Arthur Kavanaugh, MD
Dr. Kavanaugh is Professor of Medicine at The University of California at San Diego, School of Medicine and the Director of the Center for Innovative Therapy in Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology.
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Lawrence Rice, MD
Dr. Lawrence Rice is Professor of Medicine in Hematology and Thrombosis Research. He has been Program Director of Hematology...
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Hatim Omar, MD, FAAP
Dr. Omar is a Professor in Pediatrics and Obstetrics Gynecology and Director of Adolescent Medicine and Young Parent Program at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Elliott M. Antman, MD, FACC
Dr. Antman is director of the Samuel A. Levine Cardiac Unit in the Cardiovascular Division of the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Chronic constipation is a frequent gastrointestinal motility disorder estimated to affect up to 28% of the US population, with a significant clinical and economic burden. According to Lucinda Harris, MD, of Mayo Clinic, constipation is more common than several prominent chronic disorders, including gastroesophageal reflux disease, migraine, and sinusitis. In fact, constipation accounted for an estimated 5.7 million healthcare provider visits in 2001, 2.7 million of which concluded with a...
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There has been an increase in the awareness and diagnosis of gastrointestinal food allergies. They significantly decrease the quality of life for patients and their families and have become a common diagnostic and management issue for the pediatrician....
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This activity presented by...
Harohalli Shashidar, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
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STDs are common, costly, and preventable. Worldwide, an estimated 333 million cases of curable STDs occur annually. In 1995, STDs were the most common reportable diseases in the United States. They accounted for 87 percent of the top 10 infections most frequently reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from State health departments. Of the top 10 infections, 5 were STDs (chlamydia, gonorrhea, AIDS, syphilis, and hepatitis B). Each year an estimated 15 million new...
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This activity presented by...
Elizabeth Turnipseed, MD, MSPH
Director, Disease Control
Jefferson County Department of Health
