This healthcast will tell you how to find the best specialist for your thyroid condition. The recommendations apply to any illness for which you need a specialist. You will learn:

• How to insure that your specialist is fully qualified
• How to check that your specialist keeps up with medical advances
• How to confirm that he or she practices the art as well as the science of medicine

The following addresses are mentioned in the healthcast:

American Thyroid Association:
http://www.thyroid.org

Endocrine Society
http://www.endo-society.org

American Assn. of Clinical Endocrinologists
http://www.aace.com

American Assn. of Endocrine Surgeons
http://endocrinesurgery.org

NIH List of Specialty Societies
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/directories.html

Length: 16 minutes

Please note:
The advice in these Healthcasts is no subsititue for the advice of your own physician. You should make no changes in your medical care based on this advice before checking with your physician.

There are several ways to listen:

1. Stream this podcast
2. Download this podcast (7 megabyte mp3)
3. Use your podcatching software to subscribe to the Dr. Rubin's Healthcast RSS feed. This is the best option as new Healthcasts will automatically be downloaded to your computer as they are published.
4. Use the controls on the gray bar below to play the podcast directly from this page. Play will begin a few seconds after you click the play icon. You can control the volume by clicking the vertical bars on the right side of the gray bar.

Special thanks to Monika Herzig for graciously allowing Dr. Rubin to use her music in his podcast.

Dr. Rubin's Healthcast is a production of PodcastConsulting.Net.

This healthcast is about the American drug industry, how it promotes its new expensive drugs and benefits from the laws that are supposed to protect you and me.

In this healthcast you will learn:

• Why new more expensive drugs that are no better than the older cheaper drugs are being prescribed so much more frequently
• How the drug industry convinces the public to demand drugs from their doctors and doctors to prescribe them
• What kind of reforms are needed to put a lid on this major contributor to the cost of health care

For an excellent reference on this subject, get the book, "The Truth About the Drug Companies: How they Deceive Us and What To Do About It" by Marcia Angell.

Length: 12 minutes

Please note:
The advice in these Healthcasts is no subsititue for the advice of your own physician. You should make no changes in your medical care based on this advice before checking with your physician.

There are several ways to listen:

1. Stream this podcast
2. Download this podcast (8 megabyte mp3)
3. Use your podcatching software to subscribe to the Dr. Rubin's Healthcast RSS feed. This is the best option as new Healthcasts will automatically be downloaded to your computer as they are published.
4. Use the controls on the gray bar below to play the podcast directly from this page. Play will begin a few seconds after you click the play icon. You can control the volume by clicking the vertical bars on the right side of the gray bar.

Special thanks to Monika Herzig for graciously allowing Dr. Rubin to use her music in his podcast.

Dr. Rubin's Healthcast is a production of PodcastConsulting.Net.

This healthcast is about using drugs to control your blood pressure when lifestyle changes like the DASH diet and exercise have not lowered it sufficiently (below 140/90). More detailed information will be found in my book, "High Blood Pressure For Dummies".

You will learn:

• The five major classes of drugs for lowering blood pressure
• The effects and side effects of these drugs
• The modern approach to using these drugs to normalize your blood pressure

Length: 11 minutes

Please note:
The advice in these Healthcasts is no subsititue for the advice of your own physician. You should make no changes in your medical care based on this advice before checking with your physician.

There are several ways to listen:

1. Stream this podcast
2. Download this podcast (7 megabyte mp3)
3. Use your podcatching software to subscribe to the Dr. Rubin's Healthcast RSS feed. This is the best option as new Healthcasts will automatically be downloaded to your computer as they are published.
4. Use the controls on the gray bar below to play the podcast directly from this page. Play will begin a few seconds after you click the play icon. You can control the volume by clicking the vertical bars on the right side of the gray bar.

Special thanks to Monika Herzig for graciously allowing Dr. Rubin to use her music in his podcast.

Dr. Rubin's Healthcast is a production of PodcastConsulting.Net.

In this healthcast I will tell you how Hurricane Katrina has caused injury, disease and death in the Gulf Coast.

You will learn:

• The immediate and longterm dangers to the people of the Gulf Coast
• Where to go for information about preparing for a disaster and recovering your home after a disaster
• How you can help the unfortunate people still suffering there

For information on preparing for a disaster go to:

http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_3_,00.html

For information on restoring your home after a disaster go to:

http://www.medscape.com/pages/editorial/public/alertcenters/katrina

Length: 10 minutes

Please note:
The advice in these Healthcasts is no subsititue for the advice of your own physician. You should make no changes in your medical care based on this advice before checking with your physician.

There are several ways to listen:

1. Stream this podcast
2. Download this podcast (7 megabyte mp3)
3. Use your podcatching software to subscribe to the Dr. Rubin's Healthcast RSS feed. This is the best option as new Healthcasts will automatically be downloaded to your computer as they are published.
4. Use the controls on the gray bar below to play the podcast directly from this page. Play will begin a few seconds after you click the play icon. You can control the volume by clicking the vertical bars on the right side of the gray bar.

Special thanks to Monika Herzig for graciously allowing Dr. Rubin to use her music in his podcast.

Dr. Rubin's Healthcast is a production of PodcastConsulting.Net.

This healthcast is about using exercise and other body movements to control your blood pressure. More detailed information will be found in my book, "High Blood Pressure For Dummies".

You will learn:

• How exercise helps to lower blood pressure
• A basic program of walking which will lower your blood pressure and make you fit
• Other body movements and techniques that lower blood pressure like yoga, meditation, biofeedback

Length: 12 minutes

Tune in next week for Dr. Rubin's 20th healthcast where he'll discuss the devastating health consequences of Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast.

Please note:
The advice in these Healthcasts is no subsititue for the advice of your own physician. You should make no changes in your medical care based on this advice before checking with your physician.

There are several ways to listen:

1. Stream this podcast
2. Download this podcast (8 megabyte mp3)
3. Use your podcatching software to subscribe to the Dr. Rubin's Healthcast RSS feed. This is the best option as new Healthcasts will automatically be downloaded to your computer as they are published.
4. Use the controls on the gray bar below to play the podcast directly from this page. Play will begin a few seconds after you click the play icon. You can control the volume by clicking the vertical bars on the right side of the gray bar.

Special thanks to Monika Herzig for graciously allowing Dr. Rubin to use her music in his podcast.

Dr. Rubin's Healthcast is a production of PodcastConsulting.Net.