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November 23, 2008

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Leonard Weiner, MD

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Coming up on October 21st's Show: Adolescent Medicine specialist Robert Cavanaugh talks about the teen brain, its struggle to mature and the risk-taking behaviors that are its hallmark; and orthopedic surgeon Danielle Katz discusses scoliosis in children: when to treat, when not to treat, and how to treat.

On October 14th's Show:

Epileptologists Helen Barkan and Robert Beach discuss epilepsy and how this common, chronic series of disorders are controlled but not cured, how neuronal activity in the brain brings on seizures, and what the future holds. Pediatrician Donna Bacchi joins Syracuse Healthy Start project director Kathleen Coughlin to discuss Safe Sleep Month as it relates to infants and sudden infant death syndrome or SIDS. Some "I didn't know that!" moments are shared.

Read More About: Neurology Services at SUNY Upstate Medical University.
Read More About: Safe Sleep for Your Baby: Ten Ways to Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) (General Outreach)

Health Information Center Resources for SIDS:

Back to Sleep Campaign, from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
FirstCandle.org
The National SIDS/Infant Death Resource Center
Fewer Babies Die of SIDS as Parents Heed Warnings, from the Nemours Foundation.
Simple Hearing Test May Predict Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), from Medical News Today.
Youngest Infants at Risk of Death While Seated: Incidence is rare, but age seems to make a difference, study finds, from Medline Plus.

Health Information Center Resources for Epilepsy:

Books:

100 Questions & Answers about Epilepsy, by Anuradha Singh. Published by Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2006.
The Ketogenic Diet: A Treatment for Children and Others with Epilepsy, 4th Edition, by John M. Freeman et al. Published by Demos, 2007.
Epilepsy and Pregnancy: What Every Woman with Epilepsy Should Know, by Stacey Chillemi and Blanca Vazquez. Demos, 2006.

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

Other:

Epilepsy Foundation
Living With Epilepsy
American Epilepsy Society Abstract Archive – Search a database of presentations at annual meetings.
Drug Alerts
Antiepileptic Drug Information
Epilepsy In-Depth Conditions, from the Health Library.
KidsHealth.org For Kids, from the Nemours Foundation.
KidsHealth.org Teens Health, from the Nemours Foundation.
Hope For Sufferers Of Epilepsy And Similar Diseases, from Medical News Today.
Advances In Treatment Of Epilepsy And Related Seizure Disorders Help Improve Quality Of Life, from Medical News Today.
Battling Epilepsy, and Its Stigma, from the New York Times.

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