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Health Tips: Preventing Reflux

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Stop it before it begins. Here are some helpful tips on preventing acid reflux.

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Understanding Ulcerative Colitis (3:29)

Watch this video discussing Ulcerative Colitis and its affects on nearly 700,000 Americans. Ulcerative Colitis is a chronic autoimmune disease producing inflammation and sores or ulcers along the inside of the large intestine. There is no known... More »

Children with Reflux (1:45)

Watch this video from the Medical University of South Carolina showing Dr. Lucinda Halstead explain why reflux in children can be a silent problem and often hard to diagnose.

Gil Gerard's Gastric Bypass Surgery (1:36)

Gil Gerard, once known to millions as Buck Rogers, is facing something that now seems to be plaguing even intergalactic space heroes: obesity. Will gastric bypass surgery help?

Care for Chronic Kidney Disease (1:00)

Watch this video showing that according to a recent Quest Diagnostics report, 90% of patients with hypertension and 60% of patients with diabetes aren't getting the right tests to check for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). A simple microalbumin test... More »

Endoscopy Test (1:10)

The preparation is the worse than the test when it comes to endoscopy tests. Learn more about the gastrointestinal system in this video from Discovery.

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10 Ways the World Will End: A Monster Plague (2:57)

The Science Channel's "10 Ways the World Will End," illustrates the scenario of widespread devastation from a killer plague. Some scientists believe the biggest threat from a plague could come from bio-warfare or outer space.

10 Ways to Meet a Monster: Brain Transplants (2:59)

Is brain transplantation simply a science fiction creation? On The Science Channel's "10 Ways to Meet a Monster," watch as Dr. Robert White explains how he performed the first monkey brain transplant operation.

Ripple Effect Shorts: Toxoplasma Gondi (0:44)

On the Animal Planet series "Ripple Effect," we learn about Toxoplasma Gondi. It is a parasite that lives in a cat's feces and can infect both humans and animals. Learn more in this video.

100 Greatest Discoveries: Germ Theory (1:40)

Louis Pasteur's discovery of the germ theory marked the beginning of modern medicine. Learn more about Pasteur's germ theory on The Science Channel's "100 Greatest Discoveries."

100 Greatest Discoveries: The Beginning of Vaccinations (2:26)

The Smallpox Vaccination represents a man made product being capable of interfering with disease. Learn more on The Science Channel's "100 Greatest Discoveries."

What's To Love: Dust Mites (0:49)

On Animal Planet's "What's to Love?" we learn about dust mites that live in your beds and eat your dead skin, sweat and saliva. They cannot be seen by the naked eye and are only visible when magnified 2,000 times.

Buggin' With Rudd: Dehydration (1:38)

Host Ruud Kleinpaste explains why water is more important than food when battling dehydration. Learn more about dehydration on Animal Planet's "Buggin' with Ruud".

Buggin with Ruud: Heat Shock (1:04)

During his quest to find the ultimate desert survivor, host Ruud Kleinpaste battles punishing desert heat. If left untreated, heat shock can develop and have lethal consequences. Find out more on Animal Planet's, "Buggin' with Ruud".

100 Greatest Discoveries: Penicillin (2:22)

Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin led to the first antibiotic, which became a cure for a variety of diseases. Learn more about penicillin on The Science Channel's "100 Greatest Discoveries."

What the Ancients Knew: Yoga in Practice (1:00)

Yoga's goals are to restore the flow of vital energy around the body. Learn more about yoga methods that were first developed in ancient India on The Science Channel's, "What the Ancients Knew" series.