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High-Tech Treatments: Can They Help You?
The Doctors - S5 - E124
An implant to control one's appetite; May May Ali, the daughter of Muhammad Ali, discusses her father's Parkinson's disease.
The Doctors: Season 5 - 94 Episode s
5x74 - How to Lose Weight and Feel Great at Any Age!
January 7, 2013
Actress Jamie Lee Curtis gives digestive-health advice; singer Jordin Sparks tells how to manage migraines; 12 foods that fight fat; most common health-related Yahoo! searches.
5x75 - The Most Beautiful Male Doctors in America Give 13 Health Tips for 2013!
January 8, 2013
Handsome doctors discuss breast-cancer screenings, varicose-vein prevention, teeth-whitening and thyroid cancer.
5x76 - Lower Your Too-High Health Numbers! & Raise Your Too-Low Health Numbers!!
January 9, 2013
Health numbers; foods that can slash bad cholesterol; lowering blood pressure; three foods that may increase sex drive.
5x77 - Celebrity Health Questions Answered!
January 10, 2013
Singer La Toya Jackson tells of her father's strokes; protecting loved ones; celebrities' health questions; fitness guru Denise Austin discusses eating out while dieting.
5x78 - Top Fixes for Common Health Problems
January 11, 2013
Getting rid of a child's excess mucus; at-home cures for canker sores, warts and stomachaches; surgery for droopy eyelids and chubby cheeks; choosing the right birth control method; gender-specific medicine.
5x79 - If It's Not the Flu, What Is It?
January 14, 2013
Diseases with symptoms similar to those of the flu; knowing when a child is contagious and should be kept home from school.
5x80 - Ask Our Doctors: Specialists Edition
January 15, 2013
Removing a mole without leaving a scar; treatment for chronic bladder infections; rosacea.
5x81 - Flu Epidemic: What You Need to Know
January 16, 2013
The worst flu outbreak in a decade; protecting oneself and one's family; whether the flu shot really helps; how health care workers are managing.
5x82 - The Doctors' Ultimate Sex Guide!
January 17, 2013
A guide to sex; a "sexercise" routine.
5x83 - Slim Down, Shape Up & Look Hot This Winter!
January 18, 2013
Avoiding a wintertime beauty meltdown; treatments for red noses, dry hands and chapped lips; ways to slim down and shape up; healthy hot chocolate to improve blood flow, heart health and creativity.
5x84 - How Eight May Help You Lose Weight!
January 21, 2013
Losing weight quickly; emotional eating; ingredient swaps to slash calories and shed fat; 100-calorie snacks.
5x85 - 50 Questions From 50 Ages
January 22, 2013
Answers to fifty health questions from viewers of all ages; taking medicine with food.
5x86 - Could Your Hospital Be Killing You?
January 23, 2013
Lifesaving questions to ask before having tests, treatments and surgeries; choosing the right physician and hospital; the difference between a cosmetic and a plastic surgeon.
5x87 - Biggest Health Problems That Get on Your Nerves!
January 24, 2013
Back pain; foods to prevent nerve pain; warning signs of pre-eclampsia; why one woman could hear her organs working and how her doctor helped her.
5x88 - Winter Health Tips From Summer Olympians
January 25, 2013
Olympian Apolo Ohno's winter workouts; Olympians Jen Kessy and April Ross challenge the doctors to a volleyball match; secrets from an Olympic-caliber workout.
5x89 - The Best Weight Loss Tips for 2013!
January 28, 2013
Exercise enthusiast Richard Simmons; weight-loss success stories; actor Reno Wilson; a protein shake made of peas.
5x90 - Hollywood Legends' Top Age-Defying Tips
January 29, 2013
Actresses Diahann Carroll, Dyan Cannon and Jacqueline Bisset reveal the secrets of their eternal youth; a new, noninvasive skin-smoothing treatment; marine-based ingredients brighten the hair and skin; an instant booty-lifting procedure.
5x91 - Medical Advances You Need to Know About!
January 30, 2013
Medical advances; the flu; antiviral and antibacterial medicines; tracking calories from the wrist; music through the cheekbones.
