Resource Archives:University Hospital's HealthLink On Air

Meet Our Guests
October 12, 2008

Photo of This Week's Guest
Gabriel Haas, MD

Topic: PROSTATE CANCER

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Jeffrey Bogart, MD

Topic: CALYPSO 4D RADIATION SYSTEM

University Hospital
& SUNY Upstate
Medical University

ABOUT the HOST—

Trisha Torrey...

Every Patient's Advocate

Important Information
for Website Visitors &
Program Listeners

Call Us at: 315 464-4545
Toll Free: 877 464-4545

Coming up on June 24th's Show - Dr. Robbi Saletsky, psychologist in the department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at Upstate, discusses the use of virtual reality software in treating anxieties and phobias, including stage fright, fear of heights, panic disorder and other behavioral disorders. The program is the first of its kind in Central New York!

Psychologist Richard O'Neill PhD, discusses antidepressants and the effects of attempting to withdraw from these complex medications.

On June 17th's Show - University Hospital pulmonologists Ran Anbar, specializing in pediatrics, and Dana Savici, specializing in adults, discuss the hazards, treatments and myths of asthma and the unique differences that separate adults from children and adolescents. And we will re-air an interview with Dr. Anbar on pediatric asthma and the intriguing role hypnosis can play in helping kids control their symptoms.

For information on the Pediatric Pulmonary Center at University Hospital: www.upstate.edu/gch/services/pulmonarycare/
For more information about the University Asthma Center at University Hospital, call Health Connections at 315.464.8668 or
toll free at 800.464.8668.

Health Information Center Resources for Asthma:

Book:

The Asthma Sourcebook, 3rd Edition. By Francis V. Adams. Published by McGraw-Hill, 2007.

Books available through bookstores and libraries, including the Health Information Center and Amazon.com.

Websites:

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America - from Multimedia Asthma Library.
Asthma Capitals - Ranking of 100 cities based on an analysis of 12 factors.
Asthma Center – From the Health Information Center's Health Library.
Asthma, from Medline Plus.
Asthma in Children, from Medline Plus.

From Medical News Today:

From PubMed Central – Free Archive of Medical Journals

Too clean, or not too clean: the Hygiene Hypothesis and home hygiene, SF Bloomfield, et al. Clin Exp Allergy. 2006 April; 36(4): 402–425.
Dust Weight and Asthma Prevalence in the National Survey of Lead and Allergens in Housing (NSLAH), Leslie Elliott et al. Environ Health Perspect. 2007 February; 115(2): 215–220.

HEALTH INFORMATION CENTER
at SUNY Upstate Medical University

Medical Speak Words of the Week - ALBUTEROL and BRONCHODILATOR

Definition of Albuterol: Albuterol is used to prevent and treat wheezing, difficulty breathing and chest tightness caused by lung diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; a group of diseases that affect the lungs and airways).

Definition of bronchodilator: A drug that widens the air passages of the lungs and eases breathing by relaxing bronchial smooth muscle.

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