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TV Inquiries and Expert Consultations Hollywood, Health & Society February 2002 – March 2010 Hollywood, Health & Society works closely with TV writers and producers to provide access to experts and reliable health information. Inquiries are defined as requests for information or expert assistance from TV shows. They often result in consultations, phone conversations between experts and writers/producers that are facilitated by HH&S staff. TV Shows and Networks: ABC: 8 Simple Rules, All My Children, Boston Legal, Brothers and Sisters, Castle, Desperate Housewives, Eli Stone, The Forgotten, General Hospital, George Lopez, Grey’s Anatomy, Hope and Faith, Invasion, Men in Trees, October Road, One Life to Live, The Practice, Private Practice, Six Degrees, Threat Matrix, What about Brian, Women's Murder Club, The Unusuals CBS: The Agency, As the World Turns, The Bold & the Beautiful, Cane , Close to Home, Clubhouse, CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: New York, The District, Dr. Vegas, Family Law, Ghost Whisperer, Guiding Light, Jericho, Judging Amy, NCIS, Numb3rs, Without a Trace, The Young and the Restless, 60 minutes, The Good Wife, Three Rivers NBC: Book of Daniel, Crossing Jordan, Days of our Lives, ER, Heroes, Las Vegas, Law & Order, Law & Order: CI, Law & Order: SVU, Medical Investigation, Medium, Mercy, Passions, My Own Worst Enemy, West Wing, Law and Order: Criminal Intent FOX: 24, Beyond, Bones, Boston Public, Fringe, House, Human Target, John Doe, Justice, Malcolm in the Middle, Prison Break, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Lie to Me CW: Everwood, Gilmore Girls, Girlfriends, The Game, 90210, The Beautiful Life A&E: Intervention ABC family: Lincoln Heights AMC: Breaking Bad, Mad Men CNN Disney Channel: Handy Manny HBO: In Treatment, The Wire, Boardwalk Empire Lifetime: Strong Medicine, Wild Card, Army Wives Showtime: Dexter Sesame Workshop USA Network: 4400, Royal Pains TNT: Heartland, Saving Grace Discovery: Nasty by Nature, Pitchmen, The Colony, Ghost Lab Spike TV: Manswers Starz: Crash Fuse: Rock and Roll Acid Test Soap Net: General Hospital: Night Shift Telemundo: Amarte Así, Anita no te Rajes, Cassos Cerados, El Alma Herida, Gitanas, Ladrón de Corazones, La Ley del Silencio, El Camino Fácil, Love Letters, Mexican in New York, Pasión de Gavilanes, Prisonera, Sin Senos, No Hay Paraíso, Woman in the Mirror, Victoria TeleFutura: Así es La Vida Inquiry Health Topics Include: 5 A Day and nutrition Adoption policies Adult film industry Adrenal tumor hypersexuality African diseases African sleeping sickness Aging and Prevention Alcohol use/addiction Allergies ALS Alzheimer’s disease Ambiguous genitalia AML Amnesia Amniotic bands Anencephaly Anesthesia resistance Animal tranquilizers Anthrax Appendectomy Arrythmias and pacemakers Arterial embolization Arthritis Asbestos Asian infectious disease Asthma Asymptomatic infectious disease Autism Autopsy Bariatric surgery Beta thallasemia Bioterrorism Bipolar disorder Bird flu Birth control Birth defects Blindness Blood-borne pathogens Blood loss Blood regeneration Bone graft Bone marrow Hollywood, Health & Society Last updated 03/2010

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TV Inquiries and Expert ConsultationsHollywood, Health & SocietyFebruary 2002 – March 2010

Hollywood, Health & Society works closely with TV writers and producers to provide access to experts and reliable health information. Inquiries are defined as requests for information or expert assistance from TV shows. They often result in consultations, phone conversations between experts and writers/producers that are facilitated by HH&S staff.

