 Better
Health for Life
Doc Chat Transcripts
Lifespan frequently hosts live online chats with local doctors.
Check Lifespan.org for upcoming chat dates and times.
Following are chat transcripts and related information:
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Dr. Marc Laufgraben
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Diabetes
and Your Health
Marc Laufgraben, MD
Related Links:
- The Hallett Center
at Rhode Island Hospital
- The Diabetes
Epidemic
- Diabetes
Q&A: Basic facts
- New
Attitude: A local success story
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Dr. Dale Drennan
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Acupuncture
and
Complementary Medicine
Dale Drennan, MD
Related Links:
- Acupuncture
facts
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More about alternative medicine
- Is
it right for you?
- RI Department
of Health
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Dr. Rena Wing
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Weight Loss
Secrets
Rena Wing, PhD
Related Links:
- Weight
Control & Diabetes Research Center
- National Weight Control Registry
- Weight Management
Program
- Success
Story
- Healthy
Eating Tips and Recipes
- Exercise
Ideas
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Dr. John Conte
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Arthritis
Treatments
John Conte, MD
Related Links:
- Symptoms
of arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid
arthritis
- Gout
- Kids
and arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- More
about arthritis
Dr. James Maher |
Sports Injuries
James Maher, MD
Related Links:
- Sports
injury Q&A
- ACL Repair: facts
and online surgery
- Kids
and sports injuries
- Success
story: Cartilage transplatation
- Success
story: Knee replacement
- More
about orthopedics
Dr. Suzanne Riggs |
Eating Disorders:
Dying to Be Thin
Suzanne Riggs, MD
Related Links:
- Anorexia
and Bulimia
- Binge
eating disorder
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Kids and eating disorders
- Eating
disorders in men
- Take
the Quiz: Are you at risk?
- More about eating
disorders
Dr. Fred Schiffman |
Cancer
Treatments
Fred Schiffman, MD
Related Links:
- Breast
cancer prevention
- Prostate
cancer prevention
- Skin
cancer special section
- Success
story: New treatment reduces recovery time
- Success
story: A local woman beats breast cancer
- More
cancer treatment and prevention
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Dr. Judith Owens
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Bedtime Battles:
Kids and Sleep
Judith Owens, MD
Related Links:
- Sleep
tips: Sometimes the rest is up to you
- Teens
in the Twilight Zone
- Success
story: Sleepless in Seekonk
- Sleep
studies: What they are and how they work
- Lifespan
Sleep Disorders Center
- More about sleep
disorders
Recommended reading:
- Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems (general information)
- Evaluating Sleep in Infants and Children (pediatric reference)
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Dr. Ed Keating
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Is It a
Heart Attack?
Ed Keating, MD
Related links:
- Signs
of a heart attack
- Winning
Big: A local success story
- Brain
attack: preventing stroke
- TLC
for your ticker
- Preventing
heart disease
- Cardiac
services at Lifespan
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Dr. Vincent Pera
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How
to Lose Weight
and Keep It Off
Vincent Pera, MD
Related links:
- Weight Management
Program
- Success
story
- Healthy
eating tips and recipes
- Exercise
ideas
- Surgical
options
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Judy Peabody, RN
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How
to Cope with Grief
Judy Peabody,
RN
Related links:
- Bereavement
support for adults and children
- Tips
for dealing with grief over the holidays
- One
day at a time: A success story
- Hospice Care of Rhode
Island online
- Recommended reading: Christmas Therapy
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Dr. William Shadel
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How
to Quit Smoking
for the Last Time
William Shadel,
PhD
Related links:
- Help from
The Miriam Hospital
- Participate
in a quit smoking study
- Skip the
stogie
- Is Zyban
right for you?
- American Cancer
Society online
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Dr. Anthony Mansell
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Kids and Asthma
Anthony Mansell,
MD
Related links:
- Better Health for Kids
- About asthma
- CVS/pharmacy Draw
A Breath program
- Project HEALTH
- Recommended reading: Relieve the Squeeze
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