Fall 2011

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How We Look into the Body with X-rays, Magnetic Resonance, Ultrasound Beams, Radio-isotope Tracers and Catheters: Drs. Peter Callen and Benjamin Yeh discuss current imaging technologies that reveal amazing diagnostic images of the body. Learn how the images are made and what they look like.

Stem Cells: Growing New Parts: Drs. Jason Pomerantz and Mahesh Mankani discuss the use of stem cells to optimize tissue repair and correct deformities associated with development, trauma or disease. 

Chromosome Ends and Diseases of Aging: UCSF Professor Elizabeth Blackburn explores the effects of aging on a cellular level.

Medicinal Herbs and Supplements: Dr.Ellen Hughes explores what consumers need to know when considering herbs and supplements.

Vaccines for Adults: Prevention of Infectious Diseases: Dr. Eliseo Perez-Stable reviews vaccines for seasonal and H1N1 flu, pneumonia, shingles, some cancers, pertussis and others.

Parkinson's: Latest From the Experts: Leading medical experts at UC San Francisco's renowned Parkinson's Disease Clinic and Research Center share their insights and expertise about the latest advances.

Sugar: The Bitter Truth: Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods. He argues that fructose (too much) and fiber (not enough) appear to be cornerstones of the obesity epidemic through their effects on insulin.

The Biology of Depression: The Affects of Stress: While it's clear that stress can make depression worse, it's never been clear why this is. Dr. Owen Wolkowitz, a professor of psychiatry at UCSF, explores the biological connection between stress and depression.

Obesity: Ten Things You Thought You Knew: Dr. Robert Baron, UCSF Professor of Medicine, is an expert on obesity and related topics in nutrition and chronic disease. Here he explores ten things you thought you knew.

Your Immune System 101: Introduction to Clinical Immunology: Dr. Katherine Gundling, Professor, Division of Allergy and Immunology at UCSF presents an overview of the immune system, how it functions and what can go wrong. 

The Many Faces of Autism: From Behavior to Biology: Dr. Robin Hansen, Director of Clinical Program at the UC Davis MIND Institute explores the current research on the heterogeneity of autism spectrum disorders in terms of both behavior and biology, and advances in knowledge of etiology and application for treatments. 

Natural Defenses in Preventing and Treating Cancer: Find out more about integrative oncology with physician, neuroscientist, cancer patient and author of the bestselling book, "Anticancer: A New Way of Life." Dr. David Servan-Schreiber as he details his exploration of how a healthy lifestyle can help combat cancer. In addition to using modern medicine's treatments, such as chemotherapy, surgery or radiation, he urges people to integrate conventional cancer care with other healing practices.

Instructions for earning HBA credit:

Watch a video (above) and then write a short description/summary of the topic. Include the name of the lecturer, breifly describe the topics covered in the lecture and your conclusions, thoughts on the issue.

It should be about a page if hand-written and maybe 2/3 page if typed.

You will get HBA credit for the time of the video plus up to 30 minutes extra to account for the time to write your summary. (I reserve the right to reduce the time if your summary is too short or clearly not detailed enough to have taken 30 minutes)

LOOK FOR MORE VIDEOS TO COME SOON.

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