TV Shows and Networks: ABC: 8 Simple Rules, All My Children, Boston Legal, Brothers and Sisters, Castle, Desperate Housewives, Eli Stone,

The Forgotten, General Hospital, George Lopez, Grey’s Anatomy, Hope and Faith, Invasion, Men in Trees, October Road, One Life to Live, The Practice, Private Practice, Six Degrees, Threat Matrix, What about Brian, Women's Murder Club, The Unusuals

CBS: The Agency, As the World Turns, The Bold & the Beautiful, Cane , Close to Home, Clubhouse, CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: New York, The District, Dr. Vegas, Family Law, Ghost Whisperer, Guiding Light, Jericho, Judging Amy, NCIS, Numb3rs, Without a Trace, The Young and the Restless, 60 minutes, The Good Wife, Three Rivers

NBC: Book of Daniel, Crossing Jordan, Days of our Lives, ER, Heroes, Las Vegas, Law & Order, Law & Order: CI, Law & Order: SVU, Medical Investigation, Medium, Mercy, Passions, My Own Worst Enemy, West Wing, Law and Order: Criminal Intent

FOX: 24, Beyond, Bones, Boston Public, Fringe, House, Human Target, John Doe, Justice, Malcolm in the Middle, Prison Break, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Lie to Me

CW: Everwood, Gilmore Girls, Girlfriends, The Game, 90210, The Beautiful Life A&E: InterventionABC family: Lincoln HeightsAMC: Breaking Bad, Mad MenCNNDisney Channel: Handy MannyHBO: In Treatment, The Wire, Boardwalk EmpireLifetime: Strong Medicine, Wild Card, Army WivesShowtime: DexterSesame WorkshopUSA Network: 4400, Royal Pains TNT: Heartland, Saving GraceDiscovery:Nasty by Nature, Pitchmen, The Colony, Ghost LabSpike TV: ManswersStarz: CrashFuse: Rock and Roll Acid TestSoap Net: General Hospital: Night ShiftTelemundo: Amarte Así, Anita no te Rajes, Cassos Cerados, El Alma Herida, Gitanas, Ladrón de Corazones, La Ley del

Silencio, El Camino Fácil, Love Letters, Mexican in New York, Pasión de Gavilanes, Prisonera, Sin Senos, No Hay Paraíso, Woman in the Mirror, Victoria

TeleFutura: Así es La Vida

Inquiry Health Topics Include:

5 A Day and nutritionAdoption policiesAdult film industryAdrenal tumor

hypersexualityAfrican diseasesAfrican sleeping sicknessAging and PreventionAlcohol use/addictionAllergiesALS

Alzheimer’s diseaseAmbiguous genitaliaAMLAmnesiaAmniotic bandsAnencephalyAnesthesia resistanceAnimal tranquilizersAnthraxAppendectomyArrythmias and pacemakers

Arterial embolizationArthritisAsbestosAsian infectious diseaseAsthmaAsymptomatic infectious

diseaseAutism AutopsyBariatric surgeryBeta thallasemia

Bioterrorism Bipolar disorderBird fluBirth controlBirth defectsBlindnessBlood-borne pathogensBlood lossBlood regenerationBone graft Bone marrow

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Bone marrow transplantBovine TBBrain deathBrain functionBrain imagingBrain injuryBrain tumorBRCABreastfeedingBuilt environmentBurnsCancerCancer, boneCancer, brainCancer, breastCancer, cervicalCancer, clustersCancer, colon Cancer, eyeCancer, first lookCancer, leukemiaCancer, lungCancer, lymphomaCancer, mesotheliomaCancer, neurologyCancer, ovarianCancer, pediatricCancer, pregnancyCancer, prostateCancer, stomach Cancer, treatmentCancer, bone graftCandiru fishCarbon monoxide poisonCardiac conditionsCardiovascular surgeryCeliac diseaseCerebral hypoxiaChemotherapyChild abuseChildhood obesityChicken PoxChlamydiaChloramine gasClinical trialsClostridium sordelli Cochlear implantsComaComa, brain swellingComplimentary medicineCongenital heart defectCord bloodCoronerCorpus colostomyCPRCultural competenceCultural disparitiesDeafnessDental proceduresDepressionDevelopmental disabilitiesDiabetesDomestic violence

