Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD

Guest: Raghu Mirmira, MD,PhD

Dr. Raghu Mirmira, Associate Professor of Medicine and Associate Director of the Diabetes and Hormone Center of Excellence at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, VA is here to discuss his work with transcription factors, the timing of their expression, the genes they target and their structural properties in the hopes of developing new islet cells in Type I diabetics.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Michael Schwartz, MD

Norepinephrine is a chemical neurotransmitter. Noradrenergic drugs have been proven effective for depression and ADHD, and new disease indications are being identified. However, the current political and economic climate may limit the use of these medications.

Host: Laura Humphrey, PhD

Guest: Bruce Wilson, MD

As Physician's, how can we help our patients find better ways to manage their stress? In this segment, Cardiologist and Director of the Heartmath Program redefines stress and explains the physiological impact of stress on the body.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Elizabeth Tieman, MD

Work-life balance: how many of us can say we have it, let alone come close to having it? Board-certified radiologist Dr. Betsy Tieman is one healthcare professional who can say she achieved work-life balance by leaving private practice where she was working 14 hours a day to take advantage of locum tenens work, which also enabled her to train and compete in triathlons.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: J. Lee Nelson, MD

While the transfer and persistence of fetal cells into the maternal circulation is counter-intuitive, an even stranger occurrence is the reverse. Dr. Nelson discusses the evidence that maternal cells are transferring into the fetus. In the case of neonatal lupus it appears that maternal stem cells differentiate into cardiac tissue and might incite a deleterious fetal immune response. In the case of juvenile diabetes, maternal stem cells may differentiate into islet cells that can produce insulin. It appears that this might mitigate the course of the disease.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH

Guest: William Elliott, MD

Dr. William Elliott, Professor of Preventive Medicine at Rush Medical Center, will discuss his meta-analysis linking anti-hypertensive therapy with the incidence of Diabetes.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Myron Genel, MD

Is treating short children with growth hormone medicine or endocrine cosmetology? Who should be treated for low growth and for how long? In this segment Dr. Genel explores growth hormone, specifically when, how and why it should be used.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Kenneth Cusi, MD, FACP, FACE

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH, is a common, often "silent" liver disease. Join us as we discuss surprising effects that pioglitazones have in NASH.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD

Guest: Murray Favus, MD

Dr. Favus discusses the approach to and treatment of men who have bone loss due to lack of testosterone. He includes men who develop hypogonadism with age and also those who have low testosterone due to treatment for prostate cancer.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD

Guest: Murray Favus, MD

Dr. Favus reviews the current modalities available to prevent and treat osteoporosis in men. He focuses on certain issues unique to males with this disorder.