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HealthLink on Air (HLOA) is a 60 minute, taped radio program that airs every Sunday on WSYR (570 AM) at 9 a.m.

9/7/08 Check-Up From The Neck-Up / News & Views

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Dr. Richard O'Neill's Check-Up From The Neck-Up: "Taking Vacation Back To Work "; and Cyntha Cary "New Golisano Children's Hospital Lecture Series".





A transcript of the show will be available on the Tuesday following the radio broadcast.

9/7/08 Interview 1

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Infectious disease specialist Shelley Gilroy, MD, discusses the risks, prevalence and treatment of Lyme Disease, particularly in light of recent Syracuse-area outbreaks.

9/7/08 Interview 2

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Dr. David Duggan, oncologist at Upstate, exlains in detail the goals of the Medicaid and Medicare programs; the differences between them; the difficulties regarding reimbursement from the hospital and provider standpoints; what all those Medicare "parts" are; and why we should care.

Health Information Center Resources:

Books:

• Beating Lyme: Understanding and Treating This Complex and Often Misdiagnosed Disease, from AMACOM, 2008, by Constance A. Bean & Lesley Ann Fein.
• Coping with Lyme Disease: A Practical Guide to Dealing with Diagnosis and Treatment, from H. Holt 2004, by Denise Lang & Kenneth B. Liegner.

Books available through bookstores and libraries, including the Health Information Center and Amazon.com.

Other:

• Learn About Lyme Disease, from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
• Lyme Disease, from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
• Lyme Disease Transmission and photos of ticks, from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
• Post-Treatment Chronic Lyme Disease, (PTCLD), from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
• Educational Videos, from the American Lyme Disease Foundation.
• Ground-Breaking Lyme Disease Research Funded by EP?, from Medical News Today.
• Latest Findings On Lyme Disease: Annual Conference At UNH Highlights Diagnosis And Treatment Of Debilitating Disease, May 17th, from Medical News Today.

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New - Golisano Children's Hospital Lecture Series!

Saturday, September 12, "Get Your Kids Ready for More Than Than Their Studies!", from 8:30 am - noon at the HealthLink site in ShoppingTown Mall. This is the first in a series of free lectures - future topics include "How Nutrition Can Help"; "Bullying in School Age Children"; "Sports Concussion: More than Just a Bump on the Head"; and "Childhood Depression: What are the Signs?".