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Health in the Summ...
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14:27:46 05/11/12

Joseph Acquah, UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, has practiced acupuncture for over 25 years and the Tai Chi Chuan for 30 years. He explores how each sea...

Health in the Summer Season: A Traditional Chinese Medicine A...

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Health in the Summer Season: A Traditional Chinese Medicine Approach

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Joseph Acquah, UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, has practiced acupuncture for over 25 years and the Tai Chi Chuan for 30 years. He explores how each season can have specific effects on our health and focuses in particular on the summer. Topics include: an overview of the summer months, symptoms of summer heat, organs that are governed by the fire element, and emotions that surface during the summer, along with some foods that will help to cool the heat and reduce fire. Series: "Integrative Medicine Today" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 23030]

Alternative Treatme...
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17:59:10 05/08/12

The majority of people with depression and bipolar disorder can and do have fulfilling, meaningful lives. Dr. Descartes Li, Professor Psychiatry and Director of UC...

Alternative Treatments for Depression: Do They Work?

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Alternative Treatments for Depression: Do They Work?

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The majority of people with depression and bipolar disorder can and do have fulfilling, meaningful lives. Dr. Descartes Li, Professor Psychiatry and Director of UCSF Bipolar Disorder Program, discusses alternative treatments for depression - what works and what doesn’t. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 23795]

Research on Aging: ...
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13:26:51 05/04/12

What are the secrets of successful aging? What steps can we take to enjoy this time of life more? Dr. Dilip V. Jeste, Director of the Stein Institute for Research...

Research on Aging: Aging and Life’s Goodies: Wisdom Resilienc...

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Research on Aging: Aging and Life’s Goodies: Wisdom Resilience and Sex

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What are the secrets of successful aging? What steps can we take to enjoy this time of life more? Dr. Dilip V. Jeste, Director of the Stein Institute for Research on Aging, and a leading expert on aging, shares his insights on everything from aging and sex, the power of optimism, eating right and exercising, to the importance of social engagement and sharing your wisdom with others. No matter what your age is it is never too late to cultivate the traits to live life to the fullest. Series: "Stein Institute for Research on Aging" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 23250]

Kathleen Sharp on B...
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15:19:59 05/02/12

Award-winning journalist Kathleen Sharp discusses her book, “Blood Feud: The Man Who Blew the Whistle on One of the Deadliest Prescription Drugs Ever.” This true s...

Kathleen Sharp on Blood Feud: The Man Who Blew the Whistle on ...

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Kathleen Sharp on Blood Feud: The Man Who Blew the Whistle on One of the Deadliest Prescription Drugs Ever

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Award-winning journalist Kathleen Sharp discusses her book, “Blood Feud: The Man Who Blew the Whistle on One of the Deadliest Prescription Drugs Ever.” This true story about a whistle-blower fighting Big Pharma over the anti-anemia drug know as Procrit, Epogen, and Aranesp or simply “epo.” From financial kickbacks to doctors, bribes and Medicare fraud, to patients doubling as unwitting guinea pigs for high doses of the dangerous drug Sharp tells a shocking story which is now unfolding federal court. Series: "Walter H. Capps Center Series" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 23748]

Power Politics and ...
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16:25:10 05/01/12

Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Stuart Altman for a discussion of the struggle to reform healthcare in the U.S. Altman traces his intellectual odyssey ...

Power Politics and Universal Health Care with Stuart Altman (C...

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Power Politics and Universal Health Care with Stuart Altman (Conversations with History)

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Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Stuart Altman for a discussion of the struggle to reform healthcare in the U.S. Altman traces his intellectual odyssey and recalls his long term involvement in national policymaking. In his reflections, he considers the successes and failures of reform in the context of U.S. political culture and history. Analyzing efforts by Presidents from Roosevelt to Obama, he highlights the twin goals of cost reduction and universal access. He concludes with an examination of the Obama plan speculating on the future of cost control. In his conclusion, he offers advice to students on how to prepare for the future. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 23793]

Prime: Cuts - Heart...
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13:52:02 04/20/12

A breathtaking story showing a human heart being kept warm and beating as it is transported from a donor to a patient in a study led by the Heart Transplant Progra...

Prime: Cuts - Heart In A Box

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Prime: Cuts - Heart In A Box

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A breathtaking story showing a human heart being kept warm and beating as it is transported from a donor to a patient in a study led by the Heart Transplant Program at UCLA. The heart is moved in an experimental device that allows it to function while in transit, potentially improving the success rate of surgical transplantations. Two patients are featured here, each beneficiaries of this promising new technology. Series: "UCTV Prime: Cuts" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 23715]

Emotions Decisions ...
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18:13:12 04/19/12

Wendy Berry Mendes, UCSF Department of Psychiatry, explores how emotions, thoughts, and intentions are experienced in the body and how bodily responses shape and i...

Emotions Decisions and Behavior Across the Life Span: Surprise...

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Emotions Decisions and Behavior Across the Life Span: Surprises from Social Psychology

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Wendy Berry Mendes, UCSF Department of Psychiatry, explores how emotions, thoughts, and intentions are experienced in the body and how bodily responses shape and influence thoughts, behavior and emotions. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 23207]

Health Effects of C...
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19:15:13 04/16/12

Dr. Gwen Griffith is a veterinarian turned conservationist, who applies her science and health training to promoting ecosystem health at the landscape level. She w...

