Strong Medicine Lifetime (TV network) Schedule November 7, 2006 December 6, 2006

November 7
Tuesday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Fix" 	Concerned for their safety, Lu suggests a risky ear surgery when a deaf family comes to the emergency room following a fire in their apartment building. Meanwhile, a patient of Dana's comes in with an infection on her foot, causing Dana to suspect she is a closet heroine addict. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx   [CC] [TV-PG DLSV]
November 7
Tuesday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Fix" 	
	 	
November 8
Wednesday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Maternity" 	After Lu diagnoses one of her patients with early menopause, she is shocked when she discovers that the patient is only twenty-five years old. Dana fights an uphill battle as she helps a new mother through post-partum depression. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx   [CC] [TV-14 D]
November 8
Wednesday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Maternity" 	
	 	
November 9
Thursday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Complications" 	Lu diagnoses a young girl with oral gonorrhea after she complains of a sore throat. Meanwhile, Dana finds herself in an awkward situation when she learns that two of her patients are about to give birth to babies fathered by the same man. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx   [CC] [TV-14 D]
November 9
Thursday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Complications" 	
	 	
November 10
Friday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Rape Kit" 	Lu is acquaintance-raped by a prominent and highly-respected surgeon at the hospital who, in response to the allegations, claims that he had consensual, albeit rough, sex with Lu. Dana helps Lu after the rape but still has doubts about the legitimacy of Lu's claim. In the meantime, Dana treats a pregnant woman who's been seriously injured in a car accident. Events lead Dana to believe it was not an accident, but attempted suicide. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot, Gregory Harrison   [CC] [TV-14 L]
November 10
Friday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Rape Kit" 	
	 	
November 12
Sunday
12:00 am	Strong Medicine "Misdiagnosis Murder" 	Lu must face an ethical dilemma about her doctor/patient confidentiality when a battered pregnant woman goes missing. While taking on a misogynistic doctor whose female patient is dying of a brain tumor, Andy must also deal with her youngest daughter's behavior in the aftermath of her divorce. Nick treats the crew of a cruise ship which comes down with an apparent virus. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot   [CC] [TV-PG L]
November 12
Sunday
12:00 am	Strong Medicine "Misdiagnosis Murder" 	
	 	
November 12
Sunday
1:00 am	Strong Medicine "Childcare" 	Dana finds herself in a moral dilema when one of her patients begins losing her battle with cystic fibrosis. The patient's husband wants to keep his wife on life support, while the patient's mother wants her to die peacefully. Meanwhile, Lu dupes one of her patients with a placebo when the patient refuses to recognize the negative side effects of a drug Lu prescribes for the woman's autistic child. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx   [CC] [TV-PG L]
November 12
Sunday
1:00 am	Strong Medicine "Childcare" 	
	 	
November 13
Monday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Drugstore Cowgirl" 	Dana cares for a dying patient who has been disguising herself as a man in order to fulfill her calling to the priesthood. Meanwhile, when Lu prescribes a drug for a woman suffering from sickle cell anemia, she has to confront the woman's pharmacist when she discovers that he will not carry any high-priced drugs for fear of being robbed. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx   [CC] [TV-14 DL]
November 13
Monday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Drugstore Cowgirl" 	
	 	
November 14
Tuesday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Wednesday Night Fever"	When Lu discovers that a pregnant woman in the ER has been fatally stabbed and that her unborn baby has been stolen, she helps the police find the woman's baby while she desperately tries to save the woman's life. Lu then must treat a woman who has been raped, only to discover that the rapist is in the ER being treated for wounds incurred during the attack. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx   [CC] [TV-14 DL]
November 14
Tuesday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Wednesday Night Fever"	
	 	
November 15
Wednesday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Mortality" 	As Dana prepares a patient for the birth of her second child, the woman shares her fears of having a vaginal delivery because her first baby was delivered via cesarean section. Dana dismisses the woman's fears as nerves, but has to question her role as a doctor when the woman loses her baby during the delivery. Lu treats a patient for malnourishment and discovers that the woman is on a hunger strike protesting her son's impending death row execution. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx   [CC] [TV-14 D]
November 15
Wednesday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Mortality" 	
	 	
November 16
Thursday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Donors" 	Dana and Lu disagree on the proper advice to give an Ivy League college student when she wants to sell her eggs to a couple with reproductive problems. The situation is further complicated when the student is killed and her mother wants to have the already-fertilized egg implanted in herself so she can carry and raise her grandchild. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot, Mary J. Blige   [CC] [TV-14 DL]
November 16
Thursday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Donors" 	
	 	
November 17
Friday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Trauma" 	Lu copes with post traumatic stress from her rape, and the flashback memories which are starting to break through her denial. Meanwhile, Dana must consult with Dr. Kilner, Lu's accused rapist, on the case of a pregnant woman with colon cancer. A patient of Lu's may be held criminally responsible for driving drunk when she has a car accident after taking cough medicine, injuring a patient of Dana's who is a Jehovah's Witness and refuses a blood transfusion. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot, Gregory Harrison   [CC] [TV-14 L]
November 17
Friday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Trauma" 	
	 	