5x92 - Foods That Fight Pain, Depression & Disease
January 31, 2013
Superfoods fight cold sores, sinus pain and heartburn; snacks to boost the mood, get glowing skin and spice up the sex life; soft drinks may wreak havoc inside the body.
5x93 - The Doctors Bowl: Sack Your Bad Health Habits
February 1, 2013
Staying fit while watching football; healthy swaps for game-day snacks; barbecuing and grilling safety; football player Shawne Merriman; helmets and head injuries in children.
5x94 - Embarrassing Questions About Your Buttocks
February 4, 2013
Questions about the buttocks; Phaedra Parks ("The Real Housewives of Atlanta"); Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on whether a new shock treatment to make one smarter is safe.
5x95 - Cheating Death: Medical Survival Stories
February 5, 2013
Medical survival stories; the first American to receive a full-face transplant and his fiancee tell their story; a 6-year-old saved her friend's life.
5x96 - Ask Our Docs: Twins, Triplets, Quads, Quints & Septuplets
February 6, 2013
Twins and high-order multiples; tightening up loose belly skin with an all-natural do-it-yourself body wrap.
5x97 - Get Your Hearing Back, Get Off Your Meds, and Give Your Skin a Break!
February 7, 2013
A mother hears her child's voice for the first time; the procedure that restored her hearing; whether a child should take a break from ADHD medications; giving a beauty regime a make-under.
5x98 - Celebrity Health Challenges
February 8, 2013
Actress Christina Applegate discusses breast cancer; singer Toni Braxton tells about lupus; the Family Fitness Challenge.
5x99 - Defy Your Diagnosis!
February 11, 2013
Defying one's diagnosis; sickle cell disease; genetic testing; a beloved high-school teacher's son was born with Joubert syndrome; raising a child with special needs.
5x100 - Hot Headlines Show
February 12, 2013
The safety of children's sleeping environments; a new procedure gives a blind teen his vision; actress Tia Mowry.
5x101 - Cast of Hot in Cleveland!
February 13, 2013
Betty White, Valerie Bertinelli, Wendie Malick and Jane Leeves ("Hot in Cleveland").
5x102 - Love Lessons From The Doctors!
February 14, 2013
Love lessons; actress Cloris Leachman; underwear built for two; role playing to enhance romance; buying women's lingerie; secrets to keeping the magic alive.
5x103 - Win Big ... With Dr. Phil's Life Code!
February 15, 2013
Dr. Phil McGraw's book "Life Code"; chronic stress; how to take a deep breath and relax.
5x104 - Elizabeth Perkins & Real Housewives Star Dr. Karent Sierra
February 18, 2013
Actress Elizabeth Perkins discusses type-1 diabetes; Dr. Karent Sierra ("Real Housewives of Miami") gives a homeless woman a smile makeover; dangers of energy drinks; what to eat to boost sperm count.
5x105 - The Doctors Unplugged: No Question Is Off Limits!
February 19, 2013
Actor Jaleel White challenges Dr. Sears to prove his medical smarts; transitioning a child from formula to baby food; an energy-drink alternative that is better for the body.
5x106 - Shocking Things You Never Knew About Fast Food and Chaz Bono Update
February 20, 2013
Chaz Bono's weight loss; fast food may cause irritability, sluggishness and low sex drive; making one's smile sparkle.
5x107 - 1st Annual Doctors Against All Odds Awards Show
February 21, 2013
The most inspiring health stories of 2013; a 6-year-old helps to raise funds for his best friend's rare condition; teens invent new ways to fight cancer.
5x108 - Lose It, Lance It, Get Rid of It!
February 22, 2013
Debating the day's controversial headlines; new procedures to extract kidney stones; foreign objects small children swallow; dangers of mixing cocktails with diet soda.
5x109 - Beating Medical Odds!
February 25, 2013
A boy born without legs and abandoned by his birth family in Romania gets a life-changing surprise; a 9-year-old girl must sleep under a blue light to stay alive.
5x110 - Embarrassing Medical Mysteries: Solved!
February 26, 2013
A rare condition affects the hormones that regulate sexual development.
5x111 - Are Your Guilty Pleasures Jeopardizing Your Health?
February 27, 2013
The truth about foods people think are healthy; drinking orange juice during the flu may not be good; three important kitchen items.
