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Low Back Pain
Presented by: Matthew Smuck, MD Chief, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services Stanford University Medical Center January 17, 2013 Up to 80 percent of adults in the United States will experience some kind of back injury at least once. Low back pain is the second most common reason for visiting a doctor (the common cold is [...]
Read More..>>Changing Sleep Patterns As We Age
Presented by: Mehrdad Ayati, MD Clinical Instructor, Internal Medicine Stanford University Medical Center April 19, 2012 Watch the video You go to bed, only to start tossing and turning, with no rest in sight. Or you fall asleep, only to wake up at 3 am. Having trouble falling asleep—or staying asleep—is a common problem, especially [...]
Read More..>>Cure for Leaks! Urinary Incontinence in Women
Presented by: Bertha Chen, MD Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology Co-Chief, Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery Stanford University Medical Center April 11, 2012 Watch the video Most people can easily control the where and when of going to the bathroom, but more than one-third of women have a condition that prevents them from storing and releasing [...]
Read More..>>Hypertension in the 21st Century: High Blood Pressure and What We Know Now, and What We Need to Know
Presented by: Glenn Chertow, MD, MPH Professor, Nephrology Stanford University Medical Center May 12, 2011 Watch the video Though salt is essential to health, most people eat way too much of it. When there is too much salt in your diet, the kidneys cannot process it all and it can end up in your blood, [...]
Read More..>>Sleeping Well as We Age
Presented by: Rachel Manber, PhD Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Director, Insomnia and Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program Stanford University Medical Center May 5, 2011 Watch the video Some changes in sleep are a natural part of getting older. Many older adults tend to wake up more often during the night, with more fragmented sleep, and [...]
Read More..>>Life Beyond Salt
Presented by: Jessica Goldman April 7, 2011 Watch the video If your doctor told you to reduce or eliminate salt from your diet, you may have discovered pretty quickly that simply removing the salt shaker from the dinner table is not going to do the trick. Once you start reading the sodium content on nutrition labels, [...]
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