Understanding mental illness and schizophrenia
Although mental illnesses severely affect thoughts, moods, and coping abilities, a fulfilling life is still possible for people who face those challenges. Outlining the symptoms and possible causes of schizophrenia, clinical depression, and bipolar ...
Coronary Artery Disease
The number one killer of both men and women in America today is coronary artery disease, also known as heart disease. This program explores the risk factors and symptoms associated with CAD, emphasizing that it can lead to a heart attack or cardiac ...
Pressure Ulcers
Pressure ulcers and other types of chronic non-healing wounds are a significant—even life-threatening—health risk. In this program, Kristjan Ragnarsson, chairman of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine; ren...
COPD: The Struggle to Breathe
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is an umbrella term used to describe patients with chronic bronchitis, emphysema, asthma, or any combination of these three ailments. This program examines the impairments of COPD, including shortness of breath ...
Ulcers and GERD
Frequent indigestion and heartburn may indicate a precancerous digestive illness called GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease. This program describes the symptoms, effects, and medical treatment of GERD, while also exploring another digestion-rel...
Epilepsy: a new outlook
Feared and misunderstood for centuries, epilepsy is now a completely manageable condition for many patients. This program overviews newly developed treatments that have greatly reduced, and for some people eliminated, the occurrence of epileptic sei...
Patient Safety
Research shows that patients who take a proactive attitude toward even the simplest of medical procedures can greatly reduce the risks of a hospital stay. This program explores that idea in detail, illustrating ways for hospitalized individuals—re...
Managing diabetes
A disease that frequently goes unnoticed for years, diabetes can lead to blindness, loss of limbs, even death. The good news, as this program clearly demonstrates, is that diabetes is neither inevitable nor unmanageable. Illustrating ways for patien...
Life After Heart Attack
Each year, more than one million men and women suffer a heart attack. This event suddenly and dramatically alters a person’s life forever, but studies show that if sufferers can get to a hospital quickly, more than 90 percent will survive. This pr...