5x112 - Medical Mindsets That Change Lives!
February 28, 2013
Life-saving surgery for a baby born with her heart outside her chest; reality star Diem Brown fights ovarian cancer for the second time and tries to have a child; doctors treating leukemia with the HIV virus may change cancer treatment forever.
5x113 - Strategies to Reduce Stress, Weight and Medical Bills!
March 1, 2013
Leeza Gibbons discusses her mother's Alzheimer's diagnosis and her strategies for reducing stress; band Foster the People's friend loses 60 pounds; Family Fitness Challenge: a family loses 40 pounds in four weeks.
5x114 - Secrets From the Dead & Secrets to Avoiding the Flu -- Without a Flu Shot!
March 4, 2013
New ways to fight the flu; behind the scenes of "Body of Proof" with actress Dana Delany; what kind of car one drives and how late one sleeps can take years from one's life.
5x115 - Embarrassing Questions ... Below the Belt
March 5, 2013
Embarrassing questions; Randy Jackson ("American Idol") tells of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes; the doctors' dirty little health secrets.
5x116 - Your Private Questions Answered! Dr. Laura Berman & Kandi Burruss
March 6, 2013
Dr. Laura Berman and "Real Housewife" Kandi Burruss answer private questions; using tampons to prevent pregnancy; risks of dating older men; the burlesque workout; cold feet; heel pain; the deadly whooping cough outbreak.
5x117 - Redesign Your Health!
March 7, 2013
Boosting the mood; increasing energy; improving health; decorating tricks to revitalize health; a menu to stimulate the libido; actress Jessica Alba; a cutting-edge cure for migraines.
5x118 - Friday News Feed: March 8th
March 8, 2013
Headline news that can affect the health; 72 is the new 30; why life expectancy has increased; L.A.'s homeless population's tuberculosis outbreak; why the disease is spreading and who is at risk; a high-tech colon-cancer test; Dr. Travis' birthday.
5x119 - Valerie Harper
March 11, 2013
Actress Valerie Harper discusses her diagnosis of terminal brain cancer, the symptoms, how it spread and treatment options.
5x120 - Women's Embarrassing Questions: Uncensored!
March 12, 2013
Embarrassing questions about female troubles; popsicle for vaginal health; Kegel exercises.
5x121 - Healthy and Harmful Highs
March 13, 2013
Highs; actress Kelly Preston; foods that raise good cholesterol; cayenne pepper boosts metabolism.
5x122 - Joan and Melissa Rivers
March 14, 2013
Melissa Rivers discusses witnessing Kelly Osbourne's seizure; Joan and Melissa Rivers talk about living under the same roof; world record for the largest hips.
5x123 - Friday News Feed: March 15th; Is It Contagious?
March 15, 2013
Health headlines and how they impact you; a baby dies after his father's kiss; common cold symptom could lead to a car accident; how to contract salmonella; making the kitchen a germ-free zone; stress-relief remedy.
5x124 - High-Tech Treatments: Can They Help You?
March 18, 2013
An implant to control one's appetite; May May Ali, the daughter of Muhammad Ali, discusses her father's Parkinson's disease.
5x125 - Your Skin: Feed It, Fix It, Tuck It!
March 20, 2013
Secrets for reviving the body's largest organ, the skin; why the number of melanoma cases is on the rise among black people and what is being done about it; how to tighten loose skin after significant weight loss; foods that boost collagen levels.
5x126 - Your Most Awkward & Embarrassing Questions!
March 26, 2013
What waste may say about health; cell-phone use may be to blame for a sagging chin and jaw-line.
5x127 - Friday News Feed: March 29th
March 29, 2013
The latest health headlines and how they could affect one's family; protecting food-allergic children from taunting and bullying; a robot goes to class for a severely allergic boy; child athletes, marathons and extreme sports; medicine's fine print.
5x128 - How to Ease Your Pains, Hurts & Even Heartaches!
April 3, 2013
Easing pain and heartaches; a man searches for a kidney donor for his wife; using umbilical cord extract to repair inflamed joints; soothing arthritis pain with pizza; preventing hangovers.
