Prescriptions For Health

Prescriptions for Health - 10/21/13

• Can exercise alone work as well as medications to treat heart disease, pre-diabetes, and stroke?
• Does wearing gloves and gowns in all ICU patient rooms reduce the incidence of MRSA?
• Why doctors abuse prescription drugs
• Can probiotics prevent and treat vaginal dryness?
• What is in that chicken nugget that might surprise you

Vicki's 20-20 tips

• What doctors are saying about Obamacare
• Ingredients to check for in your skin care products; bird poop!

Prescriptions for Health - 10/07/13

• How safe is medical care in the US?
• What are the challenges doctors face in balancing work and home life?
• Does ownership in medical testing facilities lead to overtesting?
• What are the leading causes for hospital readmissions?
• What is the future of urban agriculture?

Vicki's 20-20 tips are:

• The salsa ingredient that purifies water
• Quotes from a friend

Prescriptions for Health - 09/16/13

• Are defective genes waiting time bombs?
• How selective is our hearing as we age?
• Is having too few intestinal microbes qualify as a disease?
• Can better pain management shorten hospital stays?
• What simple, non-invasive, affordable test measures the amount of arteriosclerosis in our arteries?

Vicki's 20-20 tips:

• Homemade mosquito repellent 
  
• A safe landing...

Prescriptions for Health - 09/09/13

• How serious is the link between behavioral problems and young children?
• Here's a affordable, effective, and safe way to treat dry eyes.
• What is the best way to resolve atrial fibrillation?
• Do cranberries really prevent and treat urinary tract and other infections?
• Can flame retardants cause elevated estrogen levels?

Vicki's 20-20 tips:

• Stress management
• A cranky old man

Prescriptions for Health - 08/19/13

• Is the quality of US healthcare keeping up with the rest of the world?
• What foods have been found to extend life?
• Are gang members more predisposed to psychiatric disorders or does the environment cause it?
• Can dad's obesity change sperm DNA to predispose future generations to obesity and type 2 diabetes?
• Should generic drugs enjoy protection from liability lawsuits for side effects not present on the label?

Prescriptions for Health - 08/05/13

• Is the quality of US healthcare keeping up with the rest of the world?
• What foods have been found to extend life?
• Are gang members more predisposed to psychiatric disorders or does the environment cause it?
• Can dad's obesity change sperm DNA to predispose future generations to obesity and type 2 diabetes?
• Should generic drugs enjoy protection from liability lawsuits for side effects not present on the label?

Vicki's 20-20 tips include:

• Words of wisdom
• A lesson from Bill Cosby

Prescriptions for Health - 07/01/13

• What does it take to be happy, healthy, and feel good?
• Are you really what you eat?
• What improves the quality of life and longevity and yet produces loads of free radicals?
• Why is it important to manage stress naturally?
• What lifestyle factor is the most predictive of all cause mortality?
• How being overweight causes a chemical disaster?
• Why is it critical to clean up our environment?
• Why is meaningful purpose in life important for good health?

Vicki's 20-20 tips are:

• Natural highs
• Facts of life you may not know

Prescriptions for Health - 06/17/13

• Does the flu vaccine increase the risk for developing other respiratory infections?
• What does sunshine do that vitamin D does not?
• What mineral that catalyzes 300 biochemical reactions in the human body is deficient in 80% of the US population?
• What routine screening test could infect 500,000 people every year?
• How can you safely avoid a colonoscopy?

Vicki's 20-20 tips are:

• Farmed raised fish are a curse on salmon, the ecosystem, and your health?
• What vegetable provides the most nutrients per penny?

Prescriptions for Health - 06/03/13

• Should Angelina Jolie have had a bilateral mastectomy?
• Does estrogen influence the risk of sudden cardiac death?
• Can the mineral oil products you put on your skin cause cancer?
• Should doctor assisted suicide be legalized?
• Does Kava work for anxiety and is it safe?

Vicki's 20-20 tips;

• A sense of humor is healthy!
• Maxine's thoughts for the day.

Prescriptions for Health - 05/20/13

• How healthcare died and became a business
• Are SSRI antidepressants safe after surgery?
• Can naturopaths reduce cardiovascular risk factors in patients seeing cardiologists?
• Do drug companies give kickbacks to doctors and pharmacists for prescribing their drugs?
• Can just one session of the relaxation response change DNA expression?

Vicki's 20-20 tips:

• Why is vitamin "F" important
• How toxic is your lipstick