November 19
Sunday
12:00 am	Strong Medicine "Bad Liver" 	When Lu's patient receives a desperately needed transplant, Andy has designs on the discarded liver. Also, when one of Lu's patient's ex-con husband returns home after more than three years in prison, he may be suffering from more than depression. Meanwhile, Andy considers taking her relationship with Dr. Morton to the next level while Lana's life is turned upside down when someone from her past returns. Dr. Biancavilla faces a moral dilemma when a paramedic friend is pricked by an IV drug user's needle. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot   [CC] [TV-PG DLV]
November 19
Sunday
12:00 am	Strong Medicine "Bad Liver" 	
	 	
November 19
Sunday
1:00 am	Strong Medicine "Adverse Reactions" 	After Robert does not hire a woman Lu recommended, the woman's lawyer brings him to court for "fat discrimination." Meanwhile, when Dana treats a military officer for Gulf War Syndrome, she discovers that the woman contracted it through sexual intercourse. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot, Star Jones   [CC] [TV-PG DL]
November 19
Sunday
1:00 am	Strong Medicine "Adverse Reactions" 	
	 	
November 20
Monday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "History" 	As Lu helps her dying grandmother through a painful bone marrow transplant, we see through a series of flashbacks how Lu met Lana and Peter, and came to start her own women's healthcare clinic. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot, Mary J. Blige   [CC] [TV-PG L]
November 20
Monday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "History" 	
	 	
November 21
Tuesday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Attachments" 	Robert, Lu and Dana find themselves on opposing sides when the parents of conjoined twins refuse to surgically separate their daughters. Lu treats a female firefighter with leukemia and learns that she may have purposely started a fire in an effort to end her life. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot   [CC] [TV-PG L]
November 21
Tuesday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Attachments" 	
	 	
November 22
Wednesday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Relief" 	All of Philadelphia is enraged with Dana when she refuses to induce an early pregnancy on the Phillies star pitcher's wife, causing him to be called away from a playoff game which the Phillies lose. Lu treats a piano prodigy who has scleroderma, an incurable disorder that turns its victims' bodies as hard as stone, killing them slowly and painfully. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot   [CC] [TV-PG LV]
November 22
Wednesday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Relief" 	
	 	
November 23
Thursday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Impaired" 	Lu diagnoses a patient with Alzheimers and tries to help her when the woman's 15-year-old son, who has Down's syndrome, is removed from her custody. Dana becomes the OB/GYN to a pregnant Martha Stewart-type entrepreneur, and discovers that the budding superstar has a serious problem with alcoholism. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot   [CC] [TV-PG NONE]
November 23
Thursday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Impaired" 	
	 	
November 24
Friday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Recovery Time" 	Lu experiences intense anger when her rapist is acquitted by the Grand Jury. Acting out in a violent rage, she winds up losing her position at the hospital. When Dana becomes overwhelmed trying to cover Lu's duties at the clinic, and deciding whether to continue an in vitro fertilization of a patient who needs a lung transplant, Robert decides to try and hire Lu back. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot, Mel Harris, Gregory Harrison   [CC] [TV-14 DL]
November 24
Friday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Recovery Time" 	
	 	
November 26
Sunday
12:00 am	Strong Medicine "Vaccinations" 	A smallpox vaccine for a hospital worker leads to life-threatening complications for her child. Also, Andy helps a premature baby unknowingly save the life of her mother. Lu teaches a chauvinist a lesson about consent. Andy and Milo's relationship begins to blossom. Peter and a speech specialist help out a troubled teenager with a stutter. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot   [CC] [TV-PG L]
November 26
Sunday
12:00 am	Strong Medicine "Vaccinations" 	
	 	
November 26
Sunday
1:00 am	Strong Medicine "Rebirth" 	Dana treats a woman who is being physically abused by her adopted teen daughter. The woman decides, with a team of "experts," to re-create the girl's birth in the hopes of forming a real mother-daughter bond, but things go terribly wrong. Lu treats one of Dana's patients and learns that despite the patient's appearance, she is homeless. Lu refers the woman to a shelter, only to have her return after contracting tuberculosis. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot, Roxanne Hart   [CC] [TV-PG L]
November 26
Sunday
1:00 am	Strong Medicine "Rebirth" 	
	 	
November 27
Monday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Hot Flash" 	Dana treats a very conservative, very pregnant, politician who develops severe eclampsia. When the woman does not respond to Dana's treatment and her life is at risk, Dana wants to try a more advanced procedure that would unfortunately result in the pro-life politico losing her baby. Lu diagnoses one of her patients with menopause, and sees the emotional side of this condition when the patient admits that she has been lying about her age. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot   [CC] [TV-14 LV]
November 27
Monday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Hot Flash" 	
	 	
