Tai Chi Increases Seniors' Immunity
A Chinese form of martial art that's also a meditation and exercise discipline shows a remarkable ability to boost immunity in older people, according to recent research. This is on top of studies that have already demonstrated that the martial art, known as tai chi, lowers blood pressure, improves sleep patterns and reduces stress.
The 2,500-year-old discipline is often practiced in groups, and is well known from images of citizens performing it together in parks all over China. Its slow, rhythmic movements are designed to promote mental calm, peace and serenity - and the research seems to back that up. It also improves balance, flexibility, strength and coordination, and so is especially beneficial for those who are overweight or arthritic.
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What is an Aneurysm?
WHAT IS AN AORTIC ANEURYSM?
With Dr.Sateesh Babu
Vascular Associates of Westchester
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How Long Can a Human Being Live?
Dr. Valentin Fuster considers the question of how long can human being live. He begins by describing how the life expectancy of men and women has been extended two or three years per decade since he attended medical school. However, this improvement in life expectancy has come from improved treatments not through promoting good health.
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What is the Polypill?
Dr. Valentin Fuster discusses the Polypill. The Polypill is being developed in response to an important reality surrounding cardiovascular disease. There are three important drugs that can help prevent heart disease (statins, ACE inhibitors, and aspirin). These drugs are not taken for two major reasons. First, the drugs are simply too expensive for much of the world, including countries as developed as Russia. And secondly, in developed nations where the drugs are affordable patients too often fail to comply - after three years 70% of patients do not take the medications as prescribed.
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What Are the Risk Factors of Coronary Artery Disease?
Dr. Valentin Fuster discusses the 6 causes or risk factors behind coronary artery disease. There are two physical risk factors: high blood pressure and size of the waist (or abdominal obesity). There are two chemical risk factors: cholesterol levels in the blood and blood glucose (diabetes). And finally, there are two lifestyle risk factors: smoking and exercise.
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What is Coronary Artery Disease?
Dr. Valentin Fuster, one of the world's leading cardiologists, discusses the basics of coronary heart disease.
Dr. Fuster than describes the symptoms of a heart attack and how to differentiate these symptoms from other conditions.
Most importantly, he urges viewers to pay attention to these symptoms and the importance of getting medical treatment as soon as possible, even if one has the least suspicion of a coronary incident. Getting treatment in the first hour or two can minimize damage to heart muscle.
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The Impact of Globalization on the Future of Medicine
Dr. Valentin Fuster discusses the impact of globalization on the future of modern medicine. He sees that because of the economic pressures on the cost of health care different nations will be more open to working together. There will be increased traveling between nations, as well as sharing intellectual and financial resources. Ultimately he paints an optimistic picture where a new creativity that will lead to the innovative solutions.
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How Can We Prevent Heart Disease?
Dr. Valentin Fuster discusses the rise of cardiovascular disease in the developing world, where the percentage of people who die from heart disease has reached the same levels as in the industrialized countries.
In the developed world it is common medical practice to prescribe 3 drugs to treat coronary related health problems, statins, ACE-inhibitors and aspirin. The average cost per day for this treatment is $2 to $2.50 a day. While this is an acceptable cost in the industrialized world it is unaffordable to the majority of people in poorer countries, where cardiac disease has become a leading killer. Also, the age of death for these cardiac patients is at a younger age than in industrialized nations due to lack of treatment.
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The Future of Treating Cardiovascular Disease
Dr. Valentin Fuster discusses the future of treating cardiovascular disease. Dr. Fuster describes the rising worldwide spread of heart disease, as populations in the developing world are now demonstrating rates of heart disease seen previously only in industrialized countries. Simply stated the United States and the rest of the world simply cannot afford to treat cardiovascular related diseases. While we can provide remarkable cures, from stents to heart transplants, it is simply too expensive. Even in America, we will not be able to provide treatment.
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Educating The Next Generation About Health
Dr. Valentin Fuster discusses programs about educating children about the importance of health. Dr. Fuster works with Sesame Street in Columbia in South America educating thousands of children about the importance of health. Aimed at 5 to 10 year olds the programs present a positive message about health. The children in turn influence their parents and their schools.
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Psychiatrist
Dr. Richard J. Frances
Empowered Doctor Medical Board
510 East 86th Street, Apt. 1D
New York,
New York
10028
Call (212) 861-0570
Dr. Richard Frances, MD, F.A.C.P., F.A.P.A. is the current director of public and professional education at Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, Connecticut and has his own private practice in Manhattan. He was appointed as the Clinical Professor of Psychiatry in the Division of Substance Abuse of the Department of Psychiatry. His past credentials include being the president and medical director at the Silver Hill Hospital.
Bariatric Surgeon
Elliot Goodman, MD
Empowered Doctor Medical Board
Beth Israel Medical Center 6th Floor 1st Ave & 16th St
NYC,
NY
10003
Call (888) 351-8607
Dr. Elliot Goodman is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and a Board Certified General Surgeon. Dr. Goodman and his staff treat each patient as an individual and design a treatment regimen that reflects the individuality of the patient.
