Monday, September 19th on the Doctor Ira Breite Show on Sirius XM 81: Doctor Radio!

Medicine has a long history of trying and failing. Things that sound good on paper, or in a small research trial, often fail when exposed to the real world. Post menopausal hormone replacement therapy is a classic example. Join me and NYU neurologist Dr. Keith Siller as we discuss stroke and the “Brain Stent Trial.” What’s the story behind this study, and why do people seem to do better with medications versus the latest in medical technology?

Call us with your stroke, stroke prevention and TIA questions at 1-877-NYU-DOCS

The fall is here. And yes, if you are a middle-aged guy its time to winterize yourself: by getting in shape and not getting hurt. Join me and National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board member Paul Ullucci, Jr. as we speak about getting in shape, staying healthy and not getting hurt!

I remember patients who had been exposed to the dust from the World Trade Center start to come in to the office complaining of GERD. They swore there was a relationship. At first, while I was sympathetic, I didn’t believe them. Asthma and cough I understood. But heartburn? It turns out that my initial thoughts were wrong, there is a relationship between 9/11 Toxic Dust and GERD. Join me and Dr. William Chey, the co-editor of the American Journal of Gastroenterology, as we discuss the relationship between GERD symptoms, asthma and post-traumatic stress disorder with exposure to World Trade Center Dust.

Questions about GERD and exposures: give us a call 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 topics at all and I will be glad to answer them. Anything you forgot to ask your doctor, ask me! Give me a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS

Monday, September 12th on the Doctor Ira Breite Show on Sirium XM 81: Doctor Radio

Although I've enjoyed the break, I am roaring to get back to the radio! We have a great show scheduled for tomorrow.

We are starting off with inflammatory bowel disease. David Rubin, MD, a gastroenterologist at the University of Chicago, will be joining me to talk about new advances in the screening, genetics and new treatments for inflammatory bowel disease!

Call us with your questions about inflammatory bowel disease at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

After this, we will have Gastroenterology Update, where I will review some of the leading headlines in gastroenterology, talk about some of the patients I have see, and answer your questions! Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

Some topics we may discuss include folate and the risk of colon cancer and aspirin and the risk of GI bleeding...follow me on twitter at @doctorira to find out all of the latest headlines and tweet me any topic you think we should be talking about!

He was so great we had to have him back. Celiac expert Dr. Daniel Leffler will be joining us at 9:00 AM EDT to talk about getting back to school and college for Celiac Kids...call with your questions at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

We are going to end the show with "Ask Doctor Ira," where you can ask me any question on any medical question at all...anything you forgot to ask your doctor, ask me!

Give me a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS
or tweet me at @doctorira

Monday, August 22, 2011 on the Doctor Ira Breite Show on Sirius XM 81: Doctor Radio

Constipation. Its a problem for a lot of people. Although there are a lot of great treatments out there, the problem is so widespread that there may be room for a few more. Joining me at 8 AM tomorrow when we are joined by Dr. Anthony Lembo of Harvard University Medical School who is the lead author of a paper just published in the New England Journal of Medicine on the drug Linactolide. We'll also be joined by Doctor Radio Show Regular, gastroenterologist and the author of "Cure Constipation Now," Dr. Wes Jones.

If you're having problems with constipation this is a great time to talk to a roundtable of the world's experts: give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

After this, we have another edition of Gastroenterology Update: where I will tell you some of the new and interesting issues in digestive diseases and you can call me with any questions you may have. Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS.

Follow me on Twitter (@doctorira) to find out about some of the stories we will be discussing!

Even though I am an adult doctor, I spend a lot of time in August doing School Forms. In New York, teachers and people going back to graduate school need to show they have been vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella. Other vaccines are optional, including meningitis, which is expensive and not often covered by insurance. Now Texas (Texas!) has introduced a law that all students under 30 need this vaccine, whether they live on campus or not. There are ethical and practical implications involved with this. Join me and Ms. Cheryl Rich, the Associate Director of Admissions at the Texas A&M University, as we talk about this new law and what it means to parent's and students.

Have a kid going to school and wondering about vaccinations: give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

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

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Monday, August 15, 2011 on the Doctor Ira Breite Show on Sirius XM 81: Doctor Radio

I am happy to be back from Seattle and the San Juan Islands, although it is incredibly beautiful there. And the food rocks. Speaking of which, we have a whole hour and a half dedicated to various digestive topics on the show.

Starting with Celiac Disease (and vacation). Rachel Begun, MS RD (and @rachelbegunRD on Twitter) will be joining me to talk about celiac disease, healthy vacation eating and much more.

Wondering about traveling with Celiac Disease or other Digestive Disorders? Give us a call at 1-877-NYU-DOCS! Or tweet me at @doctorira.