November 28
Tuesday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Control Group" 	When his wife's battle with multiple sclerosis gets increasingly difficult, Robert asks Dana to put her into a clinical trial for a new experimental drug. When Robert's wife does not respond to the treatment, Dana tells a white lie to keep her confidence high and makes her believe she was taking a placebo. Lu treats a young Korean woman for anorexia and uncovers the issues the woman has with the unreasonable expectations of her family. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot, Teri Garr   [CC] [TV-PG D]
November 28
Tuesday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Control Group" 	
	 	
November 29
Wednesday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Zol Zein Gezint" 	Dana tries to solve a custody battle when an African-American patient who has been implanted with fertilized eggs delivers twins -- but one twin is black and the other twin is white. Lu treats a woman for severe, chronic back pain, only to uncover the patient's addiction to prescription drugs. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot   [CC] [TV-PG L]
November 29
Wednesday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Zol Zein Gezint" 	
	 	
November 30
Thursday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Accidents" 	Dana treats an Olympic-bound figure skater for early onset osteoporosis. Lu helps one of her pregnant patients who is being sued by her ex-boyfriend for allegedly getting pregnant on purpose to trap him. Meanwhile, Dana's biological clock is ticking and when Nick tells her that he is not ready to settle down, they decide to give their relationship a break. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot, Oksana Baiul   [CC] [TV-PG DL]
November 30
Thursday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Accidents" 	
	 	
December 1
Friday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Positive" 	With her 39th birthday around the corner, Dana's biological clock continues to tick as she considers approaching a close friend to be a potential sperm donor. While struggling with her own maternal feelings, Dana must deal with the ethical dilemma of helping Lu's patient get pregnant after learning the woman's husband is HIV positive. Meanwhile, Lu treats a teenage patient who suffers from pelvic inflammatory disease. When complications arise from her daughter's illness, the distraught mother blames Lu and takes vengeful action. Loretta Devine guest stars. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot, Loretta Devine   [CC] [TV-PG DLV]
December 1
Friday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Positive" 	
	 	
December 3
Sunday
12:00 am	Strong Medicine "Temperature's Rising" 	In the middle of a crushing heat wave, Andy and Milo stop a baby's heart in the fight to save its life. Andy also faces an ethical dilemma when a single woman with Alzheimer's seeks out her help to have a baby. Meanwhile, Lu fights to save a sixteen-year old girl who has been shot in a gang initiation, apparently by a girl with Down's Syndrome. Also, Andy is confronted with telling her daughters that she is dating. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot   [CC] [TV-PG L]
December 3
Sunday
12:00 am	Strong Medicine "Temperature's Rising" 	
	 	
December 3
Sunday
1:00 am	Strong Medicine "Bloodwork" 	Dana helps a mother reconnect with her emotionally troubled teenage son when she discovers that they both have lead poisoning. Lu helps a stenographer fight for worker's compensation when she is diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, an affliction that was passed down to her genetically. With the help of a genetic counselor, Lu explores the other genetic markers her patient is carrying, and discovers that she is also a carrier for Huntington's Disease. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot   [CC] [TV-14 DLV]
December 3
Sunday
1:00 am	Strong Medicine "Bloodwork" 	
	 	
December 4
Monday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Outcomes" 	While struggling with her own fertility issues, Dana helps a family whose child suffers from Fanconi Anemia disease. And, after some careful detective work, Lu discovers that her patient suffers from Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy and realizes she must take action before the outcome becomes fatal. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot, Arye Gross   [CC] [TV-PG DLV]
December 4
Monday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Outcomes" 	
	 	
December 5
Tuesday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Stages" 	Lu must deal with the emotional aftermath of rape when a local paramedic asks her out on a date. Meanwhile, Lu treats a woman suffering from a neurological condition known as Myasthenia Gravis. Dana continues to contemplate her future as a mother and decides to use the in vitro fertilization process. Dana realizes her patient, a local minister, suffers from Pseudotumor Cerebri, a disease which eventually leaves the patient blind. Joanna Kerns directs. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot, Joanna Kerns   [CC] [TV-PG DL]
December 5
Tuesday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Stages" 	
	 	
December 6
Wednesday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Heartbeat" 	Dana is caught in an ethical dilema when Mary, a 17-year-old patient with ovarian cancer, refuses treatment. When Mary's parents lovingly insist that all medical measures be taken to prolong their daughter's life, Mary takes drastic measures in order to legally decide her fate. After completing her first in-vitro fertilization, Dana eagerly prepares for her upcoming pregnancy. Meanwhile, Lu finds herself in the middle of a messy family dispute when her initial diagnosis of a patient suggests abuse. Lacey Chabert guest stars. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Brennan Elliot, Lacey Chabert   [CC] [TV-PG DL]
December 6
Wednesday
1:30 am	Strong Medicine "Heartbeat"