Strictly Dr. Drew: Preventing the biggest killers. Dr Drew investigates the latest research and ground-breaking diagnostic procedures that are finding life-threatening conditions in more and more young people. Katie Couric, Sharon Osbourne and Lance Armstrong share their stories of cancer survival. Dr. Drew and pathologidt Dr. Michael Fishbein examine the effects of heart disease on actual hearts. And Dr. Drew stresses the importance of early screening by personally undergoing a colonoscopy onstage.
Killer Virus: Hunt for the next plague. Viruses are brilliant - they are wonderful at finding ways through our defenses. The Nipah is a deadly new virus in Asia that claims nearly 50% of its victims and virus hunters are trying to keep it from spreading. "Killer Virus" investigates its origin and traces how it spreads, learning from other diseases that jumped from animal to human to human.
Science of Sars. It has been called the cold that kills. A mystery virus has spread at the speed of a jet plane across the globe, killing hundreds in its wake and infecting thousands more. It has evolved to feed on the hospital staff at the front line of the battle against the disease. The race is on to discover the secrets of this new plague and to find a cure - a magic bullet in this war that the countries affected simply cannot afford to lose. But can doctors crack its mysteries before it becomes a global pandemic? This program looks at this disease and why the SARS epidemic could just be a taste of mush worse to come.
AIDS: Answer & Breakthroughs. This two-hour special presents the latest discoveries in the ongoing battle to conquer AIDS. The program also explores how both AIDS patients and people living with asymptomatic HIV are coping with the personal and emotional issues of the disease, and examines the new risk factors confronting the population at large.