Gastroenterologist
Dr. Jonathan Cohen, M.D.
Empowered Doctor Medical Board
232 East 30th Street
New York,
NY
10016
Call 212-889-5544
Are you facing stomach or intestinal problems? Do you have disorders in your gastrointestinal tract? You should consider seeing Dr. Jonathan Cohen, M.D. from the Concorde Medical Group who specializes in gastroenterology and general internal medicine. His specialization in internal medicine comes from expertise in colonoscopies, gallbladder diseases, and complications relating to the pancreas and liver.
Stent Angioplasty
Dr. Valentin Fuster, MD of Mount Sinai Hospital
Empowered Doctor Medical Board
1 Gustave L Levy Pl
New York,
NY
10029
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Are you in search for someone who can help you with your heart's health? Looking for a specialist in cardiovascular? Dr. Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD is a cardiovascular expert because some of his credentials include Director of the Zena and Michael A Wiener Cardiovascular Insitute and the Marie-Josee and Henry R Kravis Center for Cardiovascular Health. So with vast amounts of experience under his belt, you can be sure that your heart will be in the best in cardiac care.
Robotic Prostate Surgery
David B. Samadi, MD
Empowered Doctor Medical Board
Mount Sinai
5 East 98th Street New York City,
New York
10029
Call 1-212-241-8779
David B. Samadi, MD, is Chief of Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery at The Mount Sinai Medical Center. A board-certified urologist, he treats prostate cancer with a focus on minimally invasive techniques. He specializes in robotic prostate surgery, and has an unparalleled expertise in the field thanks to over a thousand procedures he has performed with the da Vinci Surgical System.
Cosmetic Dermatology Manhattan, NYC
Karen Burke, M.D., Ph.D
Empowered Doctor Medical Board
River Court East 52 Street
New York,
NY
10022
Call (212) 754-1100
Karen Burke, MD, PhD is a Cosmetic Dermatologist with a private practice in Manhattan. She prides herself on treating all her clients with care and respect, and helping to ensure they have healthy, well maintained skin.
Vascular Surgery
Dr. Pravin M. Shah
Empowered Doctor Medical Board
83 South Bedford Road Suite 100
Mount Kisco,
NY
10549
Call (888) 547-1437
Pravin Shah MD, FACS is a Vascular Surgeon.
Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD-Cardiovascular
Dr. Dr. Valentin Fuster, MD of Mount Sinai Hospital
Empowered Doctor Medical Board
1 Gustave L Levy Pl
New York,
NY
10029
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Are you in search for someone who can help you with your heart's health? Looking for a specialist in cardiovascular? Dr. Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD is a cardiovascular expert because some of his credentials include Director of the Zena and Michael A Wiener Cardiovascular Insitute and the Marie-Josee and Henry R Kravis Center for Cardiovascular Health. So with vast amounts of experience under his belt, you can be sure that your heart will be in the best in cardiac care.
Gender Specific Medicine
Dr. Marianne J. Legato
Empowered Doctor Medical Board
962 Park Ave
New York,
NY
10028
Call 212-737-5663
Is heart disease affecting your life? Is it scary for you to know that you have it? Don't let it change your life for the worst. There is someone you can see: Dr. Marianne J. Legato, MD, FACP, a specialist in Gender Specific Medicine, or Women's Medicine and Men's Medicine respectively. As the founder of The Partnership for Women's Health at Columbia University and a WHF Liaison to Gender Studies on Heart Disease, she is highly reputable to treat your heart complications and you can expect great personal attention once she takes you under her care.
Stent Angioplasty
Dr. Valentin Fuster, MD of Mount Sinai Hospital
Empowered Doctor Medical Board
1 Gustave L Levy Pl
New York,
NY
10029
Call
Are you in search for someone who can help you with your heart's health? Looking for a specialist in cardiovascular? Dr. Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD is a cardiovascular expert because some of his credentials include Director of the Zena and Michael A Wiener Cardiovascular Insitute and the Marie-Josee and Henry R Kravis Center for Cardiovascular Health. So with vast amounts of experience under his belt, you can be sure that your heart will be in the best in cardiac care.
Psychiatry
Dr. Joseph H. Feinberg
Empowered Doctor Medical Board
523 East 72nd Street
New York,
NY
10021
Call (212) 606-1568
Joseph H. Feinberg, MD finished his Residency training in Medicine at the New York University/ Rusk Institute of Rehab. Dr. Feinberg also had more Residency training at Mt. Sinai Hospital for General Surgery. His Internship also took place at Mt. Sinai Hospital. He completed fellowships in Orthopedic Pathology at the Hospital for Special Surgery and in Orthopedic Biomechanics at the University of Iowa. Dr. Feinberg gained his MD at Albany Medical College in Albany, New York.