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Tips to Help You Avoid Surplus Fat as You Age

July 12, 2015

There are many ways you can stay fit and promote a long, healthy life. And you probably know about some of them, particularly those habits that are widely discussed in the media and by doctors. Howev...

Are You Reaching for the Right Pain Medication?

July 7, 2015

The use of opioid painkillers such as Vicodin and Oxycontin is on the rise and this trend is taking its toll. Opioids account for 46 deaths each day in the United States — more than any other d...

How to Best Protect Your Skin this Summer and Beyond

June 25, 2015

Despite the warnings about the aging effects the sun can have on your skin, only five percent of Americans apply sunscreen to their body daily, according to a recent survey conducted using GfK’s Know...

Schedule

February 11, 2015

Take a look at our launching scheduled programming

Heart of Health with Dr. James Marcum

February 7, 2015

DrTV + ROKU

January 30, 2015

DrTV is now available on the Roku! DrTV is available not only on your local broadcast station, but now can be seen on the Roku. Check us out. We are dedicated to bringing you latest in medical news, ...

Affiliates

January 29, 2015

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See Dr Nandi in his Emmy Award winning show

January 20, 2015

Ask Dr Nandi Ask Dr. Nandi is a medical lifestyle show of the highest quality, whose mission is to improve the health of America and the world with compassion, empathy and integrity. The show is uniq...

Who We Are

January 15, 2015

Dr. TV (Doctor) Channel is a dedicated network to bringing you latest in medical news, entertainment and medicine. But wait, we are so much more. DrTV will also bring to you and your patients stories...

whole-foods culinary enthusiast

January 5, 2015

Eat Free Cooking Reshma Sinha is whole-foods culinary enthusiast. Her style of “EatFree Cooking” evolved out of the challenge of creating exciting meals that were both nutritionally sound and put an ...

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Study suggests threshold for type 2 diabetes diagnosis in women under 50 years should be lowered

Study suggests threshold for type 2 diabetes diagnosis in women under 50 years should be lowered

New research presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Hamburg, Germany (2–6 October) and published in the journal Diabetes Therapy suggests that the diagnosis threshold for type 2 diabetes (T2D) should be lowered in women aged under 50 years, since natural blood loss through menstruation could be affecting their blood sugar management. The study is by Dr. Adrian Heald, Salford Royal Hospital, UK, and colleagues. [...]

Teen boys with high blood pressure face danger decades later

Teen boys with high blood pressure face danger decades later

Teenage boys who have high blood pressure may find themselves on the road to serious heart problems in adulthood. [...]

Making immunotherapy safe for AML

Making immunotherapy safe for AML

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the second most common leukemia in children, is hard to treat and has a five-year survival rate of just 65 to 70%, according to the American Cancer Society. While immunotherapies like monoclonal antibodies or CAR T-cell therapy are effective for certain blood cancers, they have not been possible in AML because of toxicity concerns. It's been hard to find targets on leukemia cells that normal blood stem cells don't share, so immunotherapy runs the risk of harming normal cells. [...]

Stem cell treatment halts MS for some patients

Stem cell treatment halts MS for some patients

A new study is strengthening the evidence that stem cell transplants can be highly effective for some people with multiple sclerosis—sending the disease into remission for years, and sometimes reversing disability. [...]

New study offers hope for pulmonary fibrosis patients

New study offers hope for pulmonary fibrosis patients

Using a new recipe for growing blood vessels from living lung tissue in the lab, a University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science research team has developed an analytical tool that could lead to a cure for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF, a lung-destroying disease. [...]

Neural activity associated with motor commands changes depending on context

Neural activity associated with motor commands changes depending on context

Standing at a crosswalk, the signal changes from "don't walk," to "walk." You might step out into the street straight away, or you might look both ways before you cross. [...]

True progression or pseudoprogression in glioblastoma patients?

True progression or pseudoprogression in glioblastoma patients?

Is it true progression or pseudoprogression in tumor growth? [...]

Prostate cancer can be treated as effectively using fewer and higher doses of radiation therapy, finds phase III trial

Prostate cancer can be treated as effectively using fewer and higher doses of radiation therapy, finds phase III trial

People with intermediate risk, localized prostate cancer can be treated as effectively using fewer and higher doses of radiation therapy delivered over five treatment sessions as they can with lower doses delivered over several weeks, a new phase III randomized trial suggests. [...]

An artificial muscle to study Duchenne muscular dystrophy

An artificial muscle to study Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common muscular dystrophy diagnosed in childhood, with approximately 20,000 new cases reported each year. It is a progressive muscle disorder that results in the loss of muscle function, ultimately leading those affected to lose their independence and experience severe medical issues. The average life expectancy for individuals with DMD is around 30 years. [...]

Atopic dermatitis: Viruses discovered as new therapy option

Atopic dermatitis: Viruses discovered as new therapy option

Up to 15% of children and 5% of adults are affected by the chronic inflammatory skin disease atopic dermatitis. Despite advanced therapy measures, the severe itching and eczema, especially on the elbows or knees, cause great distress to the patients. [...]