The News – 11 June 2014

Overview

  • Dr Michio Kaku: past, present and future. World-renowned futurist and physicist Dr Kaku is in Australia talking about life in 50 years time.
  • Scientists have done an experiment using food treats to entice rats into a food station where they could either wait for a meal or go to the next stop.
  • Federal Labor says $42 million promised to James Cook University (JCU) during the election – and delivered in the budget – to study tropical diseases is just pork barrelling.

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The News – 6 June 2014

Overview

  • A new Australian-led study backs up the idea that if you’re very hot you can cool down by putting your hands and feet in cold water, but if you are really cold you need to put your body in warm water.
  • The way bacteria transfer between possums may offer some insight into the spread of human epidemics, according to a new Australian study published.
  • The discovery could dramatically improve snakebite treatment in tropical rural areas, particularly in the developing world, where snakebite is a major health issue.

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The News – 5 June 2014

Overview

  • There is some evidence patients are already going to emergency departments instead of their local doctor over concerns the proposed $7 co-payment will increase health care expenses, medical professionals have warned.
  • The state’s top scientist says fracking should be banned if the risk to human health can’t be known for sure.
  • Text messages and emails can be used to improve the eating habits of younger adults, according to researchers from the University of Western Australia.

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The News – 4 June 2014

Overview

  • Immunotherapy has made great strides against cancers like melanoma that were once believed incurable, though scientists still do not understand why it works well in some cases but not others.
  • People who have to sell their house to fund their aged care could end up paying higher fees than those who can afford to keep their home, under an overhaul of the system beginning next month.
  • Dairy farmers are outraged by a campaign launched by animals rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which links dairy consumption with autism.

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Homeless and health

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Presenter: Neal
Guest: Dr. Ressurrection Graves
Guest Bio: Dr. Ressurrection Graves is a relationship mentor with an honorary doctorate in divinity who specializes in child sexual abuse prevention and adult healing.  She also offers a roundtable for religious leaders to help them understand and prevent child sexual abuse in their congregations. She is the author of SEXUAL DISCIPLESHIP: Exposing the Strategic Plan to Legalize Sex with Children.

Segment Overview

Dr. Graves discusses the homeless situation and how it contributes to physical and mental health problems as well as child abuse.

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Barriers to escaping homelessness

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Presenter: Neal
Guest: Dr. Ressurrection Graves
Guest Bio: Dr. Ressurrection Graves is a relationship mentor with an honorary doctorate in divinity who specializes in child sexual abuse prevention and adult healing.  She also offers a roundtable for religious leaders to help them understand and prevent child sexual abuse in their congregations. She is the author of SEXUAL DISCIPLESHIP: Exposing the Strategic Plan to Legalize Sex with Children.

Segment Overview

Dr. Ressurrection Graves talks about some of the barriers that exist when someone is attempting to overcome their homeless situation.

 

How the homeless are kept homeless

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Presenter: Neal
Guest: Dr. Ressurrection Graves
Guest Bio: Dr. Ressurrection Graves is a relationship mentor with an honorary doctorate in divinity who specializes in child sexual abuse prevention and adult healing.  She also offers a roundtable for religious leaders to help them understand and prevent child sexual abuse in their congregations. She is the author of SEXUAL DISCIPLESHIP: Exposing the Strategic Plan to Legalize Sex with Children.

Segment Overview

Dr. Graves tells about how bureaucracy promotes homelessness and how those who want to help are kept from doing so.

The News – 3 June 2014

Overview

  • Indigenous children in Mount Isa have recorded some of the highest rates of lung infections in the world, a report has found.
  • A new treatment involving the drug exemestane can reduce the risk of recurrent breast cancer in young women by more than a third, a study has found.
  • A team of neuroscientists has manipulated brain cells to both erase and then restore a memory, a finding that could help with treatment of brain diseases like Alzheimer’s or PTSD.

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From fire fighting to medical billing

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Presenter: Neal
Guest: Karen Moulder
Guest Bio: Karen Moulder was the first woman to be hired in the Brownsville, Texas Fire Department in 1983. Her tomboyish nature and single mother circumstance led her to this fascinating and dangerous career which lasted a little over ten years. Her career involved protecting lives, property, and educating the public on fire safety. She entered a man’s world back when few women did and became a role model for other women. Karen went back to college and majored in business after a car accident ended her firefighting career. She went on to work managing a physician’s office where she obtained her certification in medical billing. She later moved across the country from Texas to Massachusetts where she started her own medical billing company. She now lives there with her five children and two grandchildren. Her Book is entitled “Burning Barriers”

Segment Overview

Karen Moulder talks about how she transitioned from being a Firefighter to a Medical Billing business owner.

 

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Medical billing trouble spots

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Presenter: Neal
Guest: Karen Moulder
Guest Bio: Karen Moulder was the first woman to be hired in the Brownsville, Texas Fire Department in 1983. Her tomboyish nature and single mother circumstance led her to this fascinating and dangerous career which lasted a little over ten years. Her career involved protecting lives, property, and educating the public on fire safety. She entered a man’s world back when few women did and became a role model for other women. Karen went back to college and majored in business after a car accident ended her firefighting career. She went on to work managing a physician’s office where she obtained her certification in medical billing. She later moved across the country from Texas to Massachusetts where she started her own medical billing company. She now lives there with her five children and two grandchildren. Her Book is entitled “Burning Barriers”

Segment Overview

Karen Moulder talks about some of the problems associated with medical billing and coding that affects patients and physicians alike.

 

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