Monday, October 1, 2012 on the Doctor Ira Breite Show on SiriusXM 81: Doctor Radio

I'm drinking coffee as I write this (at a hockey rink, waiting for my kids game).  Its keeping me awake, but is it any good for me?  While I won't have the answer to that on Monday morning, I will have some answer for all of those tea drinkers.  Jeffrey Blumberg, PhD will tell us about the latest findings about what scientific research says about tea and your health.  An expert on nutrition and anti-oxidants at Tufts University, he will tell us about the latest findings from 5th Annual Symposium on Tea and Human Health!

Tea totaler?  Drink the stuff?  Should you? Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

After this we will have Gastroenterology Update...where I will tell you some of the latest and greatest news from the world of Digestive Disease and answer your GI questions at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

Although my favorite part of being a doctor is finding low tech solutions to people's medical problems, sometimes you just need the toys to help heal someone.  And sometimes those toys are a pain.  An example would be pins that an orthopedist puts in (and then has to take out).  What if you could make medical materials that would just dissolve when the time was right?  Join me and University of Illinois Professor John Rogers as we talk about about his new discovery: physically transient forms of silicon electronics.  Yeah, I don't know what that means either, but we will find out.   It may revolutionize medical treatment for a variety of diseases!

We will end the show with "Ask Doctor Ira," where you can ask me any medical question on any topic at all...anything you forgot to ask your doctor ask me.  Give me a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS....or tweet me a question to @doctorira...short questions are sometimes the best!

Monday, September 24, 2012 on the Doctor Ira Breite Show on SiriusXM 81: Doctor Radio!

Fasting was on a lot of people's minds recently.  Ramadan just ended, and Yom Kippur is coming up this week.  But what about medical fasting?  Lots of people seem to do it...but does it do a darn thing besides make you hungry?  Join me and Dr. Chris McStay of Doctor Radio's the ER Show as we talk about just that.

Starving for health?  Questions.  Call us at 1-877-NYU-DOCS

After that, it will be time for Gastroenterology Update.  We'll talk about some of the latest and greatest updates in Gastroenterology, as well as reviewing your problems via email, phone and Twitter!

We talk about the microbiome a lot when we talk about Irritable Bowel Syndrome and other Gastrointestinal disorders.  Although its the hot new topic, there are many other things that may contribute to digestive disease.    Join me and University of Vermont Professor Dr. Gary Mawe as talk about the digestive systems own nervous system and how it may affect gastrointestinal diseases as varied as gallstones and irritable bowel syndrome.

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

Monday, September 10, 2012 on The Doctor Ira Breite Show on SiriusXM 81: Doctor Radio

Happy Fall!  Its time to get back into the swing of things, get your flu shot, colonoscopy, mammogram and whatever else you need to maintain your health for the year ahead.  We are going to be talking about some important basics, both medical and surgical on tomorrow's show.

We'll start with the surgery.  Hernias to be exact. We all talk about them, but what are they?  Why do they seem to occur anywhere?  And when do you need to do anything about them?  Join me and Dr. Steven Hofstetter,the Surgeon in Chief at NYU-Langone's Tisch Hospital, as we talk about all kinds of hernias and what you can do about them.

Hernia?  Questions about what to do.  Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

After this....GI Update!  Hear the latest and greatest in the world of digestive disease and have your questions about heartburn, liver disease, constipation and more answered at 1-877-NYU-DOCS.

Did you know that September is cholesterol awareness month?  I admit it, I didn't.  What don't you know about cholesterol?  Find out with me and Cardiologist Dr. Stephen Siegel.  Good, bad, and maybe indifferent, you'll want to know all about it. 

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

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