Archive | May, 2009

Tuesday’s Oprah Show (5/19/09): An Oprah/People Magazine Exclusive: Heroes in Hard Times

May 19, 2009

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Meet a man who’s changing the lives of thousands…one car at a time. Then, Dr. Oz reports on the little town making medical miracles! Plus, meet the foreclosure angel.

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Charice Sings “if i wrote a note to god” on Oprah today

May 18, 2009

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Just a little bonus coverage for today. Charice will be singing the “If I wrote a note to God” on today’s Oprah Show. Enjoy the video preview below. Thanks

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Monday’s Oprah Show (5/18/09): Finale: Oprah’s Search for the World’s Most Talented Kids

May 17, 2009

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It’s a television event one year in the making! Don’t miss our talented kids finale with Charice and Taylor Swift. Plus, Oprah’s special co-host Jordan!

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Friday’s Oprah Show (5/15/09): Amazing Animals

May 14, 2009

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Actress Glenn Close goes behind bars for The Oprah Show with a heart-stirring report. Then some of the most amazing animal stories you have ever heard! If you love animals you don’t want to miss this hour!

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ZDNET Article on Dr Oz and Resveratrol

May 14, 2009

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ZDnet today ran an article about Dr Oz and his backing on Resveratrol.

Per Zdnet.com:

As a TV doctor Dr. Sanjay Gupta has nothing on Dr. Mehmet Oz.

From his post at Columbia University Dr. Oz has made himself a media superstar, starting with the Hearst-owned RealAge Web site, and now as Oprah Winfrey’s latest discovery, with his own Harpo-produced show scheduled for this fall.

But he may be putting it all at risk by jumping the gun on resveratrol, a chemical found on the skin of grapes now being touted as an anti-aging miracle.

There has been some promising research done on the compound, especially in mice. But lots of things which promise revolutions in mice turn out to be mouse-chow.

60 Minutes recently had a segment touting resveratrol, along with a very low-calorie diet. Sirtris, now owned by Glaxo SmithKline, is trying to push a highly-absorbed form through the drug approval process.

Dr. Oz isn’t waiting. He’s been telling Oprah and any other reporter who will listen that resveratrol is great, a miracle. He even has a Web site pushing his own version of the supplement.

It’s beginning to remind some of Linus Pauling and Vitamin C.

Pauling was a giant, a two-time Nobel Prize winner. And in his later years he came to be seen as something of a quack, especially after his Vitamin C book, How to Live Longer and Feel Better, came out in 1986. I wrote about this last August.

So is Dr. Oz pulling a Pauling, when he’s just on the cusp of his biggest success?

Pauling’s name is on a research institute at Oregon State, and their page on resveratrol gives the question a definite maybe. Its conclusion, “At present, relatively little is known about the effects of resveratrol in humans.”

Would you risk your wealth, fame and good name on an unknown like this? Is it ethical for someone to do so? Even if it turns out they’re right?

As they say on the TV, stay tuned.

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