The 60 Second Checkup

Health news from the experts!

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October 2011

 

Download all October audio at ftp://ftp.soundtargeting.com/October1160s.zip

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

October 03-

Detecting heart disease at birth

 

October 04-

Big success story

 

October 05-

NSAIDS and dementia

 

October 06-

Local produce lesson

 

October 07-

Benefits of coronary calcium scan

 

October 10-

The benefits of Bossy Betty

 

October 11-

A big Halloween risk

 

October 12-

Raising grandchildren

 

October 13-

Know your HDL/LDL numbers?

 

October 14-

Prepared for disaster

 

October 17-

Comparing surgeries for the obese

 

October 18-

Life imitates art

 

October 19-

NSAIDS and miscarriage

 

October 20-

Seniors getting healthy

 

October 21-

Stents for stroke patients

 

October 24-

Drug resistant gonorrhea

 

October 25-

Be an educated patient

 

October 26-

Preventing blood line infections

 

October 27-

Tamoxifen, helping women live longer

 

October 28-

Tamoxifen vs. aromatese inhibitors

 

October 31-

Be healthy, eat chocolate

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 2011

 

Download all September audio at ftp://ftp.soundtargeting.com/September1160s.zip

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

 

 

September 01-

Poorly fitting dentures affecting dementia

 

September 02-

The distracted teen driver

 

September 05-

Alzheimer's Disease, slowing it down

 

September 06-

Ovarian cancer risks

 

September 07-

Diabetes study seeks healthy participants

 

September 08-

Stay connected with happy people

 

September 09-

The K-12 Lab Challenge

 

September 12-

Staying physically and mentally fit

 

September 13-

What's Your Eye-Q ?

 

September 14-

Using an epipen at school

 

September 15-

Another safe haven

 

September 16-

Adding fuel to firepots

 

September 19-

Whooping cough in older teens

 

September 20-

Watching bad O-C

 

September 21-

The savings behind Medicare Part D

 

September 22-

Increased cancer risk on tall people

 

September 23-

Keeping track of family cancer history

 

September 26-

Gene testing, results of study allegedly tainted

 

September 27-

Kidney dialysis in African-Americans

 

September 28-

Antidepressant use

 

September 29-

Summer in a blessing and a curse

 

September 30-

Too hot an athlete

 

 

 

August 2011

 

Download all August audio at ftp://ftp.soundtargeting.com/August1160s.zip

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

August 01-

Television medical dramas, not realistic

 

August 02-

Airport Safety

 

August 03-

The benefit of volunteering

 

August 04-

Cognitive fitness program

 

August 05-

The "bomb" effect of caffeine and alcohol

 

August 08-

Warning on a COPD medication

 

August 09-

Digital education

 

August 10-

Exemestane

 

August 11-

Thermography, an alternative to mammogram?

 

August 12-

Ovarian cancer screenings

 

August 15-

Low back pain in the elderly

 

August 16-

Staying secure

 

August 17-

Trichomonas

 

August 18-

Trichomonas in older women

 

August 19-

A warning on Chantix

 

August 22-

The magic of mushrooms

 

August 23-

Exposure to tuberculosis

 

August 24-

A warning about Propecia

 

August 25-

Vaccinating the needy

 

August 26-

A high fat diet

 

August 29-

Helping grandma stay alert

 

August 30-

Avastin, no longer for metastatic breast cancer

 

August 31-

Alzheimer's, robbing personalities

 

 

 

 

 

July 2011

 

Download all July audio at ftp://ftp.soundtargeting.com/July1160s.zip

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

 

 

 

July 01-

Do handshakes swap germs?

 

July 04-

High cholesterol in infertile women

 

July 05-

Radiologists in a crisis

 

July 06-

Sodium study in younger adults

 

July 07-

Stent placement, the only option?

 

July 08-

Family members discuss Alzheimer's

 

July 11-

HIV? Begin medication immediately

 

July 12-

Glaucoma

 

July 13-

Screening colonoscopy guidelines

 

July 14-

Genetics may help breast cancer patients

 

July 15-

Drug shortages for leukemia patients

 

July 18-

Does socioeconomic status affect cancer survival?

