Health Connection
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Linda Thompson brings you this series of articles on general health issues as well as those specific to the vision-impaired. The articles are from a variety of newspapers, magazines and non-technical journals on health.
| Title | Podcast Description | Author/Reader | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Health Connection 07/26/2010 | July, 2010 Healthy Years: "The Dangers of Sun Damage"; "News Briefs: Yoga may help cancer survivors, Metformin & B12 deficiency, Carb link to pancreatic cancer?"; "Omega-3's may reduce colon cancer risk"; "Lose weight to help fight fibromyalgia" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:22:05 |
| The Health Connection 07/19/2010 | July 2010 U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter: "Standing up to heal pain"; "A nap to remember"; "Wellness guide to sunscreens"; "Ask the experts"; "Join the movement"; "Wellness made easy" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:29:25 |
| The Health Connection 07/12/2010 | The July 2010 U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter: "Your cholesterol is low - do you still need a statin?"; "Wellness facts"; "Can this herb help arthritis?"; "D-lightful mushrooms"; "The science of hope"; "Thar she blows!" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:22:08 |
| The Health Connection 07/05/2010 | From the Agoura/Calabasas Acorn: "Home fireworks idea a dud."; "Summer safety tips for children, motorists."; "Welcome to fracture season."; "Helping your dog live a long, healthy life."; "Are you off your rocker?"; Tips to quit smoking."; "I feel your (metatarsal) pain: foot treatments." | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:23:09 |
| The Health Connection 06/27/2010 | From The Los Angeles Times: ""Natural" sunscreen: Better for you?"; "How your gums affect your heart"; "Can new tests predict heart disease?"; "Limit the risks of radiation"; "A new look at an old disease"; "Researchers confirm safety of kidney donations" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:24:49 |
| The Health Connection 06/21/2010 | U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter June 2010: Cholesterol: size matters; The undercover exercise; Can interval training give your workouts a boost? Banishing blisters; Ask the experts | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:25:35 |
| The Health Connection 06/14/2010 | June 2010 UC Berkeley Wellness Letter: "Saturated fat not quite so bad after all?"; "Wellness facts"; "ABCs of supplement CMPs"; "Scared of Dyeing?"; "The science of happiness"; "Leg cramps, a knotty problem" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:26:00 |
| The Health Connection 05/31/2010 | From DukeMedecine Healthnews: "Exercise is key to low back pain prevention."; "Hold the beef, live longer."; "A new kind of "Silent" heart attack."; "Cardiovascular medicine newsbriefs." | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:20:17 |
| The Health Connection 05/24/2010 | From the UC Berkeley Wellness Letter, May 2010: "Legs with a mind of their own"; "Is cortisol a key to weight loss?"; "What your heart beat is telling you"; "Ask the experts" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:26:53 |
| The Health Connection 05/17/2010 | From the L.A. Times: "The end of snoring?"; "Can this surgery cure diabetes?"; "Ask Marilyn"; "The dangers of pipes and cigars"; "Do steroid users have a place in the hall of fame?"; "Strength training 101"; "Hepatitis: Are you at risk?" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:24:19 |
| The Health Connection 05/10/2010 | From the Los Angeles Times: "Don't get that tan!"; "Tamoxifen, raloxifene cut breast cancer risk in half"; "Surgery for heartburn?"; "How safe are cellphones?"; "Electronic health records face critics"; "Study shows test could identify at-risk youth athletes" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:24:01 |
| The Health Connection 05/03/2010 | From the May 2010 U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter: 'The milk debate keeps churning"; "Speaking of Wellness - And if you won't drink your milk..."; "Beta than drugs for the prostate?"; "Wellness facts"; "Cellulite" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:26:46 |
| The Health Connection 04/26/2010 | From the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter: "Wellness Facts"; "Getting to the other side of sadness."; "Ask the experts"; "A workout for your funny bone"; "Wellness made easy"; "America weighs in"; "Candle with care" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:22:49 |
| The Health Connection 04/12/2010 | April 2010 UC Berkeley Wellness Letter: "The raw vs. the cooked"; "The scoop on petroleum jelly"; "A 'medical food' for arthritis?"; "A focus on eye drops"; "What can't exercise do?" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:20:48 |
