Dr. Drew Returns to Discovery Health Channel to Tackle Topical Health Issues

Dr. Drew Returns to Discovery Health Channel to Tackle Topical Health Issues

-- STRICTLY DR. DREW Premieres Tuesday, July 25, at 10 PM (ET/PT) --

SILVER SPRING, Md., July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- DID YOU KNOW ... One in four Americans will die from cancer; 90 million Americans are affected by snoring; women suffer migraines three times more frequently than men; 136 million Americans are overweight; three million people in the U.S. suffer from excessive sweating and 24 million American adults are compulsive shoppers.

These are just a few of the surprising statistics that Dr. Drew Pinsky investigates when he returns to Discovery Health Channel as host of STRICTLY DR. DREW. The new series explores "real" health issues affecting society today. Each one-hour episode addresses common health problems and delivers advice and information viewers need to know to stay healthy.

Airing Tuesdays at 10 PM (ET/PT) beginning July 25, STRICTLY DR. DREW combines a unique mixture of celebrity interviews, audience feedback, discussions with experts and man-on-the-street interviews. Drawing from over 20 years of medical experience, Dr. Drew penetrates a wide range of relevant personal health topics, providing valuable take-away knowledge viewers need to improve their lives.

Dr. Drew partners with leading medical and health experts to uncover the truth about germs, expose America's biggest killers, unlock the differences between the sexes and reveal what your children are really up to. Viewers will hear from television star Danny Bonaduce about his battle with addiction and share stories of survival with Katie Couric, Sharon Osbourne and Lance Armstrong. From common health issues to embarrassing disorders, STRICTLY DR. DREW covers it all.

Dr. Drew is the author of CRACKED: Putting Broken Lives Together Again (Harper-Collins), and is host of the nationally syndicated call-in radio show Loveline. Recently he was named assistant clinical professor of psychiatry for the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California.

STRICTLY DR. DREW is produced for Discovery Health Channel by Weller Grossman. Rob Weller, Gary Grossman and Steve Lange are executive producers. In addition to hosting the series, Dr. Drew serves as an executive producer. Executive producer for Discovery Health Channel is Wendy Douglas.

Discovery Communications, Inc. is the leading global real-world media and entertainment company. Discovery has grown from its core property, the Discovery Channel, first launched in the United States in 1985, to current global operations in more than 160 countries and territories with 1.3 billion cumulative subscribers. DCI's over 100 networks of distinctive programming represent 27 network entertainment brands including TLC, Animal Planet, Travel Channel, Discovery Health Channel, Discovery Kids, Discovery Times Channel, The Science Channel, Military Channel, Discovery Home Channel, Discovery en Espanol, Discovery Kids En Espanol, Discovery HD Theater, FitTV, Discovery Travel & Living (Viajar y Vivir), Discovery Home & Health and Discovery Real Time. DCI's other properties consist of Discovery Education and Discovery Commerce, which operates more than 100 Discovery Channel Stores in the U.S. DCI also distributes BBC America in the United States. DCI's ownership consists of four shareholders: Discovery Holding Company (NASDAQ:DISCA)(NASDAQ:DISCB), Cox Communications, Inc., Advance/Newhouse Communications and John S. Hendricks, the Company's Founder and Chairman.

Source: Discovery Health Channel

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