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 ...
Living with Alzheimer's
What is the difference between run-of-the-mill memory difficulties and the effects of Alzheimer’s disease? If an older person is experiencing more “senior moments” than usual, should he or she be concerned? What happens inside the brain of an ...
Cholesterol: Raising the Good and Lowering the Bad
By now, most people have heard the terms HDL or “good” cholesterol and LDL or “bad” cholesterol. But do you know what makes good cholesterol good and bad cholesterol bad? And how does the wrong combination of these lipoproteins affect the ri...
Diagnosing Depression
Although the stigma of depression is fading, less than half of those who need help with depression will seek it out. Using several patient histories, this program addresses mild, moderate, and severe depression as well as the specialized cases of va...
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...