My name is Dr. Chris Maulik; I am an Orthodontist in San Diego, California. I am doing this video on how to brush with braces. What I am going to cover now is what's called a proxy brush.Many patients find this to be very helpful when they are cleaning their teeth. What the proxy brush is, is a little brush, it's like a bottle brush. What it does is it goes in between the braces. So you can get in...read more

It helps me know that Im helping somebody else. You know what I mean? Because it just like, “Oh, my gosh if I would have known this probably like five or six years ago before I even want to fired or ended up in the hospital like that over medicating in drinking wine just to try to get by my day-to-day life.” I think if I would have known about this back in my junior and senior year in high school,...read more

Cynthia Sass: Brazil nuts are very popular in the US but they should be. Just one whole nut can supply all the selenium you need for the whole day. Selenium is a key nutrient that helps boost our immune system and regulate your thyroid functions. And it also acts as a major antioxidant in the body. Antioxidant are kind of like low bodyguards that fight the affect of stress and aging to keep your h...read more

How Dermatologists Can Treat Toenail FungusYes, dermatologists treat this condition and probably not as much as podiatrists do. But they are certainly well versed in the diagnosis and treatment....read more

Speaker: How much exercise is necessary to lose weight or to keep weight off? Dr. William McCarthy: This is a question that really relates to the individual, what we find is that very frequently people are overweight or obese can't exercise or have mark limitations in their ability to exercise.Many people are find themselves with no time that they have -- they can't find the time to exercise. Ther...read more

Difficult to Control Asthma in ChildrenMale: Most kids who wheeze which are labeled asthmatics correctly or incorrectly can get controlled pretty easily with any type of medicines but there are some very difficult ones to manage, how would you pick them out of the crowd and how would you approach that problem?Alfin G. Vicencio: Yes, as you mentioned, probably about 90% or 95 % of children with ast...read more

Ruth: Hi! My name is Ruth from Redding, Pennsylvania. My question is will breast reduction surgery reduce my risk of breast cancer?Grant Carlson: Ruth, that's a great question. If we look at it on the surface, if we would think that we take your breast tissue and reduce it let's say 50%, then we will have a 50% reduction in your risk of getting breast cancer. As it turns out our data says that it'...read more