class="pagetitle"> Women’s Health
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, [...]
Read More..>>Right Brain, Left Brain: Memory and Cognition After Stroke
Presented by: Simon Tan, PsyD, ABPP-CN Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurology and Neurological Sciences Stanford University Medical Center March 30, 2011 Lecture Overview: While most people know about the physical aftereffects of a stroke, there are also many associated invisible consequences that can affect cognition and emotion. Strokes can cause language disturbances, coordination or balance difficulties, [...]
Read More..>>Cancer Awareness Series: New Successes in Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Outcomes
Presented by: George Fisher, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Oncology Uri Ladabaum, MD, MS Associate Professor, Gastroenterology Hanlee Ji, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Oncology Samuel Strober, MD Professor, Immunology and Rheumatology March 24, 2011 Lecture Overview: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in the United States and is the country’s second leading cause [...]
Read More..>>Adult Foot Disorders: Common Ailments in “Experienced” Feet
Presented by: Kenneth Hunt, MD Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery Stanford University Medical Center March 23, 2011 Watch the video Lecture Overview: The foot is extremely complex, made up of 26 bones, 33 joints, more than 100 ligaments, and 19 muscles and tendons. In fact, 25 percent of the bones in your body are found in [...]
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