| The Health Connection 04/05/2010 | From the April 2010 U.C. Berkeley Newsletter: "Salt takes a licking"; and "How to shake the salt habit." | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:22:27 |
| The Health Connection 03/29/2010 | From Environmental Nutrition, Vol 33G: "Boosting metabolism to lose weight"; "Cola raises blood pressure"; "Calcium supplements"; "E.N. helps you choose"; "Health boosting laxatives?"; "Dementia to-do list"; "Genetically modified foods"; "Stomach soothing ginger" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:30:31 |
| The Health Connection 03/22/2010 | March 2010 U.C. Berkeley Newsletter: "Strontium and your bones"; "Smile (if you can) you're on Botox"; "Saving your neck"; "Ask the experts"; "Hold that mold"; Turn off, get up, lose weight"; "Wellness made easy" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:34:01 |
| The Health Connection 03/15/2010 | March, 2010 U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter: "Foreignceuticals: Our medicines go global"; "Wellness Facts"; "Are these claims kosher?"; "Speaking of wellness: Unsung hero"; "A quiz to get your teeth into" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:28:03 |
| The Health Connection 03/08/2010 | From The Los Angeles Times: "Can happiness be found in a bottle?"; "Revealing the body's deepest secrets"; "How safe are blood thinners?"; "Restoring the power to walk" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:26:47 |
| The Health Connection 03/01/2010 | U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter: "Tips for safer salads"; "Running away from smoking"; "The rub on arnica"; "Ask the experts"; "Liver: love it or leave it"; "This is your brain on music"; "Wellness made easy" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:27:58 |
| The Health Connection 02/22/2010 | From the Agoura/T.O. Acorn: Green tea & vitamin D may prevent cancer, When is it an addiction? Are you getting what the doctor ordered? Spread joy not germs, Fight flu with healthy food, Tips for men caregivers, Therapy helps postpartum depression | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:26:50 |
| The Health Connection 02/15/2010 | Los Angeles Times: "Autism link to vaccines retracted"; "Is your vision worse?"; "Is it better to be barefoot?"; "Can diet affect depression?"; "Blood pressure: the DASH diet"; "Easy ways to lose weight"; "Fish oil can head off first psychotic episodes"; "Fighting diabetes"; "Basic moves for a better body" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:24:38 |
| The Health Connection 02/08/2010 | February 2010 U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter: "Mammograms: Still a good idea?"; "Passing out when standing up"; "The Lowdown on hemorrhoids"; "As tears go by" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:29:28 |
| The Health Connection 02/01/2010 | UCLA's Healthy/Years, February 2010: "Healthy heart important for older women," "News Briefs," "Prevent and treat hearing loss to reduce your fall risk," "Protect your health if you have hypothyroidism" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:25:08 |
| The Health Connection 01/24/2010 | The L.A. Times: "A happy way to get fit"; "Help your pet snooze well"; The risk of osteoporosis in men"; "A new cure for headaches?"; "Send in the clowns"; "Beware of products that claim to fight flu"; "Can exercise make you fat & other questions"; "Exercise your brain"; "Should students be forced to get fit?"; "Fight diabetes with exercise" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:22:58 |
| The Health Connection 01/18/2010 | January 2010 Berkeley Wellness Letter: "The itching hour"; "A buying guide for moisturizers"; "Thinking outside the cookie"; "When exercise takes your breath away"; "Ginger for what ails you?"; "Ask the experts"; "A recipe for weight gain"; "Wellness made easy" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:29:25 |
| The Health Connection 01/11/2010 | January 2010 Healthy/Years: "5 ways to get healthy and stay healthy in the New Year"; "News briefs - mammograms for younger women, diet type vs. mood, extra weight good for older adults, hypertension vs. dementia"; "Making the most of life after cancer"; "Are you getting enough Vitamin D?" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:22:19 |
| The Health Connection 01/04/2010 | January 2010 Berkeley Wellness Letter: "The urge to purge"; "Wellness facts"; "The cold that doesn't go away"; "On the half shell"; "Speaking of Wellness - Optimism"; "What arginine can do" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:29:11 |
