Professor of Social and Behavioral Health, Manoj Sharma, explains how yoga reevaluates modern stress and global unity.

Dr. Manoj Sharma, a Professor of Social and Behavioral Health and Internal Medicine, answers queries on Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

With the start of summer, there is abundant sunshine in most parts of the United States. This is the time to reaffirm an important behavior: sunscreen use. Skin cancer poses a significant public health problem in our country. Approximately 9,500 people in the US are diagnosed with skin cancer every day. The main types of skin cancer are basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and melanoma. Melanoma is the least common but the deadliest, and it can spread more easily. While skin cancers are more common in Whites, they can affect any race or socioeconomic status.

Dr. Manoj Sharma, a Professor of Social and Behavioral Health and Internal Medicine, answers queries about hoarding disorder.

May is Skin Safety Awareness Month. More than a decade ago, in 2014, the U.S. Surgeon General called skin cancer a public health crisis due to the alarming growth in cases. While Nevada ranks 33rd in the country for skin cancer, the American Cancer Society projects that more than a thousand Nevadans will be diagnosed with melanoma this year. So, is preventing it as simple as applying sunscreen? Or is that even simple?

Spirulina (Arthrospira) platensis is a blue-green filamentous microalgae from the Cyanobacteria class that grows in fresh or salt water. It was consumed in ancient times by the Aztecs, but came to the limelight when NASA proposed that it could be grown by astronauts in space for food. It is a nutritious food and has been labeled as a “superfood.”

Dr. Manoj Sharma, a Professor of Social and Behavioral Health and Internal Medicine, as well as President of Health for All, Inc., answers queries on caring for a loved one with epilepsy.

Methylene blue is a chemical that is used in treating methemoglobinemia, a rare disease in which hemoglobin in red blood cells has a reduced capacity to carry oxygen to the various parts of the body. It is also used in treating malaria with Plasmodium falciparum, drug-induced encephalopathy (a brain inflammation due to taking ifosfamide, a cancer treatment drug), and for diagnostic purposes, such as in examining the lymph nodes near the breast and parathyroid glands during their removal. It is also used as an antidote for nitrite or aniline poisoning.