Health Effects of Climate Change at the Human-Animal-Interface

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Health Effects of Climate Change at the Human-Animal-Interface

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Dr. Gwen Griffith is a veterinarian turned conservationist, who applies her science and health training to promoting ecosystem health at the landscape level. She works with communities to help solve and adapt to a changing climate. She helps medical professionals recognize the health impacts of climate change and become part of the solution; and she enables the development community and homeowners to understand sustainable building, see the economic benefits, and take action to create sustainable and healthy homes and buildings. In her role as Director of Curriculum Development at CSU, Dr. Griffith provides in-depth education on the energy, water, climate connection with an emphasis on water efficiency and source water protection. Series: "UC Global Health Institute" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 23830]

How Our Emotional L...
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15:32:12 04/09/12

Robert Levenson, UC Berkeley Department of Psychology, explores the changes in emotion that occur with age. Much of his research focuses on the nature of human emo...

How Our Emotional Lives Mature: Changes and New Strengths

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How Our Emotional Lives Mature: Changes and New Strengths

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Robert Levenson, UC Berkeley Department of Psychology, explores the changes in emotion that occur with age. Much of his research focuses on the nature of human emotion, in terms of its physiological manifestations, variations in emotion associated with age, gender, culture, and pathology, and the role emotion plays in interpersonal interactions. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 23206]

The Aging but Resil...
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15:31:34 04/09/12

Joel Kramer, UCSF Professor of Neuropsychology and the Director of the Memory and Aging Center Neuropsychology program. He explores the underlying biological mech...

The Aging but Resilient Brain: Keeping Neurons Happy

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The Aging but Resilient Brain: Keeping Neurons Happy

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Joel Kramer, UCSF Professor of Neuropsychology and the Director of the Memory and Aging Center Neuropsychology program. He explores the underlying biological mechanisms of cognitive aging, and interventions that may optimize cognitive functioning as we age. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 23205]

Research on Aging: ...
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16:32:11 04/03/12

Consumer genomics is certainly a hot topic, but what does it mean for the end user – you? Genetic testing holds much promise for understanding a person's risk for...

Research on Aging: Consumer Genomics/What Do People Do With Th...

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Research on Aging: Consumer Genomics/What Do People Do With Their Genomes?

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Consumer genomics is certainly a hot topic, but what does it mean for the end user – you? Genetic testing holds much promise for understanding a person's risk for certain diseases. Does this mean we should all get a DNA test? What are the benefits and limitations of genetic screenings? What if your genome scan shows you a have a gene variation related to a common disease? Is it possible to lower the risk of getting sick by simple lifestyle changes? Join Dr. Cinnamon Bloss with the Scripps Translational Science Institute as she makes sense of it all. Series: "Stein Institute for Research on Aging" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 23249]

Exploring the Cross...
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13:32:10 03/23/12

Dr. Adam Gazzaley studies the neural mechanisms of memory and attention, how these processes change with normal aging and dementia, and how we might intervene ther...

Exploring the Crossroads of Attention and Memory in the Aging ...

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Exploring the Crossroads of Attention and Memory in the Aging Brain: Views from the Inside

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Dr. Adam Gazzaley studies the neural mechanisms of memory and attention, how these processes change with normal aging and dementia, and how we might intervene therapeutically to alleviate memory and attention deficits. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 23203]

Emotions Stress and...
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15:25:54 03/22/12

Does stress speed up the aging process at a genetic level? Our cells are constantly aging. When cell divide some telomere is lost but if it becomes too short, that...

Emotions Stress and Rate of Telomere Shortening: Are Our Cells...

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Emotions Stress and Rate of Telomere Shortening: Are Our Cells Listening to Us?

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Does stress speed up the aging process at a genetic level? Our cells are constantly aging. When cell divide some telomere is lost but if it becomes too short, that cell can no longer replicate and eventual dies. Elissa Epel, UCSF department of psychiatry, explores the affects of stress and emotions on the process of telomere shortening. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 23204]

21st Century Health...
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15:17:43 03/16/12

Bernard Tyson is president and chief operating officer of Kaiser Permanente, the nation's largest not-for-profit health plan and health care provider, with annual ...

21st Century Health Care with Bernard Tyson of Kaiser Permanente

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21st Century Health Care with Bernard Tyson of Kaiser Permanente

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Bernard Tyson is president and chief operating officer of Kaiser Permanente, the nation's largest not-for-profit health plan and health care provider, with annual operating revenue in excess of 42 billion. Tyson shares his understanding of the health care industry that have developed over his 30-year career. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Health and Medicine] [Business] [Show ID: 23477]

Emotion and Aging: ...
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14:10:35 03/14/12

Laura L. Carstensen, Professor of Psychology at Stanford University, says that one of the biggest hurdles to overcome as we age is a phenomenon called the “misery ...

Emotion and Aging: Exploding the Misery Myth

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Emotion and Aging: Exploding the Misery Myth

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Laura L. Carstensen, Professor of Psychology at Stanford University, says that one of the biggest hurdles to overcome as we age is a phenomenon called the “misery myth.” She argues that we need to overcome this tendency to imagine old age as bleak and dreaded. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 23202]

The Science of Pain
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16:06:44 03/12/12

Allan I. Basbaum, Professor and Chair, UCSF Department of Anatomy, presents the most current scientific understanding behind common pain disorders. Series: "UCSF ...

The Science of Pain

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The Science of Pain

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Allan I. Basbaum, Professor and Chair, UCSF Department of Anatomy, presents the most current scientific understanding behind common pain disorders. Series: "UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 23157]

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Bipolar Disorder

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Bipolar Disorder
06/03/11

Jeffrey Applebaum, a Family Medicine physician at UC Davis, presents an overview on the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder in the primary care setting. Series: "UC Grand Rounds" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 21035]