| The Health Connection 12/28/2009 | From the L.A. Times: "Eat the candy candy cane - or just look at it?"; "Nestle rebuked by F.D.A. for misleading labeling"; "How to manage your diabetes"; "Improve your body image"; "Ask Marilyn: Hair loss & No speed dial for better memory?"; "Preventing breast cancer"; "Does fresh air keep you well?"; "Does zinc help colds?"; "Some disease prevention measures pay off" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:21:56 |
| The Health Connection 12/20/2009 | December 2009 Berkeley Wellness Letter: "Agave: the news is not all sweet"; "Tests for colon cancer"; "The calorie race"; "Goji: the go-to berry?"; "What to do about dry mouth"; "Ask the Experts"; "Patching it up (nicotine patches)"; "Wellness made easy" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:27:53 |
| The Health Connection 12/14/2009 | The Los Angeles Times: "Do alternative cancer therapies work?"; "Rid your body of hidden fat"; "Know your exercise equipment"; "10 minutes to better health"; "A team of doctors will see you now" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:21:44 |
| The Health Connection 12/07/2009 | The December Berkeley Wellness Letter: "Protect yourself against colon cancer", "Wellness facts", "Aromatherapy: does it work even if it doesn't?", "Microbes and imagination", "Nailing toenail fungus", "The missing enzyme" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:30:30 |
| The Health Connection 11/29/2009 | HealthNet News Spring/Fall 2009: "More than a cold?"; "Foil holiday weight gain"; "Take control of diabetes"; "The Great American Smokeout: A good day to quit"; "COPD is more common than you may think"; "About digital mammograms"; "When is the ER the right choice for care?"; "3 steps toward allergy relief"; "Sleep: a tool for good health"; "Preventing falls, take fast action at first signs of a stroke"; "How to handle headaches, medications and the environment" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:23:12 |
| The Health Connection 11/23/2009 | From the Los Angeles Times: "Why optimism is powerful medicine"; "Can stress make you sick"; "Do we all need statins?"; "When the best doctor is far away - commute for better health"; "Relieve chronic back pain"; "Healthy herbs" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:24:08 |
| The Health Connection 11/16/2009 | From the Los Angeles Times: "It's time juice loses its wholesome image, some experts say"; "A troubling trend in diabetes"; "Relief for foot pain"; "When doctors prescribe exercise?"; "Better access to healthy food"; "When are kids ready for contacts?"; "Should doctors wear white coats?" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:25:16 |
| The Health Connection 11/09/2009 | From the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter: "Is wetter water better water?"; "Fitness: Having a ball'; "Ask the Experts"; "What the #%?*@!: The benefits of cursing when injured"; "Wellness made easy"; "How sweet is is (not)"; "Speaking of wellness" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:21:57 |
| The Health Connection 11/02/2009 | From the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter: "Just a little bit of sugar"; "Wellness Facts"; "Food label claims: Science vs. free speech"; "Carry on carnitine?"; "High blood pressure - your questions answered"; "The Dish on DASH" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:32:55 |
| The Health Connection 10/25/2009 | From UCLA's "Healthy Years": "Ten Tips for Handling Heart Failures"; "Brain Benefits from Exercise"; Calorie Restriction for Alzheimer's"; Statins and Cataract Prevention"; "Flying Causes Clotting?"; "Add Five Good Years to Your Life"; "Ask the Doctor" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:22:59 |
| The Health Connection 10/19/2009 | From the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter: "When dreaming is believing," "Hair-raising questions," "Drugs today - hair tomorrow," "The fullness factor," "Calculating energy density," "Ask the experts..." "Wellness made easy..." | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:32:57 |
| The Health Connection 10/12/2009 | From the Boeing Wellness Letter: "Blasting through exercise barriers," "What did you just say...to yourself?" "Breast cancer screening," "Beware of supplement-medication interactions," "Antidepressants: Dispelling myths," "How can you make the most out of life?" "What your bones want you to know," "Self-care for hair loss," "Is that medication right for me?" "Feed your muscles," "Does an apple a day keep the doctor away?" "Exercise after breast cancer surgery," "6 reasons to build a walk into your routine," "Build your resiliency reserve" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:26:01 |
