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CDC - Global Tobacco Control: A Prevention "Best Buy," Part 2
https://reachmd.com/programs/grand-rounds-nation/cdc-global-tobacco-control-a-prevention-best-buy-part-2/6603/This session of CDC′s Public Health Grand Rounds explores the control of tobacco use-the leading preventable cause of premature death and disease worldwide. Currently, approximately 6 million people die each year due to tobacco-related illnesses, a figure expected to increase to more than 8 millionStatin Therapy and Diabetes Incidence
https://reachmd.com/programs/lipid-luminations/statin-therapy-and-diabetes-incidence/6596/The Food and Drug Administration has warned that patients taking cholesterol-fighting statins face a small increase in the risk of higher blood-sugar levels and of being diagnosed with diabetes. There has been conflicting information from several large trials about the effects of statin therapyWhich Patients Should be Eligible for Lap-Bands?
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-nutrition-and-nutrition-science/which-patients-should-be-eligible-for-lap-bands/6268/The lap-band device dramatically reduces the size of a patient's stomach, and as such, it can be effective for weight loss in very obese patients. It offers at least one major advantage over gastric bypass surgery, in that the lap-band can be removed. But can the lap-band procedure also be safe andGastroparesis: Causes and Management Strategies
https://reachmd.com/programs/gi-insights/gastroparesis-causes-and-management-strategies/4722/How does delayed gastric emptying, or gastroparesis, affect patients? What are some of the common comorbid conditions of gastroparesis, and why are women and diabetic patients more susceptible? Dr. Linda Lee, clinical director of the division of gastroenterology and hepatology and director of the JoGenetic Tumor Testing
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-cancer/genetic-tumor-testing/4365/A new program at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston includes extracting the DNA from its cancer patients’ tumors to determine which abnormalities occur in the tumor cells, specific to the type of tumor. From these results, physicians hope to create better, targeted cancer therapies. Host Dr. LExploring the Molecular Origins of Breast Cancer
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-cancer/exploring-the-molecular-origins-of-breast-cancer/4323/What does microarray-based gene expression profiling tell us in terms of diagnosing and treating breast cancer? How is this technology changing our perceptions of breast cancer? Dr. Lajos Pusztai, associate professor of medicine at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, discusses someDeveloping New Therapies to Treat Glioblastoma
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-cancer/developing-new-therapies-to-treat-glioblastoma/4077/The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) has recently reported results from its first comprehensive study focusing on glioblastoma multiforme. How might this new research help us develop new therapies? Dr. Stephen Baylin, professor of oncology and medicine at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JVascular Risks of Migraines
https://reachmd.com/programs/neurofrontiers/vascular-risks-of-migraines/4065/While the prevalence of migraine amongst Americans has remained fairly constant over the last fifteen years, our knowledge of migraine and the treatment options have grown significantly. What have we learned most recently about migraine and about vascular risks associated with migraine? Dr. StephenTracing the Origins of HIV in Humans
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-global-medicine/tracing-the-origins-of-hiv-in-humans/3939/Previous estimates indicate that the earliest signs of HIV in humans appeared in Africa during the 1930s. Historical data indicates the disease made its way to Haiti, its first stop in the Western Hemisphere, and then eventually on to the United States. But we're learning that the disease may have cWhat Are Rural Health Clinics?
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/what-are-rural-health-clinics/3648/Ron L. Nelson explains to host Lisa D'Andrea the structure of rural health clinics and the reimbursement incentives offered by the government for rural health clinics in order to assure access to healthcare in rural communities. Mr. Nelson describes the certification requirements for rural health c