SEPT
8:
Overcoming
Early Risk
During
the last half of the 20th century, the rate of childhood mortality declined
sharply throughout the world, but especially in the U.S. One significant
factor in this improvement is the progress made in neonatal, infant, and
pediatric care. Come take a look inside the neonatal intensive care unit
(NICU) and learn how neonatal specialists manage high-risk situations
for the littlest patients. We'll also talk about the consequences of the
most common childhood infections (ear, sinus, and throat) and how they
can be treated and avoided.
SEPT
22:
Women's
Health: from Adolescence through Menopause
While
everyone has heard about "the change" that women go through
during menopause, what they might not realize is that a woman's body goes
through many significant changes throughout her life cycle. This session
will address women's health issues that arise during adolescence, between
adolescence and menopause-and, yes, during "the change" itself.
OCT
13:
Men's
Health: from Adolescence to Retirement
Men's
bodies change, too, and with those changes come important health issues.
Learn what men can do to reduce the sex-related risks that accompany different
stages of male development. You'll also hear strategies to manage any
complications that may arise as we tour male health from adolescence through
middle age to retirement.
OCT
27:
Beating
the Odds Against the Number One Killers: Keeping Heart Disease and Cancer
at Bay
According
to 5th century B.C. military strategist Sun Tzu, one of the fundamental
rules of war is to "know thine enemy." This session will apply
Sun Tzu's approach to two of the most deadly enemies of the human body-heart
disease and cancer. We'll help you put up a good defense with some simple
behavioral and lifestyle guidelines designed to lower your risk of falling
prey to either of these diseases. You'll also hear about the latest research
designed to enhance prevention, detection, and treatment.
NOV
3:
Health
Beyond Age 65
For
both men and women, the journey of aging involves changes that, although
a normal part of the life cycle, are not always easy. This session will
tell you how to maximize your chances of aging healthily as well as how
to manage the chronic diseases that sometimes develop in older people.
By the end of the session, we promise you'll only be a little bit older
but a whole lot wiser.
NOV
17:
Tomorrow's
Treatments, Tomorrow's Cures
How
do new drugs and medical devices get from the laboratory to the patient?
This session will give you a behind-the-scenes look at the complex process
of modern drug development, including a sneak peek at the next generation
of medications on the horizon. We'll also take a look how biotechnology
is being harnessed to develop increasingly sophisticated devices, like
artificial organs, and engineered tissues that will change the face of
medical treatment in the future.
DEC
1:
Natural
and Man-Made Threats to Our Health
Current
events have made everyone conscious of the potential power of biological
agents to cause great harm. You'll learn how naturally occurring substances
are genetically modified, weaponized, or otherwise engineered to create
and/or enhance their lethality, as well as what scientists are doing to
defend against a possible biological attack. You'll also hear about "conservation
medicine," which addresses the relationship between ecological and
environmental conditions and the health of the world's population.
