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Aging: A User's Guide to Geriatric Medicine
Aging. It happens to all of us. Geriatric Medicine is making great strides in improving our quality of life as we age. Dr. Joe Ramsdell helps us understand the process of aging, what to expect, the diseases associated with aging and the part played by genetics. (28 minutes)
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- Aging in the New Millennium: Hospice Care with Laurel Herbst
An issue that many of us will face in our lifetime is the care of our aging loved ones. Laurel Herbst, M.D., Vice President, San Diego Hospice, discusses how best to comfort and aid the terminally ill (39 minutes). Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- Aging in the New Millennium: Managing the Role of Stress in Our Lives. Struggling With What It Is.
Stress is an inherent part of modern life, and it can take quite a toll if allowed to run unchecked. Steve Hickman, director and founder of the UCSD recently-established Center for Mindfulness, shares techniques for looking at stress from a new perspective and responding to it in an objective, non-judgmental way by focusing on the present. Dr. Hickman discusses some of the major sources of stress and how our perceptions of them change as we grow older. He explores the mental and physical processes we experience in conjunction with stress, and teaches us practical skills that can be used to manage the way we respond to stress under a wide variety of circumstances. (57 minutes) Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- Arrest of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dr. Arthur Kavanaugh discusses recent developments in the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. (29 minutes) Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- Can Snoring Affect Your Health?
Recent findings by Dr. Jose Loredo, Director, Sleep Medicine Center at UCSD Medical Center Hillcrest, on the treatment and investigation of patients with obstructive sleep apnea. (59 minutes) Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- Current Treatment Options for Urinary Incontinence
Urinary incontinence is a common problem experienced by approximately 12 million women of all ages but becomes more common with age. Dr. Michael Albo, Department of Surgery, discusses treatment options for urinary incontinence. (55 minutes) Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- Depression in Later Life & What You Should Do About It
Barry D. Lebowitz Ph.D., UCSD Department of Medicine, discusses the nature and clinical course of depression. Depression is a disease that is not a natural result of aging. In older people, depression is common, serious, and under appreciated as a source of disability and suffering. (57 minutes) Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- Diabetes Prevention & Treatment
Dr. Sundar Mudaliar, UCSD Department of Medicine, explains the latest in diabetes prevention and treatment. (53 minutes) Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- Energy Metabolism in Parkinson's Disease - a New Treatment Perspective Dr. Richard Haas discusses progress in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. (58 minutes) Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- Gene Therapy for Heart Failure Dr. Kirk Hammond, UCSD Professor of Medicine, discusses the possibilities for treating heart failure by gene therapy. (57 minutes) Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- Health Matters: Exploring Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's disease affects one in 10 Americans over the age of 65. Most of us will know someone in our lifetime with this disease. Leon J. Thal, M.D., Chairman, Department of Neurosciences at UCSD explains how this disease manifests and explores the latest research available. (27 minutes) Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- Health Matters: Geriatrics
Dr. Laura L. Dugan from the Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics at UCSD Department of Medicine joins host Dr. David Granet for a discussion on promoting healthy aging in older patients. An accomplished research physician, Dr. Dugan discusses her efforts in conducting a more comprehensive study of aging, including psychology, cancer biology, nutrition etc. (29 minutes) Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- Hearing Loss and What You Can Do About It
Dr. David Miller. (58 minutes) Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- How We Defend Ourselves from Infections
Professor Michael Karin, Department of Pharmacology, UCSD explains how the human body defends and fights infection. (58 minutes) Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- Low Back Pain
John Chardos Department of Medicine discusses the cause, treatment and prevention of low back pain. (58 minutes) Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- Macular Degeneration Self-Management and Resilient Human Spirit in Living With Vision Loss
Barbara L. Brody, M.P.H. discusses the latest treatments for Macular Degeneration and new strategies for living with the condition. (43 minutes) Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- Memory Loss: Is It Normal Aging or Induced By Disease?
Dr. David Salmon Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of Arthritis. In "OA" the cartilage is damaged or completely lost. Joints don't work well and cause pain. Clinical manifestations, treatment, and research are discussed by Dr. Arthur Kavanaugh. (26 minutes) Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- Parathyroid Hormone Treatment for Fracture Healing in Osteoporosis Patients
Alexandra Schwartz discusses Parathyroid Hormone treatment for fracture healing in osteoporosis patients. (29 minutes) Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- Pop! Goes the Memory
The Stein Institute for Research on Aging presents recent findings concerning memory loss by Dr. Jody Corey-Bloom, UCSD, Department of Neurosciences. (57 minutes) Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- New Understanding of Pain Development and Response to Treatment
Dr. Tony L. Yaksh on new understanding of pain development and its response to treatment. (58 minutes) Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- Research on Successful Aging: Aging Can Be Productive
Presenter: Dr. Dilip Jeste Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- Rheumatoid Arthritis: Back To The Future
Dr. Firestein, researcher, clinician, and nationally recognized expert in Rheumatoid Arthritis takes the viewer on a journey from the time RA was first seen in pre-Columbian skeletons to current therapies. He discusses diagnoses, medications and what advances are being made in research. (29 minutes) Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- Screening for Memory Impairment in the Elderly
Dr. David Salmon, UCSD Department of Neurosciences, reports on current techniques of screening for memory impairment in the elderly. (57 minutes) Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- Successful Aging: Sleepless in San Diego
As we age, we have more complaints about our sleep. But does sleep change because we need less sleep, or because we have a harder time getting the sleep we need? Research suggests that it is the ability to sleep that changes rather than the need for sleep. Factors that affect the ability to sleep include changes in biological rhythms, medical and psychiatric illness and the medications associated with them, the prevalence of sleep disorders, and behavioral problems (like poor sleep habits). Dr. Daniel Kripke discusses these factors and remedies that will help us sleep better as we get older. (49 minutes) Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- Successful Aging: The Buzz on Successful Aging
What does it mean to age successfully? After all, aren’t we accomplishing this just by being alive? The term "successful aging" is vague and leaves much to the imagination. Yet, there is a growing interest in this topic. UCSD’s Stein Institute for Research on Aging has embarked on its own research project to discover the secrets to success. This presentation provides insights related to successful aging and discusses current research findings and proposed models. (47 minutes) Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- The Answer to Shingles Prevention
Dr. Michael N. Oxman, UCSD Department of Medicine, discusses shingles prevention. (58 minutes) Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- The Ins & Outs of Calorie Restriction as an Anti-Aging Therapy
Dr. Laura Dugan, Departments of Medicine & Neurosciences at UCSD, discusses what we have learned about the aging process from lower organisms, and what is known to date about humans and calorie restriction. Targeted dietary approaches such as calorie restriction have the potential to contribute to a longer “health span” and to successful aging. (28 minutes) Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- Update on Palliative Care
An issue that most of us will face in our lifetime is the care of our aging loved ones. Laurel Herbst, M.D., Vice President, San Diego Hospice, updates us on how best to comfort and aid the terminally ill. (57 minutes) Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- What You Should Know About Chronic Lung Disease
Andrew L Ries, MD Professor UCSD School of Medicine. (59 minuites) Watch it now using RealPlayer.
- Women's Continence Issues
Seventeen million Americans experience the disruptive symptoms of urinary incontinence. Drs. Michael Albo and Charles Nager, of UCSD Women's Continence Center, discuss the types of incontinence and treatments, including behavioral, pharmacological, and surgical.
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