Marcia Degelman of UCSF takes a look at the potential effects of health habits upon longevity.

It is estimated that over 50% of people with type 2 diabetes have sleep apnea, which if left untreated can have devastating effects on your health. Dr. Steven Edelman talks with sleep medicine expert, Dr. Jose Loredo, about the latest on sleep apnea. JC Johnson, a type 2 diabetic, joins the show to share his story of how successfully managing his sleep apnea changed his life.

Dr. Cynthia Stuenkel discusses the myths and realities of menopause with host Dr. David Granet. How are women managing the hot flashes, mood swings, and insomnia attached to menopause? These questions and more are answered in this inspiring talk that educates and empowers women to actively and healthfully manage this passage.

Dr. Jeffrey Applebaum presents a Family Practionioner's guide to ADHD. This disorder affects many school-aged children as well as adults. Dr, Applebaum explains how to diagnose and effectively treat people who struggle with this vexing disorder.

Drs. Sang-Mo Kang and Chris Freise explore the risk of higher risk donors and how and why paired donation chains work.

Dr. William Perry (UCSD Neuropsychiatry/Behavioral Med.) explores the neuropsychological perspective. He presents research linking both aging to cognitive changes, and cognition to occupational performance in physicians. He then postulates that many older physicians draw from "crystalized knowledge" and non-analytic cognitive processes. Dr. Perry presents the role of neuropsychology in assessing the aging physician and contrasts a neuropsychodiagnostic assessment with a PACE Fitness for Duty evaluation. He also introduces the idea that doctors can accommodate potentially cognitive decline and mitigate against effects of aging.

Dr. Stephen Miller talks about the known effects of aging on physician clinical performance. He compares the regulatory standards for the aviation and medical fields. He contrasts clinical outcomes for older physicians compared to younger physicians. He highlights the confounding age-related issues such as lower caseload volume. He notes that physicians believe in reporting an impaired colleague in theory, but have fallen short when it is called for. Dr. Miller ends by advocating regular evaluations of mental/physical health throughout one's career, and suggests other ways to ensure competency for physicians.

What are the secrets of successful aging? What steps can we take to enjoy this time of life more? Dr. Dilip V. Jeste, Director of the Stein Institute for Research on Aging, and a leading expert on aging, shares his insights on everything from aging and sex, the power of optimism, eating right and exercising, to the importance of social engagement and sharing your wisdom with others. No matter what your age is it is never too late to cultivate the traits to live life to the fullest.

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women and is by far, the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women. On this edition of About Health, Jeanne Blake is joined by Faith Scruggs, a survivor of lung cancer and her doctor, Michael Ebright MD, the Co-Director of the Lung Cancer Cyberknife Program at Boston Medical Center.

Award-winning journalist Kathleen Sharp discusses her book, "Blood Feud: The Man Who Blew the Whistle on One of the Deadliest Prescription Drugs Ever." This true story about a whistle-blower fighting Big Pharma over the anti-anemia drug know as Procrit, Epogen, and Aranesp or simply "epo." From financial kickbacks to doctors, bribes and Medicare fraud, to patients doubling as unwitting guinea pigs for high doses of the dangerous drug Sharp tells a shocking story which is now unfolding federal court.

The majority of people with depression and bipolar disorder can and do have fulfilling, meaningful lives. Dr. Descartes Li, Professor Psychiatry and Director of UCSF Bipolar Disorder Program, discusses alternative treatments for depression - what works and what doesn't.