Monday, March 12, 2012 on the Doctor Ira Breite Show on Sirius XM 81: Doctor Radio!

I hope everyone is doing well. Tomorrow on my show...my new Academic Boss! Dr. Mark Pochapin, who has just started as the Division Director for Gastroenterology is coming in. Its Colon Cancer Prevention Month, and Dr. Pochapin, the author of "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Colorectal Cancer: New Tests, New Treatments, New Hope," will be talking about colon cancer prevention, his research (including probiotics!) and taking your questions on colon cancer prevention and digestive diseases in general...give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

The Gastroenterology does not stop after this (bad pun sort intended after the fact). During Digestive Disease update I will take your callls on a variety of digestive disease issues, and tell you about some of the latest and greatest news in the world of digestive diseases.

If you or a loved one ever had your appendix out, the pain and misery of the disease and procedure were tempered by the fact that the pesky organ "didn't really do anything." But...well...maybe it does. Join me and Dr. William Parker, Jr, PhD from the Duke University Medical Center as we talk about what your appendix actually does.

We will end the show with Ask Doctor Ira, where you ask me any question on any medical topic at all and I will be glad to answer...anything you forgot to ask your doctor, ask me! Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

Monday, March 5th, 2012 on the Doctor Ira Breite Show on SiriusXM 81: Doctor Radio!

For years, doctors had charts. Hospitals had charts. And charts sort of stank. Hard to read, hard to find, and chock full of, well, something, they were a frustrating part of medical practice. And now, we are entering a new computer age! An age of electronic medical records..which are, frustrating to enter, potentially alters doctor patient communication, and potentially allows everyone who matters to see that you really did end up in the ER as a sophomore in college because you over indulged on Margarita night. How do you balance all of these needs? Join me and Dr. Ann O'Malley at the Center for Studying Health System Change in Washington as we talk about the Electronic Health Records.

If you have a story (good or bad) about Electronic Health Records..let us know. Call us at 1-877-NYU-DOCS, or send me a tweet at @doctorira.

After this, its time for Gastroenterology Update. Call us with your digestive disease questions and be prepared to hear some of the latest and greatest news in the world of stomach, colon, liver and pancreatic diseases!

Allergies? The season is starting. Join me as Dr. Cliff Bassett as we discuss the latest from the National Allergy Meetings!

Call us with your allergy questions at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

We will end the show, as always, with Ask Doctor Ira, where you can ask me any questions on any medical topic at all and I will be happy to answer. Anything that you forgot to ask your doctor, ask me at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

Monday, February 27th on the Doctor Ira Breite Show on SiriusXM 81: Doctor Radio!

Its been a big week in gastroenterology. We can not wait to talk about it on the Doctor Ira Breite Show.

Well, at least not until our second segment! Our first segment involves a growing problem: addiction to pain killers after their legitimate use for post-operative pain. Join me as we are joined by Dr. Mark Kraus, an addiction medicine specialist in Connecticut and his patient "Mike B." as we talk about Mike's struggle after root canal surgery.

And then, colon cancer prevention. When I was a fellow (too many years ago to count) in Gastroenterology, I trained under the team that ran the "National Polyp Study," which showed that removing colon polyps prevented the progression to cancer. Now, the same folks have shown that polypectomy leads to a reduced mortality rate..in other words colonoscopy makes you less likely to die! Join me and lead study author Dr. Ann Zauber as we talk about this important study and answer your questions at 1-877-NYU-DOCS

We doctors of Doctor Radio are, of course, master communicators! But what about the rest of those doctors. Join me and Dr. Yoon Kang of New York Presbyterian Hospital / Cornell Medical College as we talk about using actors as patients!

Wonder why your doctor can't communicate with you? Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

We will end the show, as usual, with Ask Doctor Ira, where you can ask me any medical questions on any topic at all and I will be happy to answer. Anything that you forgot to ask your doctor ask me! Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

Monday, February 13th on The Doctor Ira Breite Show on SiriusXM 81: Doctor Radio!

Believe it or not (and I'm not sure I do), this week is my FOURTH ANNIVERSARY on Doctor Radio! I would like thank Sirius XM for giving me the opportunity to have a show and all of my listeners for helping to make this happen. We have a great show planned for you tomorrow!

