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Thursday, January 04, 2007

House at WebMD
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The January/February issue of WebMD Magazine has debuted, and it features the fabulously hunky Hugh Laurie, who plays Dr. Gregory House. Be sure to look for it in your doctor's office!

In the issue, Laurie chats about growing up with his doctor-dad and shares how he really feels about the medical profession and his role on House.

Also, funny lady Roseanne Barr gives us her personal take on motherhood, aging and health, while Law and Order's S. Epatha Merkerson kicks off the New Year by discussing her campaign for lung cancer screening.

You'll also find updates on our WebMD Fitness RX Challengers, Jeff and Stefanee. How are they doing? Keep track by visiting their WebMD Blogs.

We even feature a real, live WebMD community member -- Cindy Michalewsky -- who brings us along on her journey through depression.

WebMD Magazine is just chock full of wonderful health and wellness information. Come see what it's all about.

Posted by: Leona_WebMD at 1/04/2007 12:52:00 PM

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am annoyed that he is on your cover! I love the show, but it is SO medically inaccurate! For example, the week after my infant son came home from the hospital after being treated for Kawasaki Disease (which affects children), House had an elderly man on with completely unrelated symptoms and they considered Kawasaki Disease!

1/30/2007 7:39 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

In extremely rare instances, Kawasaki's Disease can inflict older individuals, especially those with suppressed immune systems or circulatory problems. Symptoms may also vary for each patient, in that the root cause of the disease itself could have been from other factors. Thus, the above commenter is ill informed, as House's case was representative of an extremely rare, however possible, medical occurance. The show is very medically accurate.

5/04/2007 8:24 PM  

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