American Women — Health
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Dear doctor ain’t so dear / Ellen Frankfort and Laura Brown ; produced by Kathy McAnally.
A program examining the sexism of the (mostly male) medical profession, how this results in women patients receiving either poor treatment, or no treatment, for their medical problems, and the struggles being waged to deal with these issues. Contains interviews with three women who carry scars from their dealings with the medical profession. Also features…
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Rose Kushner / interviewed by Viv Sutherland
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Living and dying with cancer / Lois Jaffe ; interviewed by Larry Soloman (Episode 5 of 11)
A very personal program centered around a woman diagnosed as terminal. The woman, Lois Jaffe, talks about what it’s like to be treated, the attitude of doctors, hospitals, and friends towards the dying patient. She’s interviewed by Larry Soloman and the program is produced by Soloman and Paul McIsaac.
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Alternative cancer cures (Program Two) / produced by Margot Adler and Paul McIsaac. (Episode 7 of 11)
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Artists, craftsmen and cancer / hosted by Paul McIsaac. (Episode 9 of 11)
Dr. Bertram Carnow of the University of Illinois School of Public Health, Gail Barazini, artist and activist, Dr. Jeanne Stellman, chemist, consultant and author of “Work is dangerous to your health,” and Dr. Michael McAnn, science writer, talk about the hazards in the workplace, which artists and craftsmen are exposed to, including dyes, paints, asbestos…
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Eating may be hazardous to your health / produced by Jerry Ruskin, Nina Mende and Paul McIsaac. (Episode 10 of 11)
Made for Food Day 1975 (April 17), this documentary examines the thousands of additives in our food, and finds evidence that at least some are hazardous to our health. The program includes interviews with Dr. Jacqueline Verrett, biochemist and co-author of “Eating May Be Hazardous To Your Health”; Dr. William Lijinsky (1928-2004), scientist at Oakridge…
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Human experimentation / Marcia Greenberg ; interviewed by David Selvin.
Marcia Greenberg, a Washington, D.C. lawyer, testified recently before a Senate sub-committee that she had interviewed women in Tennessee who were being given an experimental contraceptive injection, without being told that the drug might cause dangerous side-effects. The drug in question is Depo-Provera. Greenberg discusses how physicians in Tennessee were prescribing the drug under their…