5x129 - Friday News Feed: April 5th
April 5, 2013
The latest health headlines; recent medical breakthroughs, outbreaks, treatments and inspiring stories; the dangers of being a helicopter parent; four ways to add more nature to one's life; aspirin may reduce the risk of melanoma.
5x130 - The Worst Embarrassing Scenarios You Don't Want to Be In
April 9, 2013
Embarrassing scenarios; some public schools teach sex education to kindergartners; denture dilemmas.
5x131 - 35 Tips to Fix 8 Body Problems
April 11, 2013
Six foods to flatten the abdomen; exercising while watching TV; sexologist Rachael Ross.
5x132 - Friday News Feed
April 12, 2013
The latest health headlines and their effects; how a mother of two lost 40 pounds; quick slimming exercises and healthy recipes; weight-loss bribes; celebrity superfoods kale, tofu and grapefruit.
5x133 - Friday News Feed: April 19th
April 19, 2013
The latest medical breakthroughs, outbreaks, treatments and inspiring stories; scare tactics and teen pregnancy; a day care worker suspected of drugging toddlers; dangers of giving sleeping aids to children; heartburn treatments.
5x134 - How Long Does It Last?
April 22, 2013
Outlasting and outsmarting cravings; whitening the teeth: which methods work best and how long the results last.
5x135 - Avoid the Embarrassment! Your Most Uncomfortable Questions Answered!
April 23, 2013
The buttocks; smoothing cellulite; toenail trauma; an actress discusses embarrassment making a Hollywood love scene.
5x136 - Leave It on or Take It Off?
April 24, 2013
Body bumps; the bikini line; a breakfast swap; Dr. Travis visits a sweat lodge.
5x137 - Beauty on a Budget!
April 25, 2013
Inexpensive beauty buys; make-it-yourself makeup includes sugar-and-spice bronzer and green-tea eye shadow; skin smoother; improving one's posture.
5x138 - Friday News Feed
April 26, 2013
A new law may allow the "morning-after pill" to be sold over the counter; Prader-Willi syndrome.
5x139 - Top Health Questions From Baby Boomers!
April 29, 2013
Baby boomers' health questions; arthritis warning signs and solutions; foods safe for a baby.
5x140 - Embarrassing Body Functions You Can't Control!
April 30, 2013
Embarrassing body functions; nipples; various shades of normal; embracing one's breasts; what is behind a dog's embarrassing behavior.
5x141 - Carmen Face Transplant Reveal, Joy Bauer Food Cures & Family Fitness Challenge
May 1, 2013
Carmen Tarleton's amazing transformation after her 15-hour face-transplant surgery; food cures for constipation, chronic headaches and canker sores; a family fitness challenge.
5x142 - Stop Your Pain Without Popping a Pill!
May 2, 2013
Pain relief; hydrotherapy; keeping one's hair during chemotherapy; sleep positions for rest and a pain-free morning; all-natural alternatives for treating erectile dysfunction and morning sickness.
5x143 - Friday News Feed: May 3rd
May 3, 2013
The latest health headlines; stopping allergies before they start; a new at-home birthing method.
5x144 - Fast Health Fixes
May 6, 2013
Quick fixes for common health problems; heavy periods; cooling hot flashes due to menopause; six surprising facts about HIV; the most popular celebrity body-parts.
5x145 - Stop the Embarrassment!
May 7, 2013
TMI Tuesday: preventing embarrassing body problems; a new surgery to remove bunions; comic Ross Mathews.
5x146 - 10 Questions, 10 Specialists
May 8, 2013
Getting a flatter abdomen; three superfoods that can help in losing weight; potential side effects of fertility drugs.
5x147 - Weight Loss Secrets You Need to Know!
May 9, 2013
Weight loss; fashionable footwear and workout gear; tightening and toning with the latest passive technology; Dr. Travis participates in The World Naked Bike Ride.
5x148 - Friday News Feed
May 10, 2013
The latest health headlines; newest cancer treatments; street drug "sizzurp"; a therapy doll helps Newtown, Conn., children cope with tragedy.
5x149 - Body Parts You Can Live Without!
May 13, 2013
Unnecessary body parts still require care; tonsils: what they do and when they need to come out; symptoms of an infected appendix or gallbladder; body hair's function from head to toe; a lab uses stem cells to grow replacement body-parts.
