Strong Medicine Lifetime (TV network) Schedule June 12, 2005 July 19, 2005

June 12
Sunday
9:00 pm	Strong Medicine "New Blood" (N) 	Rick Schroder joins the cast as Dr. Dylan West. Rittenhouse Hospital is placed on emergency standby while the President is visiting Philly. Lu can't believe that Dr. Dylan was chosen as Andy's replacement. They bumped heads constantly back in med school. They're thrown together when a huge train wreck causes dozens of casualties. Lu and Dylan clash when they disagree about how to deal with the bipolar woman who caused the accident. Lu, still unsure about marrying Jonas, gets shot when she refuses to give up her ring in a late night mugging. Slowly bleeding to death, Dylan is able to save her with the blood on reserve for the President. With Andy in D.C., Kayla must find a place to live. Instead of compromising her stance on premarital cohabitation, she moves in with Lana. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Josh Coxx, Tamera Mowry, Rosa Blasi, Rick Schroder, Philip Casnoff, Lori Loughlin   [CC] [TV-PG LV]
June 12
Sunday
9:00 pm	Strong Medicine "New Blood" (N) 	
	 	
June 13
Monday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Touched by an Idol" 	Pop star Amber is being treated for fatigue by Andy. While at the clinic, Andy introduces Amber to 10-year-old Lily, a young patient suffering from a serious heart condition. To brighten Lily's dreary spirit, Amber graciously invites the young girl to spend the day with her. The situation takes an ugly turn when Lily's mom accuses the pop star of molesting her daughter. Meanwhile, Ben's new plan to prevent RWHC from shutting down backfires, and sends the staff reeling into chaos. Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas guest stars. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Tamera Mowry, - Chili   [CC] [TV-PG DL]
June 13
Monday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Touched by an Idol" 	
	 	
June 14
Tuesday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Omissions" 	When babies start coming in to the ER deathly ill, it seems there is an outbreak in Philly. Lu discovers that the donated baby formula being handed out by Rittenhouse was missing a critical B-1 supplement, and the babies are suffering from beriberi. Lu, Ben, Peter, and Lana take to the streets to gather up the defective baby formula and rectify the dangerous situation. Andy's patient is in need of a kidney, but the only donor match is her biological father--the man who raped her mother. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Tamera Mowry, Grant Show   [CC] [TV-PG DL]
June 14
Tuesday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Omissions" 	
	 	
June 15
Wednesday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Cape Cancer" 	In desperate need of a vacation, Andy accepts her patient's offer to visit her house on the Cape. While vacationing with Milo, Andy uncovers an epidemic of cancer, initiating an investigation into a possible "cancer cluster." Lu's patient, a female body builder, will not undergo a C-section for fear of it ruining her body for competition. Lu prescribes a high school basketball phenom a drug for his Attention Deficit Disorder, which leads to him being kicked off the team and ultimately ruining his chances for a college scholarship. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Tamera Mowry, Grant Show   [CC] [TV-PG DL]
June 15
Wednesday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Cape Cancer" 	
	 	
June 16
Thursday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Fractured" 	Andy treats a judge for hearing loss, which is revealed to be the result of pain medication abuse. After a string of elderly patients die under suspicious circumstances, Peter faces murder charges because of his views regarding the right to die. Andy's ex-husband Les shows up to find that she has moved on with her life and is dating Milo, who he fears will replace him in his daughters' affections. Lu's romance with Ben continues to blossom. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Tamera Mowry, Grant Show, Jobeth Williams, Richard Biggs, Charlotte Rae   [CC] [TV-PG D]
June 16
Thursday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Fractured" 	
	 	
June 17
Friday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Goodbye Slash Rest in Peace" 	Lu (Rosa Blasi) faces many changes in her life. As her son Marc (Christopher Marquette) leaves for college a year early, she must decide whether or not to leave her life behind and move with Ben (Grant Show) to Miami. Meanwhile, Andy (Patricia Richardson) suggests to a cosmetic surgeon that her patient should not undergo another breast enhancement after having undergone five operations in two years. However, the surgeon does not heed Andy's advice, resulting in a disastrous outcome. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Tamera Mowry, Nestor Carbonell, Grant Show, Tamlyn Tomita   [CC] [TV-PG LV]
June 17
Friday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Goodbye Slash Rest in Peace" 	
	 	
June 19
Sunday
9:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Feeling No Pain" (N) 	Dylan points to heroin use as the cause of a young affluent woman's mysterious collapse. He tracks down the dealer when believes there is more to the stories. His suspicion is confirmed when lab results reveal that the drug has been cut with a performance enhancer. Dylan aims to get this deadly mixture off the street. Lu is in the middle when a mom and the nanny install spyware to see if the other is causing the multiple bruises found on a one year old. Lu helps unite the women to provide around the clock care when she diagnoses a rare and deadly disease that leaves the child unresponsive to pain. Lana is thrilled about her degree in psychology. Lu and Dylan agree to let her run free clinic hours to deal with psychological aspects of women's health issues. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Rick Schroder, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Tamera Mowry, Lori Loughlin   [CC] [TV-PG DL]
June 19
Sunday
9:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Feeling No Pain" (N) 	
	 	
