September 2018

Memory Loss from Radiation Therapy in Pediatric Patients with Brain Tumors Orange County, CA – September 27th, 2018 –  Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor of childhood, and it accounts for about 20 percent of all childhood brain tumors. Each year between 250 and 500 children are found to have Medulloblastoma in the United States. […]

Clinicians Address Marijuana Use with Their Patients Orange County, CA – September 25th, 2018 –  Cannabis, also known as marijuana, is a psychoactive drug from the Cannabis plant used for medical or recreational purposes. The two most active components in marijuana are tetrahydrocannabinol (THC ), and cannabidiol (CBD). THC is the chemical responsible for most of […]

Livongo Announces First Cellular-Enabled Blood Pressure Monitoring System Orange County, CA – September 21st, 2018 – Having high blood pressure (hypertension) increases a person’s risk of having a stroke or a heart attack. According to the American Diabetes Association, 71 percent of adults with diabetes had a blood pressure of greater or equal to 140/90 or were […]

Radon Gas – The Silent Killer in Your Home Orange County, CA – September 18th, 2018 –  Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in both men and women in the United States, surpassing breast cancer in 1987. It kills more people each year than breast, prostate, colon, liver, kidney, and melanoma cancers combined.  Accounting […]

What Can No Alcohol Do For Your Body Orange County, CA – September 12th, 2018 –   Sober September is the counterpart of Dry January. It offers a chance for a fresh healthy start of not consuming alcohol for 30 days. Dry January is the start of the New Year, where Sober September is the beginning of […]

Delivering Medical Therapies Across Body Orange County, CA – September 7th, 2018 –  A nanorobot is a tiny machine designed to repeatedly perform specific tasks with precision, on a near atomic level. They are measured in nanometers (one billionth of a meter); interacting on the same level as bacteria and viruses. Associate Professor Li Zhang, and a […]

Distinguishing Bipolar From Depression Orange County, CA – September 5th, 2018 –  Mental illnesses such as Bipolar Disorder and Clinical Depression are difficult to diagnose due to their similar symptoms. Both of these illnesses are essentially identical; except individuals who are bipolar also experience mania. Distinguishing the two can be difficult; it presents a major clinical challenge […]