Progressive Radio Network

Old age

  In January 2006, Albert Rizzi woke up in a hospital completely blind.  Fungal meningitis was the culprit that attacked his optic nerve leaving him blind though…
Did you know that depression rates rose 18% in the last decade world-wide and that the most vulnerable groups are youth, pregnant or postpartum women…
My guest, Reality Therapist Robert Wubbolding EdD, and I address how to make choices for a better year ahead in 2017. Bob offers practical steps…
Aging is generally associated with improvements in our quality of life: We become more proficient in our work, learn how to manage our finances better…
Dr. Mark Schoen is a filmmaker. His documentary “TRANS” portrays the transgendered dealing with discrimination and rejection.
If you forget a name or two, take longer to finish the crossword, or find it hard to manage two tasks at once, you're not…
A new study finds strong associations between sustained exposure to economic hardship and worse cognitive function in relatively young individuals. Poverty and perceived hardship over…
What’s that smell in this room? Didn’t you notice it, Brick? Didn’t you notice a powerful and obnoxious odor of mendacity in this room?… There…
The secret to success, we are sometimes told, is the power of positive thinking. In fact, there’s a famous book devoted to that idea called,…
ic triangle of support. But our relationships change as we age. These days, when stress hits, I’m more likely to pour my heart out one-on-one,…
The female sex hormone estrogen has anti-viral effects against the influenza A virus, commonly known as the flu, a new study in American Journal of…
Humans have experienced two centuries of vaccine orthodoxy. That orthodoxy dictates that we believe vaccination is safe and effective and should be mandated by governments.…