PULSE GET A 'SECOND OPINION' FROM DR. OZ.Byline: Mariko Thompson Staff WriterDr. Mehmet Oz Dr. Mehmet Oz (born June 11, 1960) is an American cardiothoracic surgeon and author. Mehmet Oz or Mohammad Oz was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Turkish, Muslim parents, and was educated at Tower Hill School in Wilmington, Delaware, received his undergraduate degree from wants to send America to medical school. That's why the New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. heart surgeon - once named one of People magazine's ``Sexiest Men Alive'' - has taken the doctor's office into the television studio with ``Second Opinion With Dr. Oz.'' ``The show is an effort to bottle medical school,'' Oz said. ``We've done a poor job as a society of embracing health as one of our areas of knowledge. Americans should become world experts on their bodies so that they'll be informed and use the health-care system more intelligently.'' The hourlong Discovery Channel show gives viewers an insider's look at medicine. Oz brings cameras into the operating room operating room n. Abbr. OR A room equipped for performing surgical operations. and illustrates his studio discussions with real human organs. For a segment on heart health, viewers watch surgeons perform transplant surgery on a patient. In the studio, Oz uses an actual heart to demonstrate the organ's anatomy and how it pumps blood through the body. ``I can explain it and show it to you,'' Oz said. ``Now, all of a sudden, it comes alive and makes sense.'' Each show focuses on one medical topic and often features a celebrity interview. Oz chats with talk-show host Oprah Winfrey “Oprah” redirects here. For the show, see The Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954) is the American multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest-rated talk show in television history. about weight loss and Yankees manager Joe Torre about surviving prostate cancer prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy in men in the United States and is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in men. . ``They imprint in the audience's mind that this is an important issue,'' Oz said. ``It's five minutes of brain candy to get you psyched up. They're celebrity pep talks.'' As a founding director of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center's Integrative Medicine integrative medicine combines conventional medicine with complementary and alternative therapies. integrative medicine The 'new medicine' A term for the incorporation of alternative therapies into mainstream medical practice. Program, Oz gives guidance on the confusing and conflicting realm of supplements. He also stresses the importance of the mind-body connection in health. ``I'm on the front lines,'' he said. ``When you work with people day in and day out Adv. 1. day in and day out - without respite; "he plays chess day in and day out" all the time , you see how important the mind and attitude are to well- being.'' ``Second Opinion With Dr. Oz'' airs 5 p.m. weekdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays on the Discovery Channel. Starting Nov. 11, the show will air weekly at 5 p.m. Mondays. CANCER QUESTIONS: At a hefty 1,113 pages, ``Choices: Fourth Edition'' (HarperResource; $18.95), by Marion Morra and Eve Potts, is a comprehensive, informative guide to cancer treatment. The fourth edition reflects new developments in the cancer field. The book contains recommended Web sites for each type of cancer, listings of chemotherapy drugs and side effects Side effects Effects of a proposed project on other parts of the firm. , listings of major medical centers, controversies in medical treatment and reviews of complementary and alternative treatments. For the 9 million cancer survivors in the U.S., the book includes information on nutrition, exercise and follow-up treatment. BABY BASICS: From conception to the first few sleepless weeks of parenthood, ``The Pregnancy Bible'' (Firefly; $29.95) walks moms- and dads-to-be through all aspects of having a baby. The guide provides detailed medical information and has two doctors serving as consulting editors - Dr. Joanne Stone and Dr. Keith Eddleman, both professors of maternal-fetal medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Illustrated with color photographs, the book covers genetics, nutrition, exercise, labor, recovery, breast feeding breast feeding Pediatrics The provision of a neonate and infant with liquified lacteal products 'on tap'; lactation and BF–≥ 6 months before age 20 is associated with a relative risk of 0. and more. Even such everyday concerns as changing a diaper and maternity wear are addressed. YOGA FIX: Baron Baptiste creates an engaging workout with ``Power Yoga Level 1'' (Good Times Entertainment; $9.95 for VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. , $14.95 for DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. ). The routine is streamlined and easy to follow. Unlike many yoga videos, this one doesn't overwhelm with speed or contortionist poses. Baptiste, owner of the Power Yoga Institute in Boston and Philadelphia, divides the 47-minute workout into three parts: sun salutations, standing poses and abdominal floor work. The video is available in most major retail outlets, including Wal-Mart, Target and on Amazon.com. CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Dr. Mehmet Oz) (2) no caption (book: ``The Pregnancy Bible'') (3) no caption (book: ``Choices: Fourth Edition'') (4) no caption (book: ``Power Yoga Level I'') 
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