| The Health Connection 10/05/2009 | From the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter: "Statins: Gender matters", "Wellness facts (Whole grains help blood pressure, Periodontal & cardiovascular disease, 55 mph repeal led to increased deaths, History of migraines, Reduced breast cancer)", "Your secret weapon against aging - Bananarama"; "To heave or to hold" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:22:45 |
| The Health Connection 09/28/2009 | From the Thousand Oaks Acorn: "Alzheimer's screenings could save money", "Driving with a cast is dangerous", "Choosing the best school shoes", Playgrounds are no fun when children get hurt", "Grocery list to prevent diabetes", "Pregnant women and coffee", "Stress is blamed for pesky gray hairs" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:18:31 |
| The Health Connection 09/21/2009 | From the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter: The ABCs of MSG, An "Energy" Glut, New Zealand green-lipped mussel oil, Can inulin boost calcium absorption? While white wheat flour, Revaccinate for whooping cough, Lowering cholesterol with walnuts, Call doctor for test results, Selenium supplement false advertising, Stop hormone therapy before mammogram?, Staying Sharp, All in the Family? Not Quite | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:31:26 |
| The Health Connection 09/14/2009 | From The Los Angeles Times: How We'll Protect Against Swine Flu; A New Way to Fight Stress; How to Help Kids Sleep Better; Will Medical Research Change Your Life? Hope for Kids With Muscular Dystrophy; Golf for Life. | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:22:58 |
| The Health Connection 09/09/2009 | From the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter: A busy B - maybe too busy, Wellness facts (Decreasing death rates, drugs causing cognitive impairment, meat not a cause of breast cancer, increasing ATV injuries), Cataract facts, Speaking of Wellness: on the cold front, Can yogurt do everything? | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:28:51 |
| The Health Connection 08/30/2009 | From the Boeing Wellness Letter, July 2009: 20 Random ways to improve your health, Your joints: Promise in less invasive techniques?, What men should know about diabetes and exercise, What your ears want you to know, Colon cancer screening guidelines, Eye protection for the outdoors, Deciphering health plan terminology, Seven strategies for a healthy diet, Coping with cravings, Pap tests for each stage of your life, Enjoy the benefits of optimism. | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:23:16 |
| The Health Connection 08/24/2009 | Selections from the Los Angeles Times: You Can Control Your Health, How Safe is Water In Swimming Pools?, When expectant moms are overweight, Getting paralyzed muscles to move, The Best Diet for Life, Is It Your Job to Stay Healthy?, Fitness at Every Age, Are Clinical Trials Safe? | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:21:58 |
| The Health Connection 08/17/2009 | From the Los Angeles Times: Can Brains be Saved?, Make Fitness Fun, When to Call for Test Results, Soothing a Child Before Surgery, Marriage is Good for the Brain. | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:22:23 |
| The Health Connection 08/10/2009 | U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter, August 2009: Sprouting claims; A mint for all seasons; Fitness: When feet take a pounding; The return of the sponge; Ask the experts; That Ol' devil moon; Wellness made easy; Salt mines. | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:28:56 |
| The Health Connection 08/01/2009 | From the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter, August 2009: Vitamins and exercise add up to a surprise, Speaking of Wellness: Sales resistance, Let the chips fall, E-quivocal about E-cigarettes, Wellness facts (declining cancer death rates; balance problems; goat meaat; test well water), Cholesterol busters? | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:27:33 |
| The Health Connection 07/27/2009 | From AARP Magazine: The Back Story, Lap It Up, Let's Get Quizzical, Research News (What's your beef?, The eyes have it), Brain Defoggers | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:24:17 |
| The Health Connection 07/20/2009 | From the L.A. Times: "E-Cigarettes - Can they help you quit?, Improve your memory, Restrict calories - increase life span?, Why are there more food recalls?, Think yourself fit, Keep drugs out of the water supply, Breakthrough news in prostate cancer. | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:20:44 |
| The Health Connection 07/13/2009 | From the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter July 2009: Sensitive to the sun; New Wellness Report on men's health 2009; Do you need breathing lessons?; It's your nickle; Ask the Experts: gray salmon, raisins, eyelash drug, Epsom salts, oats, noise & sleep; Dollars and sense; Wellness made easy; Upward mobility | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:26:44 |