We've talked about the dangers of nail salons with former ACG President Dr. David Johnson before. But it turns out that the hepatitis B risk we spoke about is just the tip of the iceberg! Find out about other risks. Learn the dangers of home piercing and tattoos (yeah, for your kids. Whatever). And find out if those lawyers on late night TV claiming there are problems with drugs such as Prilosec have a point.

Call us with your questions at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

I will be continuing our gastroenterology conversation in the next segment with Gastroenterology Update. Call me at 1-877-NYU-DOCS with your questions about your liver, pancreas, that heartburn or constipation. And remember, Colon Cancer Prevention Month is coming!

Kim Deore, MD will be joining me from Germany to start our second hour. As you know, Kim was one of the other five original hosts on Doctor Radio (along will me, Billy Goldberg, "About our Kids," and Roshini Rajapaska). Find out whats going on with her as we talk about the early days of Doctor Radio, some medical stuff, and so much more!

We will end the show with "Ask Doctor Ira," where you can call me with any medical question at all: it does not matter what it is...anything you forgot to ask your doctor ask me! Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS

You can also tweet me questions to @DoctorIra!

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Monday, February 6th on The Doctor Ira Breite Show on SiriusXM 81: Doctor Radio

I admit this will be a short post...I am exhausted after watching the NY Giants wind Superbowl XLVI! But come tomorrow, I will be ready for the show!

Dysautonomia. Dysauto-what! Find out about the autonomic nervous system, and the problems that people can have with them. Join me and Dr. Horacio Kaufmann of NYU's Dysautonomia center as we talk about this set of diseases and find out what can be done about them!

After this we have GI update!

At 9 Am we have the Hip Hop Doc: Dr. Rani Whitfield! Find out how he uses music and entertainment (comic books?) to help educate people about health!

We will end the show with Ask Doctor Ira, where you can ask me any questions on any medical topic at all...anything you forgot to ask your doctor ask me at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

Monday, January 30th on the Doctor Ira Breite Show on Sirius 81: Doctor Radio!

Did you ever wonder how they came up with the word "atorvastatin?" Did you wonder even more why they just don't keep calling it "Lipitor?" And aren't you really glad you don't have to call it (3R,5R)-7-[2-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-phenyl-4-(phenylcarbamoyl)-5-propan-2-ylpyrrol-1-yl]-3,5-dihydroxyheptanoate! Join me and Dr. Carmen Drahl as we talk about the how drugs get their generic names. Learn why I was a Chemistry Minor in college and NOT a chemistry major!

If you have any questions about drugs or drug names give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

After that, we will have Gastroenterology Update! I will take your calls on digestive diseases: any problem you have, be it heartburn, colonoscopy questions or gas, give me a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS.

Speaking of gas, irritable bowel syndrome is always a hot topic on the Doctor Ira Breite Show. Recently, many gastroenterologists have been recommending probiotics for their patients with IBS. But there is another (although not FDA approved) option: the use of antibiotics to regulate gut flora. Join me and Dr. William Chey, the co-editor of the American Journal of Gastroenterology, as we talk about the latest study in the Journal on the use of rifamixin in IBS!

IBS? Problems? Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

We will end the show with Ask Doctor Ira, where you can ask me any questions on any medical topics at all: anything you forgot to ask you doctor, ask me! Give me a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

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Monday, January 23, 2012 on The Doctor Ira Breite Show on Sirius XM 81: Doctor Radio

Back again! What is it with all of these 3 day weekends! We have a great show planned for you.

We're going to start with something I'm not sure I believe in. Dr. Edward Conley is an alternative medicine expert and has just written “LIFE CHANGERS: 10 Painless High Tech Tests That Can Change Your Life.” Join us as we talk about these tests, and whether they really end up being painless or not!

After this we'll have Gastroenterology Update. So much is new in the world of GI, you are not going to believe it...and call us with your questions at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

Being a patient is not easy. Being a caregiver is even harder. Taking care of aging parents and sick spouses is not easy. Join me and clinical bio-ethicist and author Viki Kind as we talk about taking care of loved ones and her new book, "The Caregiver's Path To Compassionate Decision Making: Making Choices For Those Who Can't."

Need advice on caring for a sick loved one? Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

We will end the show with Ask Doctor Ira, where you can ask me any medical question on any topic and I will be happy to answer it: anything you forgot to ask your doctor ask me!

Give me a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

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