Diarrheal diseasesDirected organ donationDNA and forensicsDrugs, depressionDrugs, hallucinogenicDrugs, schizophreniaDrug addiction, rehabDrug resistant TBDwarfism, pituitary adenomaDyslexiaEar surgeryEarly menopauseEating disordersE ColiElectroconvulsive therapyEmbryo transferEmergency preparednessEnd of life issuesEnvironmental hazardsEnvironmental healthEpilepsyErectile dysfunctionErotomanic delusionsExplosive componentsExerciseFace transplantationFetal surgeryFertility treatmentFlesh-eating bacteria Flu outbreakFlu prevention in childrenFood borne diseaseForensicsFreezing to deathFrontal Lobe SyndromeFungus ZygomitosisGastric bypassGenetics and diseaseGenital mutilationGlobal healthGlobal infectious agentGlobal infectious diseaseGriefGrowth hormoneH1N1H1N1, pregnancyHantavirusHead/neck injuryHealth care, accessHealth care, disparitiesHealth insuranceHearing lossHeart attackHeart disease and strokeHeart flatliningHeart surgeryHeart transplantationHemophilia HepatitisHeterochromiaHistologyHIV disclosure in schoolHIV in utero

HIV legal issuesHIV living withHIV pregnancyHIV statisticsHIV testingHIV/AIDS workplace

exposureHomeless careHospital infection controlHurricane Katrina and

fungusICU general surgeonImmunologyImplantation, armImplantation, kneeInduced deliveryInfant medicationsInfectious disease,

quarantineInfectious disease,

bioweaponsInfertilityInjury, gunshot woundInjury, knife woundInjury, leg, athleteInjuriesIraqi health crisesIraqi health systemIVFKawasaki diseaseKeratin and x-raysKidney diseaseLaparoscopic Learning disabilityLegionnaire’s DiseaseLethal mixturesLouis Barr syndromeMalariaMastectomy, teen, BRCAMDR TBMedical errorsMedical examinerMedical jargonMedical mysteriesMental illnessMeth labMilitary medical

OperationsMissing childrenMold and allergiesMorbid obesityMotorcycle accidentsMummiesMysathenia gravisNatural disaster responseNecrotizing enterocolitis,NephrectomyNeurologyNeurosurgeryNewborn trauma and

heart transplantNodding disease Nuclear attack

NutritionObesity, fast foodObesity, gastric bypassOocyte cryopreservationOrgan transplantationOrthopedic surgeryOrthorexiaPandemic fluParaplegicParasitesParkinson’s diseaseParkinson’s, stem cell

researchPeanut allergyPediatrics Pediatric surgeryPenis augmentationPharmacologyPharming partiesPhysical therapyPhysician malpracticePicaPlaguePlasmapheresisPleurisyPoison control centersPoisoningPolioPositron Emission

Topography (PET Scan)Pregnancy,

complicationsPregnancy, post health

issuesPregnancy, smokingPregnancy, uninsuredProblem deliveryProstheticsPsychiatric hospitalPsychiatristsPTSDPubertyQuarantine and IsolationRabies RadiationRadiation poisoningRadio frequency

ablationRenal failureReplacement, kneeRH incompatibilityRicinSARSSchizophreniaSchizophrenia, childhoodSCIDSeizuresSepsisSex therapistSexual dysfunctionSexual healthSexually Transmitted

Diseases

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Sexual violenceShort bowel syndromeSjogrens syndromeSkin graftsSleep apneaSleep disordersSmallpox Smoking, effects on bodySobercompanion/sober

coachSocial workSpina BifidaStem CellsSubdural hematomaSuccinylcholine

SuicideSuicide, drug overdoseSurgery-related deathsSurgical robotsSurrogacySyphilisTB abscess in brainTeenage abortionTeen drug useTerminal illnessThyroid stormTick paralysisTobacco-related illnessTourette’s syndromeToxicology

Toxic shock, sepsisTransfusionTransplantTransplant, heartTransplant, kidneyTransplant, lung, ex-vivoTransplant, liverTransplant, muscleTrauma and premature

birthTraumatic brain injuryTriplets complicationTropical medicineTuberculosisTurner syndrome

Twin-Twin-Transfusion- Syndrome

UNOS rulesUrban health issuesUrology, problem in bikerUrology, problem in elderly manVaginismusVentilators and hospice

careViolenceWest Nile VirusYouth Violence

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