| The Health Connection 07/05/2009 | From the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter July 2009: Should you be a locavore?, Wellness facts, Chew this over, Supplements.con, Noise: when it's all in your head, Pomegranates: how wonderful? | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:29:06 |
| The Health Connection 06/28/2009 | From the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter: What to do about osteopenia - an update, Tallying your risk, Ways to prevent or delay osteoporosis, Bisphosphonates and the jaw, Ask the Experts, Wellness made easy. | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:29:27 |
| The Health Connection 06/21/2009 | From the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter, June 2009: "Health Alert: Zicam danger," "Do sweat the small stuff," "Wellness Facts," "The Ponzi berry?" "Greek lessons," "Keep off the grass," "It's never too late to start exercising - really" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:22:17 |
| The Health Connection 06/14/2009 | Selections From the L.A. Times: "Cellphone shields and brain cancer", "The argument for a 'sip or two' at family events", "The Healing Power of Sleep", "Why do our temperatures rise when we get an infection?", "Kidney stones in children on the rise", "Rebound redness with eyedrop use." | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:23:43 |
| The Health Connection 06/08/2009 | From Psychology Today March/April 2009: "Home Clean Home," "Pain Pain Go Away," "Terra Incognita," "Mitigating Migraines," "The Sandman Dineth," "Super Tubers," "Food Chain-Booty Marks" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:28:42 |
| The Health Connection 06/01/2009 | Selections From the L.A. Times: "Weight-loss Supplements and the FDA," "Fight Fat With Sleep," "TV and Asthma," "A New Danger to Kidneys," "Better Balance With Tai Chi," "Stronger Shoulders," "Healthy Laughter," "Cubicle Stretches" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:22:06 |
| The Health Connection 05/25/2009 | From the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter, May 2009: "Low back pain-still a mystery," "If your cup runneth over," "Ask the experts," "Feeling your oats," "Wellness made easy" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:25:41 |
| The Health Connection 05/18/2009 | From the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter, May 2009: "Brain health: what to keep in mind," "Wellness facts," "Orange you glad?," "Do you need extra enzymes?," "Foot notes: bunions," "Currying favor" | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:30:12 |
| The Health Connection 05/12/2009 | From The Boeing Wellness Health Letter: Walking in the moment; Stressed? Take a deep breath; Does exercise help prevent cancer?; Dining out: Hold the allergies; What's the Mediterranean diet?; Tobacco: Even more reasons to quit; Points on acupuncture; Effects of excessive alcohol use; Healthy foot notes; Myths about infertility; Ways to talk weight with kids; Options for long-term care. | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:21:20 |
| The Health Connection 05/04/2009 | From Psychology Today: Consuming Passions - Appetite May be the Ultimate Mind-body Problem, Help Yourself, Stress Eating - Dieting Makes You Do It. | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:22:39 |
| The Health Connection 04/28/2009 | From Diane - The Curves Magazine: Endless Summer, Tanners Anonymous?, Slim body - Fat Bank Account?, Low Fat Peanut Butter, Stretch, A Glass of Pinot Please, The Case for Daily Exercise, Do's and Don'ts, Best Exercise Time, Cool Moves, Mixing Aspirin and Ibuprofen, Why You Need Breakfast, Eggs-A Little Bad-A Lot of Good, More Do's and Don'ts | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:24:04 |
| The Health Connection 04/21/2009 | From Diane - The Curves Magazine: Get the Lowdown on Low-Fat, Omigosh-Sleepless Again!, Fit For Sleep, Old Fashioned Comfort, Anti-Ager, Do's and Don'ts, Making Strides, Stride Right, Spread the Loss, Whole Grains -The Whole Truth | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:33:19 |
| The Health Connection 04/14/2009 | April 2009 Boeing Wellness Health Letter: Physical activity vs. exercise, What a healthy day might look like, Cancer risks within your control, Germbusters, Journaling on food & mood, Calorie-conscious snacking, Men's nutrition challenge, Screen time linked to inactivity?, The buzz on energy drinks, What your skin wants you to know, Women and alcohol abuse, Does nature nurture kids?, Spring cleaning for your spirit. | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:22:33 |
