Health

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The Health Care Ad

Airs at: Sun, 05/31/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
America means freedom, and nothing says freedom more than the freedom of health care... A major health care lobby gives us reasons to be against single-payer universal health care and for the profit-driven system that we have now. Read more

Urban Forager tries living off wild edibles for a week

Airs at: Sun, 05/31/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Last week urban forager and blogger Rebecca Lerner undertook a seven day experiment to eat only foraged foods found within the city limits of Portland. She blogged about her experiment on the website http://www.culturechange.org. KBOO Reporter Geoff Watland spoke with Rebecc... Read more

Dr. Randall Neustaedter on Flu and Flu Prevention

Airs at: Sun, 05/31/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Dr. David Naimon interviews Dr. Randall Neustaedter, President of the Holistic Pediatric Association, and author of the Child Health Guide and Vaccine Guide, about strategies for flu prevention and treatment.   Read more

Political Perspectives on 5/28/09

Airs at: Thu, 05/28/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Hosted by Marianne Barisonek, The Bhopal Survivors Tour 2009... The guests are activist Satinath Sarangi (Satyu), who has been working in Bhopal for the past 25 years, and Safreen Khan, one of the survivors of the disaster. The Union Carbide Chemical Disaster in Bhopal, In... Read more

Single Payer Advocates 'die'

Airs at: Tue, 05/26/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Protesters today feigned death for twenty-two minutes inside of Earl Blumenauer’s office. The protest was in favor of single payer health care, which could save twenty-two thousand lives a year. KBOO’s Peter Shoaf went to the scene.   Read more

Silent Protest in front of Town Hall

Airs at: Sun, 05/24/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Advocates of a single payer healthcare system held a silent protest yesterday at a town hall in forest grove. the event, which focused on healthcare issues, was hosted by senator ron wyden. Kboo’s rebecca Nay spoke with Philip Kauffman from the group Single Payer Action. Read more

Health & Health Care Forum - Dr. Chunhuei Chi

Airs at: Sun, 05/24/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Healthwatch
Host Roberta Hall interviews Dr. Chunhuei Chi, who is from Taiwan. He talks about economic disparities and other social issues that make health in a society worse and about ways that health care can be restructured. He has advised the Taiwanese government as it developed, a... Read more

Privitization of Water Threatens Local Economies.

Airs at: Tue, 05/19/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Privatizing water systems threatens jobs and negatively impacts local economies. Crystal Leighty speaks with Wenonah Hauter, executive director of Food and Water Watch.   That was Crystal Leighty speaking with Wenonah Hauter, executive director of Food and Waer Watch.   Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for May 18, 2009

Airs at: Sun, 05/17/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
First, a big Thanks from the Mole to all of you who contributed to KBOO during the just concluded membership drive.  If you forgot to do it, look for the JOIN NOW link at the top of this page.  KBOO and the Mole need your support.  This show features the rabble-rousing musi... Read more

Single Payer Under Arrest

Airs at: Sun, 05/17/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Pediatrician Margaret Flowers was among those arrested for protesting the exclusion of single payer advocates at the recent Senate hearings on health reform.  Here she talks with Bill Resnick about how for-profit health insurance led her to quit her practice and start orga... Read more