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Season 1

24 episodes · 2018

  1. 1Stroke Prevention: #1 The Heart is the Cause

    24 Dec 2018 · 10 min

    Dr. Kazuo Minematsu, the Emeritus Director General of the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center discusses blood clots.

  2. 2Stroke Prevention: #2 This is the Method of Treatment

    25 Dec 2018 · 10 min

    Dr. Kazuo Minematsu who has been involved in the treatment and research of stroke for approximately 40 years discusses clot dissolution with tPA, and intravascular treatment.

  3. 3Stress Management: #1 Check Your Stress

    26 Dec 2018 · 10 min

    Dr. Hiroaki Kumano, who specializes in psychosomatic medicine and is an expert in stress management discusses stress-related illness.

  4. 4Stroke Prevention: #3 Don't Miss the Signs

    26 Dec 2018 · 10 min

    Dr. Kazuo Minematsu discusses the signs of a stroke.

  5. 5Stress Management: #2 Relax

    26 Dec 2018 · 10 min

    Dr. Hiroaki Kumano a specialist in psychosomatic medicine discusses stress management.

  6. 6Stroke Prevention: #4 Rehabilitation for Recovery of the Brain

    27 Dec 2018 · 10 min

    Dr. Kazuo Minematsu, the Emeritus Director General of the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center discusses rehabilitation from a stroke.

  7. 7Stress Management: #3 Modifying Your Behavior

    27 Dec 2018 · 10 min

    Dr. Hiroaki Kumano, who specializes in psychosomatic medicine discusses behavior modification to help stress.

  8. 8Stress Management: #4 Mindfulness Meditation

    28 Dec 2018 · 10 min

    Dr. Hiroaki Kumano discusses meditation.

  9. 9Solutions for Low Back Pain: #1 Types of Low Back Pain

    23 Mar 2019 · 10 min

    Dr. Yoshiharu Kawaguchi discusses types of lower back pain.

  10. 10Solutions for Low Back Pain: #2 Disorders in Intervertebral Discs

    24 Mar 2019 · 10 min

    Focusing on lumbar disc herniation and spondylolisthesis.

  11. 11Solutions for Low Back Pain: #3 Acute Low Back Pain

    30 Mar 2019 · 10 min

    Sudden, extreme pain in the lower back, acute low back pain.

  12. 12Solutions for Low Back Pain: #4 Chronic Low Back Pain

    30 Mar 2019 · 10 min

    Pain in the lower back that persists for more than 3 months; the BS-POP test.

  13. 13Heart Disease: #1 Three Unexpected Causes of Angina

    19 Aug 2019 · 10 min

    Angina, a constricting pain around the chest, caused by a lack of oxygen and nutrients carried to the heart.

  14. 14Heart Disease: #2 Treatment of Angina and Heart Attack

    20 Aug 2019 · 10 min

    Angina, due to constriction of the blood vessels and myocardial infarction caused by blockages in the coronary arteries, resulting in poor blood flow and necrosis of cells in the heart.

  15. 15Heart Disease: #3 Dangerous Atrial Fibrillation

    21 Aug 2019 · 10 min

    Atrial fibrillation is an irregular pulse that could result in an acute stroke.

  16. 16Heart Disease: #4 An Increasing Number of Heart Failure

    22 Aug 2019 · 10 min

    When the heart can no longer function effectively as a pump; symptoms and preventative measures.

  17. 17Solutions for Diabetes: #1 This is the Cause!

    05 Oct 2019 · 10 min

    Type 2 diabetes, triggered by overeating and a lack of exercise.

  18. 18Solutions for Diabetes: #2 Frightening! Complications

    12 Oct 2019 · 10 min

    Blood glucose control to avoid complications; discuss symptoms as well as treatments.

  19. 19Solutions for Diabetes: #3 Caution! Hypoglycemia

    19 Oct 2019 · 10 min

    Serious cases of low blood glucose may trigger life-threatening strokes and heart attacks.

  20. 20Solutions for Diabetes: #4 Diet and Exercise

    26 Oct 2019 · 10 min

    The right amount of energy and a well-balanced diet are central to diabetic treatment.

  21. 21Lung Cancer #1: Early Detection

    02 Nov 2019 · 10 min

    Chest X-rays; cytology; CT scans.

  22. 22Lung Cancer #2: Prevention

    09 Nov 2019 · 10 min

    Smoking is the greatest cause of lung cancer.

  23. 23Lung Cancer #3: Surgery

    16 Nov 2019 · 10 min

    Surgery is an effective option from stage I to early stage III lung cancer; lobectomy; VATS.

  24. 24Lung Cancer #4: Pharmacological Treatments

    23 Nov 2019 · 10 min

    Chemotherapy, including molecularly targeted drugs and VEGF inhibitors; immune checkpoint inhibitors.