This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®, Adam and guest co-host Bob Gwyther, MD, will have a fascinating conversation with Dr. Eric Topol, cardiologist, author and director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute, about precision medicine and how it can be facilitated by, as he says, the “medicalization of the smartphone.”

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9 FM

• Monday, December 26, at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

• Sunday, December 25, at 7 a.m.

Listen to the show!

• Research that Matters (min 0-9:18) Mental stress and heart disease in young women; Great recession of 2008 and possible link to weight gain in children; Is sitting in a traffic jam unhealthy because of pollution?; Does the time of day surgery is performed matter?
• Conversations with Dr. Eric Topol (min 9:18-30:35)
• House Calls (min 30:35-40:00) It takes days for the anesthesia to wear off after I have a procedure. How do I mitigate the effects?; My husband has food allergies. Do I need to take any precautions as I start giving my six-month-old new foods?; I wonder if I have seasonal affective disorder (SAD). What do I need to look for and how is this treated?; Smartphone case takes ECG for monitoring premature ventricular contractions (PVCs)

• Research that Matters
  • Mental stress and heart disease in young women
    • News Item
    • Article
  • Recession of 2008 and possible link to weight gain in children
    • Abstract
    • News Item
  • Sitting in a traffic jam and pollution exposure
    • News Item
    • Article
  • Does the time of day surgery is performed matter?
    • News Item
• Conversations with Dr. Eric Topol
  • Abstract for recent Lancet article by Dr. Topol
  • Scripps awarded NIH grant for Precision Medicine Initiative
  • Dr. Topol on Twitter
• House Calls
  • Effects of anesthesia
  • Babies and food allergies
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder Questionnaire
  • Physician review of AliveCor
  • Comparison and review of portable and handheld ECG/EKG recorders