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Factors that Cause Back PainVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2FexotHhhA Genetics, age and lifestyle are three main factors for back pain, according to Neurosurgeon Jobyna Whiting, who also says that back pain is not necessarily associated with birth. “The vast majority of Americans who suffer from back problems has nothing to do with what they were born with.” The specialist explains if the problem [...]

Factors that Cause Back Pain

Osteoporosis: Risk FactorsVideos

Are you at risk of having a diagnose of osteoporosis? Dr. Deepa Sharma, Family Medicine Physician with Baptist Health Primary Care, talks about how gender, age, race, family history and body frame size are related to this disease.

Osteoporosis: Risk Factors

Factors of ObesityVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kMfvPByzBM Family background is a factor of obesity. Dr. Manuel Torres, Family Medicine Physician at Baptist Health Primary Care, says there are micro environment and a macro environment influencing what we weigh and there are mono genetic causes for obesity, but those are not the majority of cases. "In the majority of cases, the obesity [...]

Factors of Obesity

High Cholesterol Risk FactorsVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75iYM52wCIs There are several high cholesterol risk factors such as: high blood pressure, pre-diabetes, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, being overweight, family history and age. Also, these overall factors are risks for cardiovascular diseases, affirms Dr. Deepa Sharma, Family Medicine Physician with Baptist Health Primary Care. Managing all risk factors can prevent any cardiovascular problem, she says. [...]

High Cholesterol Risk Factors

COPD: Risk FactorsVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN99eZj94Co Exposure to tobacco smoke, people with asthma who smoke, occupational exposure to dust and chemicals, exposure to fumes, age, and genetics are risk factors for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Dr. Keith Jamal Robinson, Pulmonologist with Baptist Health South Florida, says only 20% of smokers develop COPD. "But the folks who have a diagnosis, [...]

COPD: Risk Factors

COPD: Risk FactorsVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_4XLC4O1I8 Exposure to tobacco smoke, people with asthma who smoke, occupational exposure (dust and chemicals), exposure to fumes, age, and genetics are some of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risk factors. Dr. Raul Valor, Pulmonologist with Baptist Health South Florida, says patients that come from Central and South America, where they used firewood for [...]

COPD: Risk Factors

Pregnancy Warning for Mature WomenVideos

Age is a big factor for women who are planning to get pregnant. Dr. Ellen Schwartzbard, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, affirms women today are delaying childbearing. The age of 35 is considered like “Geriatric pregnancy”, she adds.G At that age, physicians stat to recommend amniocentesis for genetic problems such as Down […]