices.html - How to minimize exposure to the sun
- From the American Cancer Society: Can Melanoma be Prevented? http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/SkinCancer-Melanoma/DetailedGuide/melanoma-skin-cancer-prevention
- From the World Health Organization: Sunshine and Health: How to Enjoy the Sun Safely http://www.who.int/uv/publications/solaruvflyer2006.pdf
- From the American Academy of Dermatology: What is Your Risk? http://www.skincarephysicians.com/skincancernet/risk.html
House Call Questions Resources
- Question #1 – safety of Shellac nail gel (and other nail care products
- Cosmetics (US Food and Drug Administration)
http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/default.htm - EWG’s Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/
- Cosmetics (US Food and Drug Administration)
- Question #2 – what to do about snake bites
- Snake Bites – MedlinePlus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000031.htm - Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ency/article/000031.htm
- Snake Bites – MedlinePlus
- Question #3 – is there increased risk of heart attack in new sexual relationships
- Sexual Health – MedlinePlus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sexualhealth.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/sexualhealth.html - Sexual Health Issues – Web Sites Serving North Carolina – NC Health Info
http://nchealthinfo.org/local_services/search/index.cfm?info=0,318,,0,0&fromLookup=topic
- Sexual Health – MedlinePlus
