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Doctor Dean Edell (born 1942) is an American physician and broadcaster in the United States who hosts the Dr. Dean Edell radio program, a syndicated radio talk show. 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... The Doctor by Luke Fildes This article is about the term physician, one type of doctor; for other uses of the word doctor see Doctor. ... In the entertainment and news industries, syndication is a method of making content available to a range of outlets simultaneously. ... A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ...

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Private life

Born in New York state in 1942 to a Jewish family, Edell studied zoology at Cornell University and earned his M.D. from Cornell University Medical School in 1967. He later opened a private ophthalmology practice in San Diego, California and acted as an instructor of Anatomy and a clinical instructor at the University of California, San Diego. Edell soon left private practice. He later said that he "... didn't like medicine originally...I kind of found the thing I love the most, which is really the information and communicating the information". [1] NY redirects here. ... Zoology (rarely spelled zoölogy) is the biological discipline which involves the study of non-human animals. ... Cornell University is a university located in Ithaca, New York, USA. Its two medical campuses are in New York City and Education City, Qatar. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Nickname: Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates: , Country United States State California County San Diego Founded July 16, 1769 Incorporated March 27, 1850 Government  - Mayor Jerry Sanders  - City Attorney Michael Aguirre  - City Council Scott Peters Kevin Faulconer Toni Atkins Tony Young Brian Maienschein Donna Frye Jim Madaffer... Human heart and lungs, from an older edition of Grays Anatomy. ... The University of California, San Diego (popularly known as UCSD, or sometimes UC San Diego) is a public, coeducational research university located in La Jolla, a seaside resort community of San Diego, California. ...


He spent the next several years experimenting with lifestyles that included buying and selling antiques, acting as a silversmith and goldsmith, organic farming, painting, living in a '50s-vintage bus and engaging in a self-described hand-to-mouth existence that included scavenging for food thrown out by grocery stores. During this period he describes himself as a hippie. For the province in the Philippines, see Antique (province) and for the band, see Antique (duo). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A goldsmith creating a new ring A goldsmith is a metalworker who specializes in working with precious metals, usually to make jewelry. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Organic horticulture. ... For building painting, see painter and decorator. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Dumpster diving is the practice of rummaging through trash, whether commercial or residential, to find items of use that have been discarded. ... Singer at a modern Hippie movement in Russia Hippie, or hippy, refers to a member of a subgroup of the counterculture that began in the United States during the early 1960s, becoming an established social group by 1965, and expanding to other countries before declining in the mid-1970s. ...


In the mid 1970s, Edell served as medical director of the County Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Center in Sacramento, California. He moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1980, and currently lives in a rural area in Marin County. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ... Location of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California County Sacramento Government  - Mayor Heather Fargo Area  - City  99. ... USGS satellite photo of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Marin County (pronounced mah-RIN) is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. ...


Edell maintains collections of Chinese art, Chinese snuff bottles, and rare books on anatomy. Chinese Art (Simplified Chinese: ) has varied throughout its ancient history, divided into periods by the ruling dynasties of China and changing technology. ... Snuff bottles Snuff bottles were used by the Chinese to contain powdered tobacco during the Qing Dynasty. ... Book collecting is the collecting of books. ... Human heart and lungs, from an older edition of Grays Anatomy. ...


The Dr. Dean Edell Radio Program

In 1978, Edell began broadcasting regularly on KGO AM 810 radio in San Francisco. The Dr. Dean Edell radio program has been in continuous production since then, and is currently (2005) syndicated to 90 markets by Premiere Radio Networks, and airs weekend mornings on Extreme XM on XM Radio. KGO-AM is an ABC/Disney owned radio station operating out of San Francisco, CA. It operates on 810 khz with 50,000 watts of power, permitting it to be heard throughout the western United States and beyond. ... Premiere Radio Networks syndicates some of the most popular radio programs in the United States. ... EXTREME XM is a talk radio channel on XM Satellite Radio featuring terrestrial show simulcasts from across the United States. ... XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: XMSR) is a satellite radio service in the United States based in Washington, DC and controlled by News Corporations DirecTV, General Motors, American Honda, Hughes Electronics, and several private investment groups. ...


The program's format includes commentary from Edell and medical-related calls from listeners. He reports recent developments in medical science and exposes fraud whenever he sees it, which is often, particularly in the area of food supplements and holistic healing. He frequently summarizes complicated medical material into language that is easily understood by laymen, and is fond of tackling controversial concepts from a viewpoint based on the scientific method.


During most of the program, Edell takes medical questions from callers and provides answers as capable. Edell is extremely critical of drugs such as Ritalin and the increasing number of diagnoses for attention deficit disorder (ADD) among children, based partially on Edell's own experience as someone who if younger might have been diagnosed with ADD. He also is very outspoken in his criticism of routine circumcision. Methylphenidate (C14H19NO2), or MPH, is an amphetamine-like prescription stimulant commonly used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adults. ... DISCLAIMER Please remember that Wikipedia is offered for informational use only. ... This article is about male circumcision. ...


Edell's positions on social and political issues tend to be liberal or libertarian.


Other radio and television broadcasts

Edell also anchors Medical Minutes, a series of ten weekly radio medical reports. He also hosts a quarterly series of TV specials called "Medical Breakthroughs presented by HealthCentral," which are syndicated to local stations via The HealthCentral Network. Up until March 2007, Dr. Dean did nightly health reports for KGO-TV (San Francisco Bay Area) newscasts. He has now retired from these regular television reports. KGO-TV (ABC7) is an owned-and-operated television station of The Walt Disney Company-owned ABC, based in San Francisco, California. ...


Publications

Periodicals

Dr. Edell was the author of the "Edell Health Letter", published from 1982 until 1994. He also contributes articles to HealthCentral.com, a prominent online health news organization.


Books

  • The Brush & The Stone, Art Media Resources, 1999
  • Eat, Drink, & Be Merry, Harper, 2000
  • Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Healthiness, Harper, 2005

Websites

In 1999, Edell launched the aforementioned HealthCentral, a website featuring both personally authored content and general health-related information with the mission of "becoming your favorite consumer health information service." Edell lost his ownership position in this company when it filed for bankruptcy in 2001. The site is now owned and operated by Washington, D.C.-based The HealthCentral Network. The site no longer publishes new content Edell, though his advice column and articles which predate the bankruptcy are featured prominently. Nickname: Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: , Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government  - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D)  - City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D) Ward 2: Jack... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ...


Dr. Dean Edell Reading Glasses

Edell has endorsed and lent his name to a line of reading glasses sold in the United States since the mid-1980s.


Awards

Edell has won media awards for his work, including the C. Everett Koop Media Award competition, the Edward R. Murrow Award, a national Emmy, the American Cancer Society recognition award, and the American Heart Association award. The Edward R. Murrow awards are presented by the Radio-Television News Directors Association in recognition of what the Association terms outstanding achievements in electronic journalism. ... An Emmy Award. ... The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a medical organization with a corporate attitude in the United States. ... The American Heart Association (AHA) is a non-profit organization in the United States that fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke. ...


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Dean Edell, one of the first physician broadcasters in the nation, is the host of America's second most popular syndicated radio talk show, The Dr. Dean Edell Show, heard in more than 400 radio stations, as well as the anchor of Medical Minutes, a series of ten weekly radio medical reports.
Edell is known for translating complicated medical information into concise, easy-to-understand reports and for tackling topics that are obscure, unusual and often controversial.
Edell began his career as one of the first "media doctors" in 1978 on KGO Radio in San Francisco.
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