That depends on how much skin they are exposing and what time of the year it is. In a place like San Diego or Arizona, if they were to spend 10 to 15 minutes on each side of their bodies, pretty well what we call full body exposure, they would actually produce 15-20,000 International Units of vitamin D in that short period of time. We dont need that much, so I am going to say that probably at mid-...read more

Kelly: My name is Kelly Flinters and Im from Gardena. My question is, if a child has chickenpox, how long should they stay unschooled?DR, Kimberly Giuliano: Thats an excellent question Kelly. A lot parents will ask that because we just dont see chickenpox as much as we used, thanks to the chicken pox vaccine. Chickenpox is caused by a virus called varicella. And the varicella virus is transmitted ...read more

The Long-Term Risks of Standing on High HeelsHow long is too long to stand in high heels and what are the long-term risk factors?When it starts hurting, its too long and for everyone how, it could depend on the surface they are on. For example, we are right here at the convention center and the floor is very hard concrete below us. So a woman is going to have much less tolerance for standing on he...read more

How to Find Help Groups for AddictionsMark: Hi, my name is Mark I'm from Dayton, Ohio. I heard about groups like AA and I was wondering is there's any other groups related to drug addiction?Suzanne Thomas: So alcoholic anonymous or AA has been around for a long time Mark as you know. Its been around since the 1930s and its been the spring board for other anonymous group such as cocaine anonymous a...read more

By weakening the wall of the vein and by opening microscopic channels between arteries and veins called shunts, which altogether will increase the pressure of the venous blood inside the vein and weaken the vein, which that would bring failure of the valves, accumulation of the blood in the lower part of the legs, and the development of varicose veins, swelling, and all the symptoms and complicati...read more

Customized Orthotics for Child Feet AlignmentDr. Travis Stork: Lets meet Madison.Dr. Jim Sears: Hi Madison, how are you doing? Can I get a five?Madison: How about my Barney too?Dr. Jim Sears: Oh, Barney gets a five also. Thats good.Dr. Travis Stork: So are you ready to try some shoes? So these are the shoes right?Dr. Ali Sadrieh: Yeah, so the orthotic has to fit inside the shoe nice and stable so ...read more

Well, theres a device called a blood pressure cuff, which is available all over the world, and your local supermarket, drugstore, and in many peoples homes, and that is used to measure the blood pressure....read more