 

July 19-

Protecting adults

 

July 20-

Recognizing stroke symptoms

 

July 21-

Studying cystic fibrosis

 

July 22-

When your hearing suddenly stops

 

July 25-

Exciting weight loss news

 

July 26-

V.P. Biden says epilepsy cure just around the corner

 

July 27-

Unwanted pregnancy, unwanted blood clots

 

July 28-

New criteria for memory loss studies

 

July 29-

Self testing in blood clot management

 

 

 

June 2011

 

Download all June audio at ftp://ftp.soundtargeting.com/June1160s.zip

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

 

June 01-

Who suffers from depression?

 

June 02-

Teen suicide prevention

 

June 03-

Breast cancer, the serial killer

 

June 06-

Screening for colon cancer

 

June 07-

Non-Radiation Radiology

 

June 08-

Second generation female condom

 

June 09-

Sleepless?  Not just in Seattle!

 

June 10-

Regular exercise benefits the organs

 

June 13-

Learning more about osteoporosis

 

June 14-

U-V ABC's

 

June 15-

Looking at bulimia

 

June 16-

Drinking rats

 

June 17-

The new blood test, minus the blood

 

June 20-

Advances in childhood leukemia

 

June 21-

Seeing Through Sound

 

June 22-

Huntington's disease

 

June 23-

Changes after-birth

 

June 24-

Dementia, common problem

 

June 27-

Wearing a helmet

 

June 28-

Surviving childhood cancer

 

June 29-

Lung cancer

 

June 30-

Benefits of red yeast rice

 

 

 

May 2011

 

Download all May audio at ftp://ftp.soundtargeting.com/May1160s.zip

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

May 02-

Infertility not affected by stress

 

May 03-

Stroke pictures

 

May 04-

Preschool matters

 

May 05-

Lighting a match to your money

 

May 06-

Helpful families

 

May 09-

Online system for prescriptons, much better

 

May 10-

Infant SEE

 

May 11-

Tuberculosis outbreaks in the U.S.

 

May 12-

TB patients tired of taking medicine

 

May 13-

The quiet seizure

 

May 16-

Driving while drowsy

 

May 17-

Saving important time

 

May 18-

How did I get pink eye?

 

May 19-

Preventing the spread of pink eye

 

May 20-

The ABC's of child safety seats

 

May 23-

Cooling down the student athlete

 

May 24-

A closer look at salmonella

 

May 25-

Underage drinking

 

May 26-

Health care reform, anything change?

 

May 27-

Quit smoking help lines

 

May 30-

Educational television...for infants?

 

May 31-

How much t.v. is too much for kids?

 

 

 

 

 

April 2011

 

Download all April audio at ftp://ftp.soundtargeting.com/April1160s.zip

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

 

 

 

April 01-

Letting the public decide

 

April 04-

The risk you take with opioids

 

April 05-

Need an intervention?

 

April 06-

Controlling healthcare industry inflation

 

April 07-

Clinical trials network

 

April 08-

Natural protection against heart disease

 

April 11-

Need more AED's

 

April 12-

Not so pretty spring

 

April 13-

Enzymes make post-bypass predictions

 

April 14-

Where to buy colored contact lenses

 

April 15-

Skippy recall

 

April 18-

Preventing colon cancer

 

April 19-

I-R cuts surgery

 

April 20-

Concussions hurt student athletes

 

April 21-

Schizophrenia breakthrough

 

April 22-

Can pesticides lead to Parkinson's?

 

April 25-

Dealing with dyslexia

 

April 26-

Heart attack symptoms in women

 

April 27-

Eating smart for your heart

 

April 28-

Busy roadways triggering asthma

 

April 29-

Kids with arthritis speak out

 

 

March 2011

 

Download all March audio at ftp://ftp.soundtargeting.com/March1160s.zip

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

March 01-

Preventing a deadly cancer

 

March 02-

Free chlymadia test kit

 

March 03-

Controlling asthma with social media

 

March 04-

The options in cancer screenings

 

March 07-

Stents now available to all

 

March 08-

Lifetime eye care

March 09-

Faulty AED's

 

March 10-

The unpopular colonoscopy

 

March 11-

Improvements in cancer detection

 

March 14-

Michael Douglas: throat cancer survivor

 

March 15-

The dreaded colonoscopy

 

March 16-

Multiple meds for congestive heart failure

 

March 17-

Salvanorin A as a pain reliever

 

