Tag: Bay Area Healthcare

Beyond Stress and Anxiety: How Stress Affects the Body and What You Can Do to Manage It

Presented by Stanford Cancer Supportive Care Stress is common. Learn how the body responds to stress and causes physical symptoms such as: fatigue, headache, stomach pain, sleep, and mood disturbances. Tools for stress management like exercise and mindfulness were discussed.Speaker: Maria Juarez-Reyes MD, PhD Clinical Assistant Professor Medicine – Primary Care and Population Health Stanford Medicine

Introduction to Integrative Rheumatology

Integrative Rheumatology looks at the whole patient and includes therapies that are appropriate to the individual. These can include diet, nutrition, and botanicals that have been proven to be effective against inflammation in rheumatic disease and autoimmune conditions. Speaker: Neha Shah, MD

Psychogenic Seizures — What are They, How Can They be Diagnosed and Treated?

Psychogenic seizures are attacks that may look like epileptic seizures, but are not caused by abnormal brain electrical discharges. Hear the experts explain this confusing disorder, its diagnosis and treatment.Speakers: Robert Fisher, MD, PhD; John Barry, MD; Andres Kanner, MD, FANA