June 20
Monday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Healing Touch" 	Andy is put on probation due to a complaint filed by a patient claiming racism. Lu has a patient that needs surgery but instead wants to see a faith healer. Lu's personal life heats up when Jonas asks Lu out on a date. Peter struggles with what to do, when a woman who used his sperm to create several embryos without going forward with a pregnancy, seeks him out to discuss what to do with them. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Tamera Mowry, Lynn Whitfield, Nestor Carbonell   [CC] [TV-PG DL]
June 20
Monday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Healing Touch" 	
	 	
June 21
Tuesday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Bleeding Heart" 	Lu treats two girls who seem to have been inhaling rat poison found in their high schools. But what Lu discovers is that these girls are bullies and that another student was poisoning them to get back at them. Andy's friend and colleague is writing a heart healthy diet book and would like for Andy to write a little endorsement for her book. Andy agrees and no sooner does her friend arrive in the ER complaining of chest pains. Andy is faced with whether it is right for her to endorse her friends book after what just happened. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Tamera Mowry   [CC] [TV-PG L]
June 21
Tuesday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Bleeding Heart" 	
	 	
June 22
Wednesday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Prophylactic Measures" 	Lu does a pelvic exam on a new patient. The patient tells Lu that her boss is a total advocate for women's health and if Lu would perforn a set of "on the job" physicals her boss would be delighted to make a generous donation to the Clinic. Andy competes for the vacated position of Chief of Surgery. Kayla treats a teen for a gunshot wound and complications arise with the police. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Tamera Mowry, Nestor Carbonell   [CC] [TV-14 DS]
June 22
Wednesday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Prophylactic Measures" 	
	 	
June 23
Thursday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Life in the Balance" 	Andy and Kayla look into a resident who was prescribed prozac for her depression and attempted suicide. Lu must find a liver donor for a famous gymnast's sister who is an outcast from her own family and who they really don't want to help. Lu and Jonas butt heads when she finds out that he wants to build a large shopping complex that takes out the mom and pop stores in her neighborhood. Lana and Peter help a visually impaired patient make-over the patients apartment to be safer. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Tamera Mowry, Nestor Carbonell, Keri Strugg   [CC] [TV-PG DL]
June 23
Thursday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Life in the Balance" 	
	 	
June 24
Friday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Like Cures Like" 	When a hiker is left paralyzed after falling into a ravine, Kayla discusses with Andy trying an experimental procedure called Mind-Bridge that would require placing a computer chip into the patient's brain. Once Lu discovers that her patient has tested positive for a rare but deadly flu, she must notify the Center for Disease Control in order to prevent an epidemic. Meanwhile, Dr. Jackson is mistakenly arrested for soliciting a prostitute after giving one of Lu's patients a ride home. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Tamera Mowry, Fran Drescher   [CC] [TV-PG DL]
June 24
Friday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Like Cures Like" 	
	 	
June 26
Sunday
9:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Clinical Risk" (N) 	Lu tries to help her patient's 11 year old son, whose behavior is getting him in trouble at school. When the boy attacks a teacher, he is shot with a taser gun resulting in cardiac arrest. Lu is enraged to find that there are no guidelines or restrictions for use of this weapon on a child. Lu discovers that his behavior is due to mercury poison. Dylan, who has an eye for gambling, takes a risk to treat a patient with a rare type of MS. Kayla contacts homeland security when a patient has been exposed to the deadly chemical ricin. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Rick Schroder, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Tamera Mowry   [CC] [TV-PG LV]
June 26
Sunday
9:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Clinical Risk" (N) 	
	 	
June 27
Monday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Cinderella in Scrubs" 	100th Episode. Lu and Andy are at odds when their patients, an adoptive mother (guest star Camryn Manheim) and an ex-junkie (guest star Sara Gilbert), fight over the parental rights of a four-year-old little girl. Also, Andy encourages Irene (guest star Fran Drescher), who is diagnosed with stage four uterine cancer, to sue her insurance company as a test case for improving women's health care. Meanwhile, Lu goes to a ball with her new love interest. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Tamera Mowry, Fran Drescher, Camryn Manheim, Sara Gilbert   [CC] [TV-PG NONE]
June 27
Monday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Cinderella in Scrubs" 	
	 	
June 28
Tuesday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Body Mass Increase" 	After performing a check-up on her son's friend, Lu (Rosa Blasi) is shocked to find out the teen is pregnant and that it may be her son's child. Meanwhile, Andy (Patricia Richardson) takes action when her daughter's friends are sent ?fat letters? by their school, notifying their parents that they are overweight. With Kayla's (Tamera Mowry) ex-boyfriend announcing his pending nuptials, Kayla (Tamera Mowry) asks Peter (Josh Coxx) to be her fiance. (Drama/2004) Starring Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx and Tamera Mowry. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Tamera Mowry   [CC] [TV-14 D]
June 28
Tuesday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Body Mass Increase" 	
	 	