March 18-

Helping tinnitus patients

 

March 21-

The impulsivity gene

 

March 22-

College drinking on and off campus

 

March 23-

COPD awareness campaign

 

March 24-

Post partum depression is taking lives

 

March 25-

Hormones and post partum depression

 

March 28-

3-D mammogram improves detection

 

March 29-

Organ donation in NYC

 

March 30-

Hepatitis C in babies

 

March 31-

Lap band surgery available to more

 

 

 

February 2011

 

Download all February audio at ftp://ftp.soundtargeting.com/February1160s.zip

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

February 01-

Seems Like Magic

 

February 02-

Losing a tooth in hockey season

 

February 03-

Survival of a knocked-out tooth

 

February 04-

Seasonal affective disorder

 

February 07-

Flu on the rise

 

February 08-

You See What You Eat

 

February 09-

Lottery benefits for AIDS

 

February 10-

Recommendations from doctor

 

February 11-

Emergency intravenous fluids

 

February 14-

Brain death declarations

 

February 15-

CT: The Great Predictor

 

February 16-

Pay attention to strokes

 

February 17-

Tough conversations with loved ones

 

February 18-

Hepatitis C in children

 

February 21-

Avastin getting poor grade

 

February 22-

Teens getting less exercise

 

February 23-

Disqualified for obesity surgery

 

February 24-

Lap band for teens

 

February 25-

One patient's triumph over AIDS

 

February 28-

Hospitals make mistakes too

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 2011

 

Download all January audio at ftp://ftp.soundtargeting.com/January1160s.zip

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

January 03-

Cyber bullies and victims

 

January 04-

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

 

January 05-

School kids and food allergies

 

January 06-

Pancreatic cancer

 

January 07-

Lights out to reduce pancratic cancer risk

 

January 10-

Radiation low from airport scanners

 

January 11-

Winter eye nutrition

 

January 12-

More CT's in the ER

 

January 13-

A patient's forum

 

January 14-

Cancer growth from calcium?

 

January 17-

Research Match.Org

 

January 18-

The Triple A you don't want to call

 

January 19-

CT detects lung cancer

 

January 20-

Deadly mutation in AML

 

January 21-

Low birth weight in Down syndrome

 

January 24-

A fistula for dialysis patients

 

January 25-

Blankets may increase SIDS risk

 

January 26-

The danger of video games

 

January 27-

Succimer

 

January 28-

Reducing one's polypharmacy

 

January 31-

Vitamin D supplementation

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 2010

 

Download all December audio at ftp://ftp.soundtargeting.com/December1060s.zip

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

 

December 01-

Will H1N1 return with a vengeance?

 

December 02-

First year of checkups

 

December 03-

Drugs treating drug addiction

 

December 06-

Teens and social media websites

 

December 07-

New developments bring big changes

 

December 08-

Paternal side breast cancer

 

December 09-

Hormone replacement therapy

 

December 10-

Recurrence with ovarian cancer

 

December 13-

Mood disorders and stress

 

December 14-

Winter sport caution

 

December 15-

Advanced prostate cancer drug

 

December 16-

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

 

December 17-

Clearing out the carotid artery

 

December 20-

Crack down on methamphetamine manufacturers

 

December 21-

Two tests have become a must do

 

December 22-

Diagnosing carpal tunnel syndrome

 

December 23-

Treating carpal tunnel syndrome

 

December 24-

Clinical trials seek participants

 

December 27-

Risks after gestational diabetes

 

December 28-

Leveling out your sugars

 

December 29-

One supplement's results

 

December 30

From the mouse's perspective

 

December 31-

Hereditary kidney disease

 

 

November 2010

 

Download all November audio at ftp://ftp.soundtargeting.com/November1060s.zip

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

November 01-

A pirate's disease gets into the general public

 

November 02-

Lung cancer awareness

 

November 03-

What do those cholesterol numbers mean?

 

November 04-

Genes related to heart disease

 

November 05-

Hospital trauma centers

 

November 08-

Calcium supplements

November 09-

Diabetes and the eye

 

November 10-

Pregnancy before surgery or vice versa?

