Teaching children to wash their hands for 20 seconds is an important task, but why not be creative as you do it? Singing Happy Birthday twice or Twinkle Twinkle Little Star can make the 20 seconds go by quickly, but what about getting them to count to 20 while they wash? That way they get […]
When researchers investigated a bug that was having a deadly impact on thousands of people in Wuhan China they, needed to put the pathogen through a series of tests to determine what it was — even though they had never seen it before.
This episode highlights why testing is the best way to prevent the virus from spreading. Researchers say the highly contagious coronavirus spreads most efficiently when people don’t know they’re infected. But once people are diagnosed, they can take quarantine themselves and those they come in contact with can be tested and take precautions if they’re […]
Coronavirus: REDUCING YOUR RISK—simple steps you can take to lower your risk of contracting the virus
CORONAVIRUS: WHO IS AT RISK?—learn why older adults and people with severe chronic medical infections seem to be at higher risk.
Don’t Panic over Coronavirus—three ways to keep calm during the coronavirus outbreak.
Physical therapy is one of the most important steps to slow the progression of Parkinson’s Disease, according to Dr. Lisa Corsa, physical therapist, manual osteopath and athletic trainer with Premier Therapy Solutions. Dr. Corsa discusses and shows the different therapies available for patients with Parkinson’s Disease, emphasizing intense exercise, aquatic and stretching routines, and specialized [...]
Addiction is devastating not only to the addict but to those around him or her. Families must understand that addiction is a disease; and most importantly, they must grasp that they didn’t cause it and that they are not responsible for it. Dan Simmons, an addiction and family counselor at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, [...]
In this segment, Dr. Robert Udelsman, the Chief of Endocrine Surgery at the Miami Cancer Institute, explains what the diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism means, what are the symptoms and its potential complications. This is one of the most common hormonal disorders in which symptoms might get confused with getting older, but hyperparathyroidism may raise the levels [...]
