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Ask the Doctor

Season 1 · 24 episodes · Dec 24, 2018

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    Episode 1

    Stroke Prevention: #1 The Heart is the Cause

    Dec 24, 2018

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

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    Episode 2

    Stroke Prevention: #2 This is the Method of Treatment

    Dec 25, 2018

    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.

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    Episode 3

    Stress Management: #1 Check Your Stress

    Dec 26, 2018

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

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    Episode 4

    Stroke Prevention: #3 Don't Miss the Signs

    Dec 26, 2018

    Dr. Kazuo Minematsu discusses the signs of a stroke.

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    Episode 5

    Stress Management: #2 Relax

    Dec 26, 2018

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

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    Episode 6

    Stroke Prevention: #4 Rehabilitation for Recovery of the Brain

    Dec 27, 2018

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

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    Episode 7

    Stress Management: #3 Modifying Your Behavior

    Dec 27, 2018

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

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    Episode 8

    Stress Management: #4 Mindfulness Meditation

    Dec 28, 2018

    Dr. Hiroaki Kumano discusses meditation.

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    Episode 9

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

    Mar 23, 2019

    Dr. Yoshiharu Kawaguchi discusses types of lower back pain.

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    Episode 10

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

    Mar 24, 2019

    Focusing on lumbar disc herniation and spondylolisthesis.

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    Episode 11

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

    Mar 30, 2019

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

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    Episode 12

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

    Mar 30, 2019

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

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    Episode 13

    Heart Disease: #1 Three Unexpected Causes of Angina

    Aug 19, 2019

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

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    Episode 14

    Heart Disease: #2 Treatment of Angina and Heart Attack

    Aug 20, 2019

    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.

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    Episode 15

    Heart Disease: #3 Dangerous Atrial Fibrillation

    Aug 21, 2019

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

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    Episode 16

    Heart Disease: #4 An Increasing Number of Heart Failure

    Aug 22, 2019

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

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    Episode 17

    Solutions for Diabetes: #1 This is the Cause!

    Oct 5, 2019

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

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    Episode 18

    Solutions for Diabetes: #2 Frightening! Complications

    Oct 12, 2019

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

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    Episode 19

    Solutions for Diabetes: #3 Caution! Hypoglycemia

    Oct 19, 2019

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

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    Episode 20

    Solutions for Diabetes: #4 Diet and Exercise

    Oct 26, 2019

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

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    Episode 21

    Lung Cancer #1: Early Detection

    Nov 2, 2019

    Chest X-rays; cytology; CT scans.

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    Episode 22

    Lung Cancer #2: Prevention

    Nov 9, 2019

    Smoking is the greatest cause of lung cancer.

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    Episode 23

    Lung Cancer #3: Surgery

    Nov 16, 2019

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

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    Episode 24

    Lung Cancer #4: Pharmacological Treatments

    Nov 23, 2019

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