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Clearing the Air of Thirdhand Smoke - UCTV Prime Cuts
Even after the second-hand smoke has cleared, cigarettes leave some of their toxic residue behind. Discover how UC researchers at California’s Thirdhand Smoke Consortium are investigating the problem....
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Home Safety Makeover in a Day
Emmy winner John Weisbarth and safety professionals demonstrate effective and easy ways to childproof your home. [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 24069] [YouTube Video] [Audio Podcast] [Video Podcast]
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Colon Cancer Screening - Health Matters
Screening for colorectal cancer saves lives. Colorectal cancer (cancer of the colon or rectum) is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Every year, more than 140,000 Americans...
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Bringing Pain Relief to Children: Exploring Old and New Treatment Strategies
Children often experience and communicate about pain differently than adults. Dr. Karen Sung, UCSF department of pediatrics, explores the many ways to assess and treat pain. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini...
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Diabetes and the Gastrointestinal Tract - Taking Control of Your Diabetes
Diabetes can complicate the functioning of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Every diabetic will face GI issues at some point and knowing how to recognize them and when to seek help can keep them under...
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Ready Willing and Able to Work: Employment for People in Recovery
For people in recovery from mental or substance use disorders, employment is often an essential part of the recovery process. Employment increases people’s self-worth, stabilizes their living...
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ADD/ADHD - Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies that Work
ADHD is one of the most common neurobehavioral disorders of childhood. Dr. Neal Rojas, UCSF Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician discusses how ADD/ADHD is diagnosed and the ways in which it is...
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The Future of Health Care in the United States
Join the discussion on the public health impact of the Supreme Court's ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Speakers include UCSF School of Nursing Dean David Vlahov; UC Berkeley...
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Fever: Friend or Foe?
Fever is a symptom that accompanies many childhood illnesses. Dr. Andrea Marmor, UCSF Associate Professor of Pediatrics, explores how and when to treat a fever in a child. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini...
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The Latest in Breast Cancer Treatment and Prevention with Anne M. Wallace -...
Dr. Anne Wallace, chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery and director of the UCSD Breast Care Unit, gives an overview of the risk factors for breast cancer and discusses how you and your doctor can...
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Diabetic Medical Emergencies - Taking Control of Your Diabetes
Just hearing the word “emergency” strikes fear into most of us. The best thing you can do to offset this fear is educate yourself so you are well equipped to cope with emergencies. Dr. Steven Edelman...
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Alternatives to Insecticides: High Impact Solutions Without Environmental...
To mark the 50th anniversary of “Silent Spring,” Rachel Carson’s landmark book that helped launch the environmental movement, the Center for Ethics in Science and Technology presents “Alternatives to...
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How is Sleep Related to Obesity? Sleep and Weight Gain
Erica P. Gunderson, Research Scientist at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, explores the impact on weight gain and obesity in women particularly how sleep during pregnancy and postpartum impacts weight....
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How is Sleep Related to Obesity? Sleep Epidemiology
Dr. Maurice M. Ohayon is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University and Director of the Stanford Sleep Epidemiology Research Center. He explores the distribution and...
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Changing the World: Building a Clinic Bridging Worlds - UC Education Abroad
While studying abroad in Ghana, EAP participant Jeremy Kirshbaum launched an effort to help residents of a remote mountain village construct a life-saving medical clinic. Through ecotourism, bead sales...
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Sleep Disturbances Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: Interacting Epidemics
Eve Van Cauter, Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago, directs the the Sleep, Metabolism and Health Center. She explores how sleep loss and poor sleep quality are risk factors for obesity...
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Prostate Cancer Screening - Research on Aging
More than 2 million men in the US count themselves as prostate cancer survivors. Dr. J. Kellogg Parsons, Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego, explores the pros and cons of prostate cancer screening to...
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Obesity and Sleep: The Early Origins of Disease
Dr. Susan Redline, Professor of Sleep Medicine and director of programs in Sleep and Cardiovascular Medicine and Sleep Medicine Epidemiology at Harvard Medical School, explores effects of early life...
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The Human Laboratory: One Researcher’s Quest to Personalize Medicine with...
Larry Smarr, recently featured in The Atlantic’s “The Measured Man,”talks with the author Mark Bowden about the drive to understand everything about his own body and how that kind of knowledge will...
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Update on ADHD
A panel of MIND Institute researchers and clinicians provides new information on research and treatment findings across the life-span for Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Panelists also...
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