Archive for August, 2007

Back Pain with Daryll C. Dykes, M.D.

Friday, August 31, 2007 10:19 No Comments

Tune in on Friday, August 31st from 5:30pm to 6:00pm EST. Daryll C. Dykes, MD will join Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA, Host/Executive Producer of Health in 30™ to talk about back pain. Tune in to find out everything you need to know about your aching back. Learn about prevention, causes and treatment.
Daryll Dykes, M.D.
Daryll [...]

This was posted under category: Past Programs

Chemo Therapy for Negative Lymph Node Breast Cancer: Who Needs It?

Sunday, August 26, 2007 11:43 No Comments

By Carol L. Kornmehl, M.D., FACRO
Why do people with breast cancer need chemotherapy? The reason is that despite the best efforts of the healthcare team to remove all traces of the tumor, breast cancer can still recur. Even early stage breast cancer can return months to years after the original diagnosis and treatment.
It can come [...]

This was posted under category: Women's Health

Prostate Cancer Treatment and Heart Disease

Tuesday, August 14, 2007 10:46 No Comments

By Carol L. Kornmehl, M.D., FACRO
Many men with prostate cancer are treated with hormones that block the effects of testosterone, the primary male sex hormone. This is because many prostate cancers thrive on testosterone.
By depriving them of testosterone, the prostate cancer cells “starve” and die. This treatment is called androgen suppression therapy. Usually, it is [...]

This was posted under category: Men's Health

Cook Stress-Free, Nutritious Meals with Celebrity Chef Jon Ashton

Friday, August 10, 2007 10:31 No Comments

Celebrity Chef Jon Ashton Will Add Flavor and Fun to Your Day! Learn how to Cook Stress-Free, Nutritious Meals!
We lighten things up a bit! Tune in on Friday, August 10th from 5:30pm to 6:00pm EST. Celebrity Chef; Jon Ashton will add flavor and fun to your day! Jon will join Barbara Ficarra, Host/Producer of Health [...]

This was posted under category: Past Programs

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Should be Diagnosed Early

Tuesday, August 7, 2007 12:49 No Comments

By Marcia Harmon, CFIDS Association of America
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a complex illness that has long been misunderstood by the public and by health care professionals. In an effort to change that, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the CFIDS Association of America are currently leading a national public health [...]

This was posted under category: Adults, CFS