Wednesdays are "health days" on www.wreg.com, when UT Medical Group physicians answer questions during a live web chat from 12 noon to 1 p.m.  The doctors are also featured on Channel 3 television's mid-day newscast between noon and 12:30 p.m. as part of the web chat.

Edited Transcripts of Web Chats with UTMG Physicians:

Addictions - Dr. Allen Battle, Psychiatrist - May 15, 2002

Adolescent (Teen Age) Problems - Dr. Andrew Spooner and Dr. Sarah Stender, Pediatrics - May 29, 2002

• Allergies - Dr. Andrew Spooner, Pediatrician - March 5, 2003

• Breast Cancer - Dr. Elizabeth Pritchard, Surgeon - October 17, 2001

• Chronic Pain - Dr. Renate Rosenthal, Psychologist - April 10, 2002

• Diabetes - Dr. Abbas Kitabchi, Endocrinologist - March 26, 2003

• Disaster Preparedness - Caron Byrd, American Red Cross - March 19, 2003

• Dealing With Your Feelings after the traumatic events of September 11th
  Dr. Allen Battle, Psychiatrist - September 27. 2001

• Eye Disorders - Dr. Barrett Haik, M.D. and Dr. Natalie Kerr, M.D., Ophthalmology, - January 15, 2002

• Fears and Phobias - Dr. Renate Rosenthal, Psychologist - February 26, 2003

• Female Sexual Arousal Disorder - Dr. Candace Brown, Pharm. D., Gynecology - February 13, 2002

• Flu and Flu Shots - Dr. Andrew Spooner, Pediatrician - February 7, 2003

Hearing Disorders - Dr. Bruce MacDonald, Otolaryngology - December 12, 2001

• Laparoscopic/Minimally Invasive Surgery - Dr Atul K. Madan, Minimally Invasive Surgery - October 23, 2002

• Nutrition and Weight Loss - Dr. Nancy Hardt, UT - May 7, 2003

• Nutrition - Linda Thompson, RN, FNP, - May 14, 2003

• Plastic Surgery - Dr. Robert D. Wallace, M.D. - January 9, 2002

• Prostate Cancer - Dr. Jeffrey Gingrich, Urologist, February 27, 2002

• Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) - Dr. Edwin Thorpe, UTMG OB/GYN -June 5, 2002

• Women with Low Libido - Dr. Candace Brown, PharmD - November 6, 2002

To take part in one of our web chats, please visit www.wreg.com

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