 

November 11-

Stress pre-pregnancy

 

November 12-

Osteoporosis screenings

 

November 15-

Delaying prostate cancer treatment

 

November 16-

Sickle Cell Anniversary

 

November 17-

Kidney disease in African Americans

 

November 18-

Can't slow down Alzheimer's disease

 

November 19-

Trauma in children

 

November 22-

Intercepting domestic violence

 

November 23-

No screening for lung cancer

 

November 24-

Concussions

 

November 25-

Nano technology fights cancer

 

November 26-

Doctor's office gets a spa makeover

 

November 29-

Curbing youth violence

 

November 30-

LARK 2

 

 

 

 

 

October 2010

 

Download all October audio at ftp://ftp.soundtargeting.com/October1060s.zip

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

 

 

 

October 01-

Free eye exams

 

October 04-

Healthy aging eyes

 

October 05-

Screening mammogram - the gold standard

 

October 06-

Acute kidney injury

 

October 07-

Expensive hormonal therapy

 

October 08-

Tai Chi - a relief from fibromyalgia

 

October 11-

Suicidal? There's an app for that.

 

October 12-

Contact lenses

 

October 13-

Palliative care

 

October 14-

Urinary incontinence

 

October 15-

Prostate cancer alternatives

 

October 18-

Obesity rate still high

 

October 19-

Risks and benefits in mammogram

 

October 20-

Biomarkers for Alzheimer's

 

October 21-

Prevent Alzheimer's with diet

 

October 22-

Insurance companies make a switch

 

October 25-

Legalizing marijuana

 

October 26-

Brain injuries

 

October 27-

Earthquake preparations

 

October 28-

The elderly and alcohol

 

October 29-

Winter vacations? Pack this!

 

 

September 2010

 

Download all September audio at ftp://ftp.soundtargeting.com/September1060s.zip

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

 

September 01-

Managing high blood pressure

 

September 02-

The adult world of vaccinations

 

September 03-

Hot cars kill children

 

September 06-

New requirements for antifreeze

 

September 07-

A Sneak Attack

 

September 08-

Prediabetes

 

September 09-

New way to diagnose prediabetes

 

September 10-

Nanowire

 

September 13-

Ending asthma treatment...is it time?

 

September 14-

Mars, Venus & Eyecare

 

September 15-

Sex education for boys

 

September 16-

Vitamin D affects the brain

 

September 17-

Dangerous and distracted drivers

 

September 20-

Mailing restrictions on tobacco

 

September 21-

Knowing your options

 

September 22-

Regular mammograms, a thing of the past?

 

September 23-

Childhood cancer can lead to heart disease

 

September 24-

Fructose...pancreatic cancer's best friend

 

September 27-

Overweight in 2009

 

September 28-

Better choices, less Alzheimer's

 

September 29-

Today's CPR

 

September 30-

Still need rescue breathing?

 

 

 

 

August 2010

 

Download all August audio at ftp://ftp.soundtargeting.com/August1060s.zip

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

August 02-

Summertime dangers

 

August 03-

The first baby pictures

 

August 04-

Glaucoma

 

August 05-

Macular degeneration

 

August 06-

Mosquitoes

 

August 09-

Vitamin B12 and diabetes

 

August 10-

Back to school exams

 

August 11-

Advocates for older patients

 

August 12-

Frailty

 

August 13-

Turning away high risk patients

 

August 16-

Vitamin A during pregnancy

 

August 17-

Easing expectant mother fears

 

August 18-

Government makes slow sodium reduction

 

August 19-

Sugar raises blood pressure

 

August 20-

Breast reconstruction

 

August 23-

Ovarian cancer drug

 

August 24-

The silent sight stealer

 

August 25-

Eating Asian carp?

 

August 26-

Cardiac risk assessment

 

August 27-

Safety with testosterone supplements

 

August 30-

Veterans' mental health

 

August 31-

Studying diseases of the elderly

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 2010

 

Download all July audio at ftp://ftp.soundtargeting.com/July1060s.zip

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

 

 

July 01-

Head injuries in the NFL

 

July 02-

Brain assessment for young athletes

 

July 05-

Penalizing child safety seat violators

 

July 06-

Radiologists and their pets

 

July 07-

Less pain with breast surgery

 

July 08-

Successful heart transplants

 

July 09-

Genetics testing on college freshmen

 

July 12-

Cancer depression study

 

July 13-

Being ok with UV

 

July 14-

Statins for the elderly

 

July 15-

The good and the bad of statins

 

July 16-

Vitamin D deficiency

 

July 19-

Longevity of men vs. women

 

July 20-

Midcourse corrections

 

July 21-

Salmonella poisoning

 

July 22-

Lightning strikes

 

July 23-

Peanut, egg and milk allergies related?

