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If you're familiar with podcasting and already know how to subcribe to an RSS feed, you can use the link below:
The People's Pharmacy® Podcasts
The People's Pharmacy® is happy to offer two weekly podcasts:
Complete Radio Show: Miss the People's Pharmacy weekly radio show? Now you can download our podcast! Everything from home remedies to the latest breakthrough drugs are discussed on The People's Pharmacy.® Pharmacologist Joe Graedon and medical anthropologist Terry Graedon talk to leading experts to discuss issues relating to drugs, herbs, home remedies, vitamins and related health topics. Each People's Pharmacy radio show is a 1 hour audio file.
Health News Update: This week's news on home remedies, drugs and pharmacy, the FDA, and general health issues, from The People's Pharmacy® with Joe and Terry Graedon. Each Health News Update is a 3-5 minute audio file.
What is podcasting?
Podcasting is a method of subscribing to audio files. If you subscribe to Health News Update, each week's episode will be automatically downloaded to your computer. You can copy it to your portable listening device (such as an iPod), or listen to it on your computer.
(Visit Wikipedia for a detailed explanation of podcasting.)
How to subscribe to the People's Pharmacy podcasts:
- Get a podcatcher. This is the program on your computer which keeps track of your subscribed podcasts, and downloads them for you.
iTunes is probably the most common podcatcher. iTunes is a free program with an extensive library of podcasts to choose from.
- Download iTunes (PC or Mac)
- The link will install 2 files, iTunes and Quicktime, with a total file size of about 35 Mb. Once the files have been installed, follow the setup screen and select "view music library" to open iTunes.
WUNC (North Carolina Public Radio) provides Pubcatcher, a podcaster for Mac or PC. Pubcatcher also includes links to many public radio programs.
- Add The People's Pharmacy to your podcatcher.
- For iTunes, first right-click this link and select "Copy Shortcut" or "Save Link Location:"
Complete Radio Show: http://www.peoplespharmacy.org/podcast-show.xml
Health News: http://www.peoplespharmacy.org/podcast.xml
Now open iTunes. Under the "Advanced" menu at the top of the screen, select "Subscribe to Podcast." Click in the box, paste the link (control-v) and click "Add." - In WUNC Pubcatcher, first right-click this linkfirst right-click this link and select "Copy Shortcut" or "Save Link Location:"
Complete Radio Show: http://www.peoplespharmacy.org/podcast-show.xml
Health News: http://www.peoplespharmacy.org/podcast.xml
Now open Pubcatcher. Under "Tools" select "Add a Feed." Paste in the URL and click "Save."
- For iTunes, first right-click this link and select "Copy Shortcut" or "Save Link Location:"
- Listen to the podcast, or copy it to your portable listening device (i.e. iPod).
- In iTunes, click the Podcasts tab on the left. Look for The People's Pharmacy Radio Program or Health News Update. You should see a list of the most recent episodes. (You may need to click the triangle next to the name "Health News Update" to view episode details.) Double-click an episode to listen, or drag it to your iPod.
- In WUNC Pubcatcher, click the Subscriptions tab. Click "The People's Pharmacy Radio Program" or "The People's Pharmacy Health News Update," and a list of episodes should appear. Double-click an episode to listen, or drag it to your iPod.
How to listen to The People's Pharmacy Radio Program without podcasts:
If you're not interested in podcasts but you still want to listen to Health News Update on your computer, you can download the most recent episodes by clicking the links below. The files will be downloaded to your computer but not automatically added to iTunes or other podcatching program.
- 658 Children's Health Podcast A majority of drugs that doctors prescribe for kids have never been tested in children. Even over-the-counter cough and cold remedies that used to be marketed to parents for sniffly tots are no longer considered effective or even safe for...
- 634 The Art of Diagnosis Podcast
Solving medical mysteries has been turned into entertainment on TV’s popular series “House.” Dr. Gregory House may be a curmudgeon, but somehow he manages to unravel the disparate threads of a patient’s story just in time to save a life, and complete the episode. In real life, the drama may not be compressed into such a short time, but the outcome is just as important. Our guest, Dr. Lisa Sanders, writes the column on Diagnosis in The New York Times Sunday magazine section. She tells us how doctors think when they need to figure out what is wrong.
Click here to download audio file - 657 Indoor Air Pollution Podcast
Air pollution increases the risk of breathing problems, which is why many cities alert citizens when ozone is high. But how safe is the air inside your home? Better insulation may mean that people are exposed to more indoor air pollution from cleaning products, carpets, candles or even air fresheners. Mold and fungus can also pose hazards.
Click here to listen to audio file - 656 Health News Update Podcast
There have been conflicting headlines lately about vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, and whether it can ward off cancer. Dr. Joan Lappe, a scientist who did a placebo-controlled trial in postmenopausal women, found it could help. How much vitamin D do you need?
Click Here to Download Audio File - 655 Overtreated? Podcast
We usually assume that the primary problem with health care in the U.S. is that so many people don't have good access to it. But while many Americans suffer because of lack of medical care, others undergo unnecessary procedures or take potentially dangerous drugs they don’t really need. Guest Shannon Brownlee discusses how the health care system leads to overtreatment and what are the consequences.
Click Here to Download Audio File
How to listen to Health News Update without podcasts:
If you're not interested in podcasts but you still want to listen to Health News Update on your computer, you can download the most recent episodes by clicking the links below. The files will be downloaded to your computer but not automatically added to iTunes or other podcatching program.
- Health News 12/1/07
In this issue:
Many Children's Medicines Untested
Flu Drugs May Cause Hallucinations in Children
Asthma Medicine Can Trigger Breathing Problems
Low B12 Speeds Mental Decline
High-Carb Diets Boost Diabetes Risk
Whole Grains Help Prevent Pancreatic Cancer - Health News 11/24/07
In this issue:
Diet Pill Dinged for Causing Depression
Oats May Cause Itches
Eating Fish Delays Cognitive Decline in Elderly
Airplane Noise Raises Blood Pressure
Stressful Life Events Increase Risk of Heart Disease
Chinese Children Suffer Obesity and Diabetes
Low Levels of Vitamin B12 Associated with Cognitive Decline - Health News 11/09/07
In this issue:
Birth Control Pills Increase Plaque in Arteries
Blood Pressure Is Higher in Winter
Study Shows Obesity Is Harmful, Overweight Not So Much
Public Defibrillators Save Lives
Too Much Candy Is Bad for Kids--Duh
High Carb Diet Boosts Breast Cancer Risk - Health News 11/02/07
In this issue:
Confusion over Value of Vitamin D
Vitamin D May Reduce Knee Pain
FDA Secret Meeting Questioned
Siesta May Benefit Blood Pressure
Blood Pressure Pill May Delay Dementia - Health News 10/26/07
In this issue:
Hearing Loss Associated with ED Drugs
Psychological Effects of Sleep Loss
Insomnia and Hypertension
Sun Exposure Reduces Advanced Breast Cancer Risk
Broccoli Extract Protects Skin
Years ago Dr. Judah Folkman came up with a revolutionary idea for fighting cancer.