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September 7, 2008

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Shelley Gilroy, MD

Topic: LYME DISEASE

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David Duggan, MD

Topic: MEDICARE & MEDICAID

ABOUT the HOST—
Coming up on September 2nd's Show: Dr. Thomas Schwartz, psychiatrist at University Hospital and associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at SUNY Upstate Medical University, uncovers myths and lays out the facts about anxiety and depression...what each is, who they affect, how they're treated, what the future holds.

On August 26th's Show - Shelley Gilroy, MD, infectious disease specialist at University and Crouse hospitals, gives new insight into the perplexing chronic fatigue syndrome; what role genetics might play; how antidepressants can help and why; and the controversy over its origins. And University Hospital Registered Dietitian Mary Ann Russo offers tips on school lunches, making them nutritious, fun and interesting enough to eat with gusto.

Health Information Center Resources:

Books:

  • Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: 7 Proven Steps to Less Pain & More Energy, by Fred Friedberg. Published by New Harbinger Publications, 2006.
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and Other Invisible Illnesses: The Comprehensive Guide, by Katrina Berne. Published by Hunter House; Berkeley, 2002.

Books available through bookstores and libraries, including the Health Information Center and Amazon.com.

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Medical Speak Word of the Week - SYNDROME

Definition: Syndrome refers to the association of several clinically recognizable features, signs, symptoms, phenomena or characteristics which often occur together so that the presence of one feature alerts the physician to the presence of the others. The term syndrome derives from the Greek and means literally "run together".

News and Views... External link

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