The Radio Pharmacist: Recent Episodes
Peter Barron
Sharing tips and practical advice on the management of a range of healthcare matters. Take the time with Peter Barron to explore some of the bigger issues around health and wellbeing, in simple easy language we can all understand.
101 - Long Covid - Latest on Long Covid - a growing problem.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Genetics, human genome, DNA, MTHFR, B group vitamin, Folic Acid, neurotransmitters
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
97 - Post viral cough, asthma, allergy - Covid-19 decreasing , Paxlovid, post- viral cough, asrhma, allergy.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Our health system and democratic way of life are under threat from misinformation from numerous fringe groups who seem to ignore the lessons of history
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
95 - Latest Covid News - Covid, Omicron, infection rate, 2nd wave.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Winter Ill's plus Blood Pressure 101 - Looking after yourself with Coughs Colds Flu Covid. Blood pressure - we all have it - what is high, what is low, systolic, diastolic- what is okay?
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Continuing the latest updates on what the future may hold re Covid
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
92 - Covid - Will it ever end - What does the Covid future look like for NZ? How can we protect ourselves?
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
90 - Covid + flu = ???? - I've never had Covid - does this mean I'm in the clear? Why flu is a big deal this year?
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhoea
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
88 - Winter Illnesses - Protecting Yourself - Winter illnesses Coughs and colds Covid Influenza Measles Masks Sneezing Personal hygiene Ventilation Vaccination Diet Hydration Vitamins and supplements
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
87 - The trifecta you don't want - Covid flu measles - We are facing a winter health crisis - a million NZer's who haven't had a Covid booster, rampant influenza and a real risk of a measles epidemic. Now is not the time for complacency - get vaccinated - if not for yourself then for your family then for your family, your friends, your work mates, your community. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
The 3rd in a series with my sister Wendy home on leave from Iraq - holding a mirror to ourselves and our attitudes - conscious and unconscious bias
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
85 - Hypocrisy and our attitudes to Refugees - Week 2 and another interview with my sister Wendy on leave from Iraq. Ukraine, Syria, Sri Lanka, Africa - why the difference in artitude?
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
84 - Myths about rufugees - the uncomfortable truth - A live interview with my sister Wendy home on leave from Iraq - challenging our perceptions.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Covid boosters, Omicron BA1 and BA2 variants infections don't appear to provide immunity against other Covid variants,XE , Paxlovid, Influenza, Measles, mask-wearing, sneezing, ventilation. nutrition, long covid, rest
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
82 - Omicron - Don't let your guard down - Omicron BA1 and BA2 variants, XE , Influenza, Measles, mask-wearing, sneezing, ventilation. nutrition, long covid, rest.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
81 - Covid - Have We Turned the Corner? - Omicron, Omicron variants, Omicron rates of infection, Paxlovid, NSW compared to NZ, Influenza, MMR, booster injections.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
80 - Covid - What does the Winter hold for us? - Covid plus Influenza - real risk.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
79 - Covid and Influenza and Winter - The Perfect Storm - How prepared are you?
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
78 - Covid - all the latest news - Covid-19 update, masks, testing RAT, International Travel, self-isolating.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
77 - Omicron - the latest - Omicron, hospitalization, home isolation, RAT testi ng, boosters, masks. QR codes, posituve tests, close household contacts, ventilation.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
76 - Omicron - Omicron latest, hospitalization, RAT, self-isolating, self-reporting, long-covid, immunity.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
66 - Wrapping up a year of Covid - Reviewing the year that was 2021.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
65 - Covid-19 a momentous year - December marks 12 months of an astounding scientific, manufacturing and political feat.
The launch of a range of successful vaccines to help fight the Covid pandemic sweeping the world and killing millions of people worldwide.
I address the successes and also try to examine and test the rationale of those opposed to vaccination and vaccine mandates
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
64 - Covid the latest, new traffic light system, Omicron variant, genetics both viral and human, MTHFR a d folate metabolism and anxiety and depression.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Covid-19 the latest - Continued from last week - Human genetics explained, terminology defined, what does it mean for you and I. Genetic differences. Genetic mutations- good and bad. Folate metabolism, MYHFR explained - a possible connection to anxiety and depression " This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
We all inherit genes from our mother and father. Think about your genes as the instruction manual for your body. What is the process in our bodies when we are vaccinated?
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
61 - CBD NZ Produced Medicinal Cannabis - CBD, Endocannabinoid system, CBD uses, prescriptions, cost.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
60 - Asthma continued - Continuing our discussion about asthma, its causes and how to treat it.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
59 - Asthma - it's no fun not being able to breath - Asthma afflicts about 1 in 7 children and 1 in 8 adults in NZ.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
58 - Covid-19 continued - All the latest news on Covid.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
57 - Covid-19 the latest - Sorting out fact from fiction
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
56 - Trans Fats - What does that food label tell you? - Trans fats exist naturally and artificially. The artificial ones cause big health problems and they are in most processed foods. They occur when liquid vegetable oils are chemically converted to semi solid and solid margarines.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
55 - Latest on Covid-19 - Where have we come from, where are we now, what does the future hold?
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Celebrating Māori language week with a focus on health, rongoa Māori, tapu and noa, Mauri and wairua, whakapapa - geneology - knowing who you are, whakarongo - listen, titiro - look, aroha, ngakau, tinana. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
53 - Nutrition - Vitamins - Continuing the series on the chemicals that make us tick.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz