This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be talking with Dr. Daniel Alford, Medical Director of Office-Based Opioid Treatment at Boston Medical Center about Opioids and Chronic Pain.

Please tune in! The show will air:

WCHL 97.9FM
• Saturday, May 7th at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, May 8th at 9 a.m.
• Monday, May 9th at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.7 FM
• Sunday, May 8th at 7 a.m.

Listen to the show!

• Research that Matters (min 0-10:16) Younger people are having heart attacks and more heart risk factors; “Tough guys” are less likely to be honest with doctors; Stress management in cardiac rehab results in fewer subsequent cardiac events; People with hearing loss have higher medical costs than people who don’t.
• Conversations with Dr. Daniel Alford (min 10:16 -30:10)
• House Calls (min 32:22-39:24) I’ve been standing at work at a desk and my shins hurt, what should I do?; I can’t sleep and my doctor will not prescribe medication, should I see a sleep specialist?; Do I have options for getting medical care at home, as my kids live far away and I’m having trouble getting around?

• Research that Matters
  • Younger people are having heart attacks and more heart risk factors
    • Abstract
  • “Tough guys” are less likely to be honest with doctors
    • Abstract – Preventive Medicine
    • Abstract – Journal of Health Psychology
    • News
  • Stress management in cardiac rehab results in fewer subsequent cardiac events
    • Abstract
    • News
  • People with hearing loss have higher medical costs than people who don’t
    • Research Letter
• Conversations with Dr. Daniel Alford
  • Safe Use, Storage, and Disposal of Opioid Drugs
  • Opioid epidemic in the news
  • Opioids and Chronic Pain
  • Opioids: The Prescription Drug & Heroin Overdose Epidemic
  • Opioid Addiction – guide from HSL
• House Calls
  • I’ve been standing at work at a desk and my shins hurt, what should I do?
    • Adult Foot Health
  • I can’t sleep and my doctor will not prescribe medication, should I see a sleep specialist?
    • Sleep Disorders
  • Do I have options for getting medical care at home, as my kids live far away and I’m having trouble getting around?
    • Home Care for Aging Adults