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So, what, exactly, is hepatitis c? how can you protect yourself when going to the doctors office or the hospital? we have a practicing internist and faculty member at new york university school of medicine. thank you, doctor. so, tell us, what is hepatitis c and what caused it? >>guest: hepatitis c is a virus that infects the liver, causing a chronic liver problem going on to what we call sir -- cirhossis, this is an evil act for anyone who perpetrates it. >>heather: the symptoms? >>guest: you m...

>>gregg: more than 16 million americans suffer from depression and it is estimated it could be the second leading cause of illness over the next several years. now, there is a new study suggesting a simple blood test could possibly help diagnosis it. >>heather: a practicing internist and faculty member at new york university, and author of "no guts, no glory," a successful book. greg >>gregg: number one on the health list and am done. when it comes to depression what we are talking about today w...

Doctor, what was this board going to do? >> well, the purpose of this board, megyn, is actually to review medicare services and decide if theyre essential and make recommendations about reimbursements. and theoretically, this board could end up cutting doctors fees for services they dont think are essential. the problem with that not only in terms of medicare -- by the way, the democrats have been saying, medicare, you get to keep your benefits, but if your services are cut, are you keeping your...

Lamb, practicing internist and faculty member at new york university school of medicine and a contributor to the daily. what do you think of the study? >> i think its once again, vitamin b has become a superstar. its gotten legendary status right now. we know vitamin d is important. i think this is an interesting observation that children with the lowest vitamin d level followed a few years later seemed to have a higher risk of depression, period. >> gregg: could be other factor as soon as. >> c...

This first point it will cost a dollar a year per patient that insurance. $2 the second year. if youre mandated to have insurance, if obamacare actually stands, you know that could be seen as a tax. and then, what is going to be done with the money? i think there is real question in my mind as a practicing internist by the way whether one treatment is ever better than another. we coined something a few years ago that fits this called forced substitution. when a treatment is already working but y...

Affect the insulin regulation and we have seen diabetes and depression and alzheimers and so i like it. >> jamie: i see you like it. they drank all four. let me ask you, it sounds good, a lot of things coffee can benefit, is decaf also good enough, and, is it beneficial to men? >> first they look at 67,000 patients over two years and that is a big deal and, there is a study that says it is not as bad for us as we thought and it added decaffeinated coffee and they said, maybe it isnt the caffeine...

Doctors. my wife is still a practicing internist and fights with the insurance companies every day. she spent five hours on a weekend day just fighting insurance companies on behalf of her patients. this is the insurance companies. they care about money, not their patients. i dont mean to sound like -- the fact of the matter is they kick people off the rolls when they get sick so maximize their quarterly returns. this is a broken system. >> its a problem. thats one of the many things wrong with ...

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