Doctors On Health Audio Newsletter

What if there was a way to lose weight without dieting, would you be interested? Dr. Stoppler gives specific examples and tips to help you eat healthy without worrying about dieting.

There does seem to be a higher incidence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS or spastic colon) in patients who have fibromyalgia. Dr. Shiel discusses the relationship between these two diseases.

Hurricane Katrina's devastation of parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast is the greatest natural disaster ever faced by the U.S. With tremendous loss of life and property, this catastrophe has resulted in serious and potentially life-threatening health concerns. Here's the latest on current health concerns.

We're born with the instinct to relax and sleep when our bodies or minds need a break. What happens over the years? Can you count the amount of activities you are responsible for on a daily basis? If a nap is out of the question, here's a list of tips to help you relax.

Are you a candidate for gastric bypass? Usually patients with a BMI of over 40 or over 35 with health consequences that are obesity related are considered candidates. If you have diabetes, should you be thinking about this procedure or will it send your sugar levels through the roof?

It's reported we spend about $30 billion a year on diet products and programs. So, why can't we keep the weight off? Here are some common diet traps that trip us up.

Reporters, volunteers, national guard, and those that lived in the areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina are currently subject to health risks, including many infectious diseases. Listen to Dr. Shiel discuss precautions for everyone that's been exposed to Hurricane Katrina.

Dr. Melissa Stoppler discusses steroids and anabolic steroid abuse in sports

Dr. Melissa Stoppler provides tips to reduce dietary fat in your diet

Dr. William Shiel discusses the latest research on how losing small amounts of weight benefits osteoarthritis of the knees

Are heart attacks different in men and women? Dr. Daniel Lee Kulick discusses this topic and explains common symptoms of a heart attack.

Dr. Melissa Stoppler discusses pink eye (conjuctivitis) and pink eye symptoms and treatment

Dr. Eric Daar reports from the 3rd International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. July 27, 2005. Many of the most important presentations related to the treatment of HIV infection occurred today. Many of these studies challenged current treatment strategies and described new drugs that may provide options for the future. Topics such as new ways to use old drugs - "OK Study", single drug treatment with Lopinavir / Ritonavir caution, other important studies on Lopinavir / Ritonavir, undetectable viral loads, new regimens and side effect profiles, and the new drug Reverset are discussed.

Dr. Eric Daar reports from the 3rd International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. July 26, 2005. Hundreds of presentations were made on day 2 of this meeting with many being informative about the disease itself, select side-effects and treatment. Topics such as Genetic Factors and HIV and Antiretroviral Therapy and Drug Resistance are discussed.

Dr. Daar reports from the 3rd International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. July 25, 2005 highlights include: Diversity of HIV strains from around the world - recombination, co-infection, and superinfection. Growing epidemics of HIV, particularly in Eastern Europe. Presentation by Dr. Blick on "Patient zero: The Connecticut source of the multi-drug resistant dual-topic, rapidly progressing HIV-1 strain found in New York City." Increasing transmission of drug resistant virus.