 

July 26-

Retinopathy of prematurity

 

July 27-

Daycare: the good and the bad

 

July 28-

The new look of braces

 

July 29-

Braces at age seven?

 

July 30-

Diabetes and blindness

 

 

June 2010

 

Download all June audio at ftp://ftp.soundtargeting.com/June1060s.zip

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

June 01-

Interventional radiology

 

June 02-

Understanding schizophrenia

 

June 03-

The personality thief

 

June 04-

A healthy mind

 

June 07-

Advance medical directives

 

June 08-

The aging eye

 

June 09-

Back surgery

 

June 10-

Hip replacement

 

June 11-

Hip prosthesis

 

June 14-

Gestational diabetes

 

June 15-

Wide reaching medicine

 

June 16-

Racial divide of colon cancer

 

June 17-

The sneak attack of osteoporosis

 

June 18-

ADHD and teen drinking

 

June 21-

Spider bite first aid

 

June 22-

Poisonous spider bite

 

June 23-

Lice eggs

 

June 24-

Lice infestation

 

June 25-

Testicular cancer self exam

 

June 28-

Chronic fatigue syndrome

 

June 29-

Losing weight without exercise

 

June 30-

Gaining weight while dieting?

 

 

 

 

May 2010

 

Download all May audio at ftp://ftp.soundtargeting.com/May1060s.zip

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

May 03-

Food allergy help online

 

May 04-

Preventing Stroke

 

May 05-

TV Medical Shows

 

May 06-

Heat detection before biopsy

 

May 07-

Psychiatric medication

 

May 10-

Alzheimer's

 

May 11-

3-D Is Not Always Clear

 

May 12-

Dangerous cocktail

 

May 13-

Don't put away the booster!

 

May 14-

Booster seat laws not effective

 

May 17-

Osteoporosis prevention

 

May 18-

Stopping a Brain Attack

 

May 19-

Diabetics and cancer

 

May 20-

Scleroderma

 

May 21-

Volunteer - it's good for you!

 

May 24-

Stargell family arthritis

 

May 25-

The impact of Alzheimer's

 

May 26-

VBACs

 

May 27-

Drug addicts and AIDS

 

May 28-

Keeping kids informed

 

May 31-

Drinkers make poor eating choices

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 2010

 

Download all April audio at ftp://ftp.soundtargeting.com/April1060s.zip

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

 

 

April 01-

Infertility

 

April 02-

Donating blood with a tattoo

 

April 05-

Smoke detectors

 

April 06-

Safety first

 

April 07-

Prescription drug addiction

 

April 08-

Hiding prescription drugs

 

April 09-

Child safety seat

 

April 12-

Growth hormone therapy

 

April 13-

Seasonal allergies

 

April 14-

Valley Fever

 

April 15-

Valley Fever

 

April 16-

The body scanner

 

April 19-

Sedating the elderly

 

April 20-

Team radiology technology

 

April 21-

Ticks

 

April 22-

Ticks

 

April 23-

Dementia

 

April 26-

Menopause

 

April 27-

Coronary artery blockages

 

April 28-

Coronary artery blockages

 

April 29-

Curves

 

April 30-

Women health

 

 

 

March 2010

 

Download all March audio at ftp://ftp.soundtargeting.com/March1060s.zip

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

March 01-

Septicimia

 

March 02-

The uncomfortable made easy

 

March 03-

Overall cardiac risk

 

March 04-

Seasonal affective disorder

 

March 05-

Bone marrow transplant

 

March 08-

Ear infection

 

March 09-

Workplace eye safety

 

March 10-

Emergency preparedness at work

 

March 11-

Buzzed driving is drunk driving

 

March 12-

Lessons learned in Haiti

 

March 15-

Hypothermia in seniors

 

March 16-

Welcome relief

 

March 17-

COPD affects the heart

 

March 18-

Spine immobilization

 

March 19-

Text message reminders

 

March 22-

Walking and hearing difficulties

 

March 23-

Getting smart about prostate cancer

March 24-