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Vision and the Brain: Unseen Complexities – Part 2 February 12, 2009 Why do we need vision? As it turns out, there are two answers to this question. On the one hand, we need vision to give us detailed knowledge of the world beyond ourselves, knowledge that allows ...

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Who Gets to Validate Alternative Medicine? (311) February 12, 2009 Closer to Truth brings together leading scientists, scholars, and artists to debate the fundamental issues of our times.  Throughout history, human beings always have sought to ...

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Using the Immune System to Treat Cancer February 12, 2009 Immunotherapy is the newest modality of treatment of cancer and researchers have great expectations for it becoming one of the most effective treatments.  Dr. Levy describes how ...

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Upper C-spine Problems in Rheumatoid Arthritis February 12, 2009 The upper cervical spine with its two bone segments is the most complicated and vulnerable region of the human spinal column, making it a target for a number of arthritic disorders. Dr. Randy ...

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When It Comes to Cancer February 12, 2009 Two professors make the case that cancer is a genetic disease which occurs according to alterations in genes normally involved in regulating cell growth and function. From the Series:Health and ...

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What’s New in Breast Reconstruction? February 12, 2009 Gordon Lee, Assistant Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Stanford University Medical Center discusses the latest techniques in breast reconstruction. This includes the current types ...

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Working Together: Interdisciplinary Care of ... February 12, 2009 Susan Frayne talks about steps in the healing process of the sexual trauma survivor. From the Series:Women and Health

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Unwired: When the Brain’s Circuits Fail, Part 1 February 12, 2009 Find out the latest news in neurology: delivering the best possible care to people with headaches, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, stroke, and brain tumors. From the Series:Mini-Medical School 2007

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Wally Smith, REI February 12, 2009 Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) focuses on growth in a niche retail market of outdoor goods. REI is a cooperative, owned by 1.4 million members and founded 60 years ago to provide technical ...

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Walking Water Home/Tiny Killers February 12, 2009 "Walking Water Home" tells the story of Colorado State University’s student chapter of Engineers Without Borders and their water projects in El Salvador. During this trip in August 2007 they ...

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Women, Stroke and the Red Dress: ... February 12, 2009 In most age groups, more men than women will have a stroke in a given year.  However, more than half of total stroke deaths occur in women. At all ages, more women than ...

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Unwinding Clock Genetics February 12, 2009 The fruit fly has taught scientists a great deal about the daily rhythms of animals and their internal biological clocks. Dr. Michael Rosbash explains how he and colleagues cloned the first gene ...

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Violence Against Children February 12, 2009 1. Describe three examples of how children’s early attachment experiences with caretakers influence brain anatomy and physiology.2. Describe the important psychosocial sequelae and factors ...

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Women Without Children: Reconceiving Adulthood February 12, 2009 A talk by Mardy S. Ireland, clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst and faculty member at the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California. From the Series:Women and Health

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Women’s Health: How Do We Stack Up? February 12, 2009 Dorothy P. Rice gives an assessment of medical care and women’s health today in the 1999 McGann Women and Health Series. From the Series:Women and Health

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Vision and the Brain: Unseen Complexities – Part 1 February 12, 2009 Why do we need vision? As it turns out, there are two answers to this question. On the one hand, we need vision to give us detailed knowledge of the world beyond ourselves, knowledge that allows ...

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Women Living with HIV: What Health ... February 12, 2009 Jill Jean Legg introduces two of her patients who are living with HIV. They talk about their unique experiences, the new medications and their advice to doctors on how to treat HIV/AIDS patients. ...

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Vertigo Management in Meniere’s Disease February 12, 2009 Coping with hearing loss and vestibular function loss can severely alter a person’s day to day life. In this program, Dr. Duckert, who works with patients to treat a variety of conditions that ...

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Women and Heart Disease: The Silent Epidemic February 12, 2009 Laurel Dawson, founder of BaySpring Women’s Medical Group and co-director of UCSF Women's Health, talks about women and the silent epidemic of heart disease. From the Series:Women and ...

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VATS Lobectomy for the Treatment of Non-Small ... February 12, 2009 Dr. Michael Mulligan, thoracic surgeon and lung transplant specialist at UW Medical Center, presents his lecture, VATS Lobectomy for the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung ...