Monday, October 15, 2007

You Can Save a Life, 7 Diet Killers & Women Are Hit Harder by Alcohol

Discovery Health Newsletter
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in the spotlight
7 Reasons You Don't Lose Weight
It doesn't take much to throw off your plan to eat healthier. Here are some of the most common pitfalls.

Make Healthy Eating Part of Your Lifestyle

10 Fitness Facts You Should Know

The Power of Walking

Cardiovascular vs. Weight Training

Water Aerobics

Can You Work Out While You're Pregnant?


sexual health
Is Bigger Always Better?
We asked an expert, and it turns out that there's a psychological answer and a physical one.

139 Times a Year (and Other Things You May Not Know About Sex)

What's Your Sexual I.Q.?

Top 10 Natural Sex Drive Boosters

Does Marriage Dull Sex Drive?

Sensate Focus: Exercises in Heightened Sexual Response

From the Sexual Health Bulletin Boards:
Sex is always the beginning of the end for my relationships.

From the Sexual Health Bulletin Boards:
I think my girlfriend's fantasy may be demeaning to her.

From the Sexual Health Bulletin Boards:
Can I reduce my sex drive to match his?

From the Sexual Health Bulletin Boards:
Is there any way to stop my sexual dreams?



main features
Memory Loss: What's Normal and What's Not
You find yourself at the top of the stairs wondering, "What was it I came up here to do?" Don't panic. It may be that you're just trying to process too much information at once. But see the news below for an update on "senior moments."

Memory Boosters

Pets Can Keep You Young

Subtract Calories to Add Years


NEW Fit to Live Book
Let New York Times bestselling author Pamela Peeke transform your physical and mental health. Follow this 5-point plan to become lean, strong and fearless for life!


Dealing With a Cancer Diagnosis
It's a natural first thought. "Why me?" Getting beyond that thought requires new skills, and a strength you may never have known you had.

Test Your Cancer Knowledge

Investigate Treatment Options


You Can Save a Life
Organ donation is the greatest gift one could give. Listen to stories of miracles that changed these people's lives forever.

Biggest Myths About Organ Donation

How to Become a Donor

Download an Organ Donor Card (pdf file)


Women's Brains Are Hit Harder by Alcohol
Scientists are learning that women do not handle alcohol as well as men and face greater risks of potentially irreversible brain damage, as well as other serious health problems, including liver damage, heart disease and cancer.

Women & Smoking

Health Issues for Women Ages 14 to 25

Health Issues for Women Ages 25 to 40

Health Issues for Women Ages 40 to 55

Health Issues for Women Ages 55 and Older

Heading Off Haircare Disasters

Belly Fat Doubles Women's Gallstone Risk


The Ultimate Guide: The Human Body DVD
Get an intimate look at nature's most complex machine ... The Human Body.


Your Prescription Translator
Just taking your pills may have been fine in the old days. But today it's important that you understand what you're taking and why. Use this interactive guide to find what you need to know about the medicines you're putting into your body.

The Drug Interaction Checker


Look Up Any Illness
Use the Discovery Health Diseases & Conditions Database for information that you really need for yourself and for those you love.


Discovery Health Jigsaw Puzzles
They're a great way to relax for a few minutes during a hectic day. Choose from ten health-related images, then try your hand at bringing order from the chaos. And every time you start again, the pieces break differently.


health news

"Smart Bra" Spots Cancer

Coming Soon: Pain-Free Dentistry

Stressful Jobs Are Hard on the Heart

Weight Maintenance Treatment Works for Kids

Drug Combo Blocks Pain With No Impaired Movement

9 Benefits From Eating Fish

Namath's 1969 Jets Are Still Beating the Odds

Even Sham Acupuncture Eases Low Back Pain

The 3 Degrees of Burns Explained

Speedy "Mini-Stroke" Care Pays Off

Speak With Your Teen About Dating Safely

7 Causes of Corns & Calluses

Studies Probe Weaknesses in Donated Blood

Stem Cell Scientists Win Nobel

How to Prevent Athlete's Foot

No Link Between Amateur Boxing & Long-Term Brain Damage

Preventing Ovarian Cancer: More Fiber, Less Fat

U.S. Hispanics Struggle With Health Care System

3 New Lung Cancer Genes Identified

How to Spot a Tremor

DNA Test Charts a Dog's Heritage

Dogs Act Differently Without Humans


hands-on health
NEWS IN FOCUS
The Daily Rounds: A Step Closer to Understanding Autism

New imaging research at UCLA shows children with autism have virtually no activity in a key part of the brain's mirror neuron system while imitating and observing emotions. You can find detailed information on the Mary Alice Williams reports that appear on Discovery Health TV every weeknight at 6:55 p.m. ET.

THIS WEEK'S POLL
Medical Myths: Can You Tell Fact From Fiction?

Answer these questions, then see the results.

FEATURED TOOL
The Commitment Readiness Test

We all want a rich and fulfilling relationship ... in theory. But some of us feel an inexplicable to pull away. Find out if that describes you.

EXPERT OPINION
Are Your Hands Telling Secrets on You?

Find out how to keep your hands young looking.


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tv highlights
Friday, 9 p.m. ET
Dr. G, Medical Examiner:
Who Is Watching
the Children?
Tuesday, 6 p.m. ET
Code Blue:
Free & Easy
best of tv this week
Tonight, 8 p.m. ET
Diagnosis Unknown:
Seeds of Destruction

A cardiologist is suddenly stricken with a powerful and mysterious stomach illness. The violent and terrifying symptoms are relentless, leaving the man fighting for his life. The answer comes when Mike makes a strange discovery hidden in his wife's purse.

Tonight, 9 p.m. ET
Medical Incredible:
Amazing Ovarian
Transplant Twins

The world's first miracle ovarian transplant baby; restoring a severed nose; the dancer who has no feet; fetal surgery for a giant tumor; a cure with a child with autism; and the man who totally tattooed his disfigured body.

Tonight, 10 p.m. ET
Mystery Diagnosis:
Bizarre Visions

Jane Strauss experiences perpetual stomach pains and non-stop diarrhea which doctors attribute to IBS; LaShaun Davis is pregnant with her first child when she develops extreme fatigue, a lingering cold and severe night sweats.

Tuesday, 8 p.m. ET
Multiple Miracles
For Australian couple, Dale and Darren Chalk, life is anything but conventional. They have 5 children under the age of 3. But life is about to get a lot more hectic. Dale is pregnant with their second set of quads.

Tuesday, 9 p.m. ET
Double Identical Twins
After a history of serious fertility problems, a 33-year-old twin with dreams of motherhood undergoes complicated surgery. She then gets the surprise of her life when she finds out she's expecting quadruplets.

Tuesday, 10 p.m. ET
Sextuplets & Twins:
One Year Later

Never a dull moment for this family of 10, now that the twins are in kindergarten and the sextuplets are terribly two, life just keeps getting more exciting. Kate's stretched out post-pregnancy belly is going to get a tummy tuck, courtesy of a viewer.

Wednesday, 8 p.m. ET
Trauma, Life in the ER:
Preventive Measures

Grant Medical staff takes a proactive approach to trauma by teaching prevention throughout the community. Not all accidents can be avoided, however. A construction worker is hit by a massive beam and a woman is robbed and gunned down.

Wednesday, 9 p.m. ET
Plastic Surgery,
Before & After:
Contour Deluxe

Roberta has a full body lift to get rid of excess skin when she weighed 275. Michelle at 55 has prematurely aged and receives a full face lift. Laura at 49 has a breast reduction, facelift and thigh lift. Arlene has liposuction to look like herself again.

Wednesday, 10 p.m. ET
Big Medicine:
Weight N' See

While Robert works around the clock to get Marc approved for surgery, Marc gets some terrible news; He learns his insurance will not cover the cost for him to stay in the hospital. Now several EMTs are going to help move all 800 pounds of Marc back home.

Thursday, 8 p.m. ET
Just Cook This!
Special With
Sam the Cooking Guy

Sam's approach to cooking is simple, uncomplicated and fun. The results of his labor are wonderfully flavored dishes that anyone can recreate time and time again.

Thursday, 9 p.m. ET
Kids by the Dozen:
The Jeub Family

Chris and Wendy are the parents of 13 children. This year they are celebrating a mega birthday for everyone ... all on the same day. See how this family lives, plays and gives back ... all on a tight budget.

Thursday, 10 p.m. ET
Little People, Big World:
Little Fork, Big Deck/
All Decked Out

The Roloff home remodel is still unfinished, so Matt brings in the pros to build a new deck. And later, determined to beat the failed inspection of their deck by city hall, Matt devises a crafty solution to their problem.
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