This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and guest co-host Dr. Jamila Battle talk with Dr. Paul Offit, pediatrician and professor at the University of Pennsylvania about his book, Bad Advice: Or Why Celebrities, Politicians, and Activists Aren’t Your Best Sources of Health Information.

You can catch the episode on:

97.9 FM The Hill

• Saturday, September 7 at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, September 8 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, September 9 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

• Sunday, September 8 at 7 a.m.

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• Research That Matters (min 0-8:01 )
  • People with Untreated “White Coat Hypertension” Twice as Likely to Die from Heart Disease
    • News about the study
    • Article abstract
  • Home Health Care Aides Often Face Verbal Abuse from Clients
    • News about the study
    • Full text article
  • Two Hours a Week is Key Dose of Nature for Health and Wellbeing
    • News about the study
    • Full text article
• Conversations with Dr. Paul Offit (min 8:01-28:07 )
  • Dr. Offit’s website
  • Bad Advice: Or Why Celebrities, Politicians, and Activists Aren’t Your Best Sources of Health Information
  • MedlinePlus from the National Library of Medicine; information about diseases, conditions and wellness issues in a language you can understand.
  • How to Evaluate Health Information on the Internet
• House Calls (min 28:07-40:00 )
  • At a sports physical, my son’s doctor said he had some wheezing and put on his chart that my son had asthma. I think this will bias his coach. What can I do?
    • Asthma in Children
  • What else can we ask our doctor to do to help our teenage son who has depression, drinks alcohol and smokes marijuana?
    • What to do if your teen has problems with drugs?
    • Underage Drinking
  • Can you briefly describe the 12 steps for Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon?
    • Alcoholics Anonymous (scroll to bottom of page for 12 steps)
    • Al-Anon 12 steps