| The Health Connection 04/07/2009 | From the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter, April 2009: Do you really need a PSA test?, The best of families, Putting the moves on arthritis, Stevia: what's old is new, The eyes have it, Thirdhand smoke - it sticks around | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:29:23 |
| The Health Connection 03/31/2009 | From the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter: Hormone therapy revisited, Wellness facts, Cyberchondria: just a click away, Long live your liver, Ask the experts, Wellness made easy | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:23:54 |
| The Health Connection 03/24/2009 | From Diane - The Curves Magazine: The Good News About Cancer, Take Company to Dr. Visits, Headache Help, Is This Shot For You?, Time to Go Shopping, Cook Wise, Mindless Munching, Finally Dry, Hahaha Ah, Super-Size This, Eat Less - Age Less, Is Your Parenting Making Your Kid Plump?, Vitamin D | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:28:32 |
| The Health Connection 03/17/2009 | From Psychology Today: In Sickness and In Health, Back-to-Basic Beef, How to Survive A Snack Attack, Seeds of Health, A Bar Snack That Protects Your Health, Sage Advice, Just Like Clockwork, Top of The Heap. | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:32:52 |
| The Health Connection 03/10/2009 | From The L.A. Times: Joy of Cooking or Joy of Obesity?, Keep your knees healthy, What makes our voices age?, Unhealthful daylight saving time?, Cancer threat removed from stem cells, The scoop on sugar substitutes, Smoking and obesity equally risky, Baby bottle companies to stop using BPA | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:26:38 |
| The Health Connection 03/03/2009 | Bathroom Reading, Cardiovascular Exercise Machines: What's right for you, Misunderestimating Calories, Wellness Made Easy | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:26:32 |
| The Health Connection 02/25/2009 | From U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter March 2009: Food Irradiation - A cool debate about a hot topic, Wellness Facts, Those Other Blood Fats, Cheese: Merits and demerits, Are You Thick Skinned? | Reader: Linda Thompson, Engineer: Max Flehinger | 00:27:00 |
| The Health Connection 02/17/2009 | Can creatine boost your athletic performance?, Crazy shoes: a rundown, Ask the experts, A bank with the highest dividends, Wellness made easy, Top seeds, That statin study | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:27:23 |
| The Health Connection 02/03/2009 | From U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter Feb 2009: Tough questions about a hard plastic, Density- a mystery factor in breast cancer, What you need to know about fish oil pills | Reader: Linda Thompson | 00:27:57 |
| The Health Connection 01/27/2009 | Fitness, No smoke is good smoke, Ask the experts, Chicken soup in the test tube, Wellness made easy, Squash for all seasons, Speaking of wellness | Reader: Linda Thompson, Engineer: Max Flehinger | 00:29:24 |
| The Health Connection 01/20/2009 | From U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter - January 2009: Should anyone still take vitamin E?, Wellness facts, Calories - burning questions, Pasta perfect, Hearsay about earwax, New advice about kidney stones | Reader: Linda Thompson, Engineer: Max Flehinger | 00:32:26 |
| The Health Connection 01/13/2009 | Diagnose your nose, PMS:symptoms & remedies, Don't let winter put a freeze on your workouts, Salts of the earth-and sea, Ask the experts, First aid that's no aid, Do you need a walletectomy? | Reader: Linda Thompson Engineer: Max Flehinger | 00:29:03 |
| The Health Connection 01/06/2009 | From U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter, November 2008: Glucosamine - The news is in, Wellness Facts, Old McSalmon Had a Farm, Speaking of Wellness, Revving Up Your Metabolism? | Reader: Linda Thompson Engineer: Max Flehinger | 00:27:04 |
| The Health Connection 12/16/2008 | Execise cramps: myths and facts, Test your wellness savvy, Ask the experts, Big on the internet, Wellness made easy, Run/walk: a hybrid workout | Reader: Linda Thompson, Engineer: Max Flehinger | 00:25:55 |
| The Health Connection 12/11/2008 | Sleep - it's something everyone likes to do and can't seem to do without | Reader: Max Flehinger | 00:07:24 |
| The Health Connection 12/10/2008 | Is This the Year to Skip Your Flu Shot?, Powder Power, Wellness Facts, Five Questions to Chew On, Buying Guide, How to Make Sense of the Health News, Reading Lessons | Reader: Max Flehinger, Engineer: George Whittam | 00:21:22 |
| The Health Connection 09/24/2008 | High fructose corn syrup, Putting a dent in some cookware myths, Where's the beef? Not here, Feeding your friendly bacteria, Wellness facts | Reader: Lea Herman, Engineer: Max Flehinger | 00:20:35 |
