Health Corner

Saturday, July 16 and October 29, 2005
9:30 a.m. / 8:30 a.m. Central
Show 218

Can reducing stress help in healing cancer? "Absolutely, we know from long-time studies that stress has a profound effect on physiological functioning," says Lorenzo Cohen PhD, Director of the Integrative Medicine Program at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Later, Dr. Lisa speaks with Dr. Susan Love, noted physician and author, about the latest results of Dr. Love's ground-breaking breast cancer research and gets updates on new procedures and techniques. In this Health Corner, we meet Kathy Willert, a participant in FIA, a cutting-edge genetic study on brain aneurysms being done at Northwestern Memorial by Dr. H. Hunt Batjer, Chief of Neurological Surgery. Then, Alex Boylan looks in on Chef Robert Weland at Poste Moderne Brasserie in the Hotel Monaco in Washington DC where Robert creates a delightful dish of king fish drizzled with citrus vinaigrette and topped with ginger chips. Jill Repp recommends getting kids to eat healthy by example. Plus, Florida Perry Smith on setting a parent/child diet and exercise contract for helping kids get fit.