After this we have Gastroenterology Update, where I will tell you news of the world of Gastroenterology and also answer your digestive disease questions. Some of the topics we will talk about include fiber and colon cancer, and the increasing number of liver transplants for fatty liver disease.

Call us with your Digestive Disease Questions at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

We are heading to the Great White North for our next segment: Ms. Karen Frost, NP in the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program at The Hospital for Sick-Children in Toronto Canada, will be joining us to talk about Sick-Kids' (yes, that is what they call the hospital) new Crohn's, Colitis and IBD App for the iPhone!

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

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

photo: South Beach, San Juan Island, WA

Monday, August 1st on the Doctor Ira Breite Show on Sirius XM 81: Doctor Radio!

Yes, I did push us into August a little early last week. I apologize for that, and have corrected the blog.

A quick rundown of tomorrow's show. Former Doctor Radio Host Kimberly Deore, MD will be calling in from Germany. We will be talking about a variety of general medical topics, including the possibilty of a "universal" flu vaccine. We just received notice that we will be getting our standard run of the mill not universal vaccine soon, which made my whole office wince at the idea of another flu shot season. So it can't come to fast.

We will be having another "Gastroenterology Update," where we review some of the latest findings in gastroenterology and answer your questions on a variety of digestive issues.

Call us with your questions about digestion, constipation, gas, and abdominal pain at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

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Our third segment is very exciting. Earlier, I interviewed Natalie Cole and Gregg Allman about their struggle with Hepatitis C! We are playing that interview, and after that I will be talking about hepatitis C and answering your questions about this deadly and common disease. There are new treatments available.

We will end the show with Ask Doctor Ira, where you can ask me any questions 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.

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Monday, July 25th on The Doctor Ira Breite Show on Sirius XM 81: Doctor Radio

Hopefully, you are doing well enough in the heat. We have just returned from Maine, where it was over 100 degrees (Maine!?). We have a hot summer show planned for you tomorrow.

Summer means bugs. And bugs means ticks. And ticks may mean Lyme disease. Every year I see it as my New York City patients return from their vacations. What do you do about it? How do you know if you have it? And what are your treatment options. Join me and Lyme Disease Doctor Dr. Daniel Cameron as we talk about this persistent problem.

Worried about Lyme Disease: Call us at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

In our second half hour we will have gastroenterology update: where you can ask me any digestive disease problems that you have and I will tell you about some of the exciting new discoveries in digestive and liver disease! Some points we man cover:

• Folate supplementation does not increase the risk for colon cancer.
• Celiac disease and its relationship to IBS symptoms.
• The use of Plavix and Proton Pump inhibitors together.

Call us with your Gastroenterology, Liver and Digestive Disease Questions at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

Continuing on with our Gastroenterology theme, we are going to explore Celiac Disease next. Dr. Daniel Leffler, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the author of "Real Life with Celiac Disease: Trouble Shooting and Surviving Gluten Free," will be joining us to talk about what to do when you have celiac disease.

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

We will end the show with Ask Doctor Ira, where you can ask me any question on any medical topic at all. Anything you forgot to ask your doctor, ask me!

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

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Monday, July 18th on The Doctor Ira Breite Show on Sirius XM 81: Doctor Radio

I hope everyone is doing well. We have a great show planned for this Monday, as the summer continues to heat up!

Allergies! Now that we have survived hayfever season, its food and insect allergy season! And it doesn't have to be spicy peanut shrimp basted in glutenous batter and covered by honey and bee stingers: even a small amount of an allergen can lead to a severe reaction. Join me and Gwen Smith, the editor of Allergic Living Magazine, as we talk about safe ways for those with food and insect allergies to enjoy summer living!

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

Then, its time for gastroenterology update. I'm not sure why (maybe its all that outdoor living), but the summer always brings with it a fare share of reflux and ulcer disease. We will be discussing (amongst other things):

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No evidence supports the common advice to avoid nuts and seeds to prevent diverticulitis, but do eat high fiber diet JFP 2009

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Lifestyle Changes work in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: its another reason to watch weight and exercise (sigh)

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RT @reuters: Do tea, coffee drinkers have lower superbug risk? reut.rs/q3Ejvu More excellent #coffeeisgreat news!

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

Tweet me @doctorira with any other questions or tips you may have

Have you ever wondered about artificial sweeteners. I have. Like, why do I always seem to gain weight when I drink them? Join me and Dr. Diane Stadler of the Oregon Health Sciences University as we talk about this interesting problem. Dr. Stadler also studies diets such as Atkins.

Call us with your diet and artificial sugar questions at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

Then its time for Ask Dr. Ira, Where you can ask me anything you like about any medical topic at all! Anything you forgot to ask your doctor ask me at 1-877-NYU-DOCS!

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