| The Health Connection 09/03/2008 | From U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter, September, 2008: Why we all need to be in training, Not your standard oil, The appeal of a peel, Ask the experts, Well and informed, Wellness made easy | Reader: Lea Herman, Engineer: Max Flehinger | 00:21:54 |
| The Health Connection 08/20/2008 | Can this drug prevent prostate cancer?, Beans for bones, The take-home message about blood pressure, Wellness facts, Speaking of wellness, Margarine: promises, promises | Reader: Lea Herman Engineer: Max Flehinger | 00:19:35 |
| The Health Connection 07/17/2008 | The Ups and Downs of Hypertension, Managing Arthritis: Q & As, What You Need to Know About Organic | Reader: Lea Herman, Engineer: Max Flehinger | 00:22:47 |
| The Health Connection 07/10/2008 | From the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter.com: What you should know about your drinking water, Fishing for answers - Fish oil facts | Reader: Danielle Lescure, Engineer: Joe Jurca | 00:22:32 |
| The Health Connection 07/03/2008 | From the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter: The buzz on mosquitoes, Throwing cold water on..., Check out that birthday suit, Ask the experts Q & A, Wellness made easy | Reader: Danielle Lescure, Engineer: Joe Jurca | 00:21:03 |
| The Health Connection 06/26/2008 | Is a generic good enough?, The psychology of price, Is organic more nutritious?, The fast track, On the water front, Beyond beta carotene, More than just pretty colors | Reader: Daniele Lescure, Engineer: Max Flehinger | 00:22:51 |
| The Health Connection 06/19/2008 | Sleep Disorders - Discover Magazine: Secrets of Sleep by Kathleen McAuliffe, They Walk In The Night, Narcolepsy - The Weary Load by Jill Neimark, The Sage of Sleep | Reader: Danielle Lescure, Engineer: Max Flehinger | 00:31:30 |
| The Health Connection 06/12/2008 | From the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter: Do Men Get Their Fair Share, What Should You Believe About Salt? How Safe Are Statins? | Reader: Danielle Lescure, Engineer: Joe Jurca | 00:21:35 |
| The Health Connection 05/29/2008 | From the Harvard Women's Health Watch: Up With HDL - The Good Cholesterol, Artificial Joints for the Hand and Wrist, By the Way Doctor | Reader: Danielle Lescure, Engineer: Max Flehinger | 00:23:12 |
| The Health Connection 05/22/2008 | From the June, 2008, U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter: Shoulders in motion, Test your summer savvy, Ask the experts, Well and Informed | Reader: Danielle Lescure, Engineer: Max Flehinger | 00:31:16 |
| The Health Connection 05/21/2008 | Are you an apple or a pear, LASIK, Wellness Facts, Speaking of Wellness, Quercetin Mysteries, Body Oddities | Reader: Lea Herman, Engineer: Max Flehinger | 00:20:14 |
| The Health Connection 05/07/2008 | From the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter May, 2008: Wellness guide to BPH, Fitness, A new twist on light bulbs, Ask the experts, Walk this way, Wellness made easy | Reader: Lea Herman, Engineer: Max Flehinger | 00:25:58 |
| The Health Connection 04/24/2008 | From the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter, May 2008: Why go nuts? - A nearly perfect food, How good are those new tests for oral cancer? Speaking of wellness - Editorial, When niacin is a drug, Should you be wary of nitrites? | Reader: Joe Jurca | 00:22:58 |
| The Health Connection 04/21/2008 | From the Harvard Women's Health Watch: Negotiating the "bio-identicals" controversy, Strength training relieves chronic neck pain, Dermal fillers | Reader: Lea Herman, Engineer: Max Flehinger | 00:23:52 |
| The Health Connection 04/09/2008 | From the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter, April, 2008: The well-tempered canine, Fitness: tee time, A hands-on lifesaver, Ask the experts, Well & Informed, | Reader: Lea Herman, Engineer: Max Flehinger | 00:26:59 |
| The Health Connection 04/03/2008 | Who Needs Altzheimers Testing?, Fats In The Balance, The U-Shaped Curve of Happiness, Wellness Facts, Not For Women Only - Bone Density Screening, Sorry Charlie - Bad Bluefin Tuna | Reader: Stephanie Vondras, Engineer: Joe Jurca | 00:26:10 |
| The Health Connection 03/20/2008 | From the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter: articles on eggs, cholesterol, testosterone, wellness facts, and sleep | Reader: Stephanie Vondras, Engineer: Max Flehinger | 00:30:35 |
| The Health Connection 03/06/2008 | Articles on vitamin D, breast cancer, wellness facts, jaw joint pain, and pepper from the February UC Berkeley Wellness Letter | Reader: Stephanie Vondras, Engineer: Max Flehinger | 00:27:53 |
| The Health Connection 02/08/2008 | Features on inflammation, lead exposure, gingko, sardines, chewing gum, and worry from the Berkeley Wellness Letter | Reader: Stephanie Vondras, Engineer: Max Flehinger | 00:30:35 |
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