5x150 - Problems You Usually Keep Behind Closed Doors -- Until Now!
May 14, 2013
TMI Tuesday; banishing bumps and razor burn at the bikini line; improving the sex life after menopause; hernias; easing diarrhea and urine leakage while exercising; common causes of male infertility and a procedure that can help.
5x151 - Dr. Travis' Secrets to a Better Body
May 15, 2013
Eating right; dropping weight; avoiding injuries; exercises working best in the 30s, 40s and 50s; unhealthy "health" foods.
5x152 - Surprising Reasons for Your Bad Odor & Bad Pain!
May 16, 2013
Finding the origin of bad breath; a cancer patient's diet helped to manage her pain.
5x153 - Friday News Feed: Summer Edition
May 17, 2013
Recent health headlines; protecting the family from common waterborne illnesses; a trampoline workout; a secret to radiant skin.
5x154 - The Doctors' 30-Day Challenge
May 20, 2013
Dropping pounds, trimming inches and lowering cholesterol in just 30 days; giving up animal products: benefits, risks and myths; having sex every day for 30 days, and whether it could strengthen a relationship.
5x155 - TMI Tuesday: Now That's Really Embarrassing!
May 21, 2013
Actor Ian Ziering's secrets to building a buff body as a new member of the Chippendales dancers; teaching children about feminine hygiene; flatulence; bacon-flavored products for the bedroom.
5x156 - The Doctors Medical Center: Top Specialists Answer Your Questions
May 22, 2013
Specialists answer questions; causes and treatment for hammertoes; laser removal for tattoos; UTIs and kidney infection treatments; three ways to improve a smile.
5x157 - Health Problems You Could Have Gotten From Your Ex!
May 23, 2013
Health problems caused by the stress of a breakup; helping children to cope with breakups.
5x158 - Ask Our Docs: Los Angeles Edition!
May 24, 2013
The best sunscreens; treating a neck ache; wine and aging; Brandi Glanville ("The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills") tells embarrassing life stories; technology helps a child to hear; a day with Dr. Lisa.
5x159 - There's a Doctor for That!
May 29, 2013
Talking to a tween-age daughter about sex; whether a man's genitals really shrink as he ages; whether there is a cure for HIV; the latest breakthroughs in HIV research.
5x160 - Shocking News About Your Birth Control, Period and Sex Life!
June 12, 2013
Birth control may influence one's choice in men; women around the world embrace "that time of the month"; hip replacement; a deadly bacterial infection.
5x161 - News You Can Use
July 8, 2013
Medical news; a male birth-control breakthrough; a hidden bedroom hazard; a man lives without a heart.
5x162 - Dallas Show 2
July 9, 2013
Health advice from Texas; healthy Tex-Mex foods; cutting calories from barbecue; robots perform hysterectomies; mammograms; customized treatments for childhood scoliosis; NBA star Dirk Nowitzki.
5x163 - Dog Detects Breast Cancer; Afghani Girl Shot by Taliban; Flat Back Surgery
July 10, 2013
A 6-year-old shot by Taliban militants survives and gets reconstructive surgery; a woman's dog detects her breast cancer; an innovative procedure for chronic back pain.
5x164 - Health Secrets From Your Favorite TV Moms!
July 11, 2013
Actress Meredith Baxter discusses alcoholism and breast cancer; actress Patricia Richardson tells of a brain disease; actress Alley Mills gives fitness and beauty advice; actress JoMarie Payton's favorite smoothie recipe.
5x166 - Ask the Specialists!
September 4, 2013
Medical specialists provide answers to specific questions; comic Kirk Fox undergoes a vision test; improving eyesight without glasses; botulinum toxin for pets; three common causes of death.
5x167 - Is It Really a Threat or Over-Hyped?
September 5, 2013
Alarming health headlines; a once-treatable infection mutates into a superbug; organic food; wild animals as pets; the world's deadliest creature.
5x168 - Unexpected Lumps & Bumps That Grow in and on Your Body!
September 6, 2013
Scabies; gum boils; tumors; mucus cysts; eye cancer; an unsightly skin condition mimics melanoma.