June 29
Wednesday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Selective Breeding" 	Lu (Rosa Blasi ) helps a desperate mother get her mentally ill daughter admitted to a state-funded health facility. Andy (Patricia Richardson) aides a couple who wish to have in vitro fertilization, only to discover that they have ulterior motives for having the baby. A trip to volunteer at a wildlife park leaves Kayla (Tamera Mowry) and Peter (Josh Coxx) with learning more about the birds and the bees than either expected. (2004/Drama) Starring Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx and Tamera Mowry. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Tamera Mowry   [CC] [TV-PG D]
June 29
Wednesday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Selective Breeding" 	
	 	
June 30
Thursday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Graft" 	A six-year-old girl suffering from third-degree burns needs an immediate skin graft, and Lu (Rosa Blasi) must decide if her healthy twin sister is old enough to give consent for a medical procedure that will save her sister's life. Meanwhile, Andy (Patricia Richardson) discovers that cadavers at the hospital are being illegally sold. (2004/Drama) Starring Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx and Tamera Mowry. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Tamera Mowry   [CC] [TV-PG NONE]
June 30
Thursday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Graft" 	
	 	
July 5
Tuesday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "A Dose of Reality" 	Andy (Patricia Richardson) meets the teenager who killed Milo (Richard Biggs) in the car accident. Jessie (Michelle Horn) driving drunk gets into trouble. Lu (Rosa Blasi) has a medical mystery when a recent organ transplant patient of hers comes into the ER with symptoms of organ rejection. Andy and Lu rush to find all the recipients from this organ donor before it's too late. Jonas is investigated for insider trading. (2004/Drama) Starring Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx and Tamera Mowry. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Tamera Mowry, Nestor Carbonell   [CC] [TV-PG L]
July 5
Tuesday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "A Dose of Reality" 	
	 	
July 6
Wednesday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Code" 	Andy competes for the recently vacated position of Chief of Surgery, while one of her pregnant patients is in an accident. The patient's baby seems to be fine but Andy fears that her patient has suffered internal injuries. Andy fights to save the mother but her internal injuries are too severe and in the end she saves the baby's life. Lu has a patient whose cells may help find a cure for leukemia. Lu butts heads with a biotech company when a patient of hers is revealed to have cells that may help derive an anti-leukemia drug and the company using her cells won't give the patient any financial reciprocation Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Tamera Mowry   [CC] [TV-PG L]
July 6
Wednesday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Code" 	
	 	
July 7
Thursday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Foreign Bodies" 	Andy tries to keep a woman with a rare lung disease alive long enough to see her first grandchild, while Lu convinces Jonas to use his private jet to bring the woman's daughter from Paris. Lu ends up delivering the baby on the plane. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Tamera Mowry, Nestor Carbonell   [CC] [TV-PG D]
July 7
Thursday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Foreign Bodies" 	
	 	
July 8
Friday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Virgin Birth" 	As everyone prepares for Christmas, Lu helps a young surrogate mother when the baby she has carried is rejected by his parents after he is born with a severe brain disorder. Andy treats a six-year old heart attack victim. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Tamera Mowry   [CC] [TV-PG DL]
July 8
Friday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Virgin Birth" 	
	 	
July 10
Sunday
9:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Differentials" (N) 	Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Rick Schroder, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Tamera Mowry   [CC]
July 10
Sunday
9:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Differentials" (N) 	
	 	
July 11
Monday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "First Response" 	A series of complicated trauma cases introduces us to the Rittenhouse EMS team, a highly specialized group of trauma unit doctors and paramedics. At the core are foster sisters Kate and Vanessa, one a doctor and the other a paramedic, one Afro-Latina, one Caucasian. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Tamera Mowry, Nicole Hiltz, Michael Trucco, Lauren Velez   [CC] [TV-PG LV]
July 11
Monday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "First Response" 	
	 	
July 12
Tuesday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Implants, Transplants and Cuban Aunts"	Andy treats a beauty pageant contestant who must have her breast implants removed after developing Lupus. She decides to go ahead and compete with the smaller but safer breasts nature gave her. Lu tries to fend off the INS when twenty very pregnant illegal aliens are brought to the hospital. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Tamera Mowry, Nestor Carbonell   [CC] [TV-PG L]
July 12
Tuesday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Implants, Transplants and Cuban Aunts"	
	 	
July 13
Wednesday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Cutting the Cord" 	Lu tries to break up with Jonas after reading an article suggesting that he's moving his headquarters to Brazil. Instead, he surprises her by popping the question. Andy faces a challenge when she goes up against the Senate in her confirmation for Surgeon General and must defend her and Lu's passionate yet un-orthodox manner of practicing medicine. After a few stellar dates Kayla and Peter are ready to ratchet their relationship up to a physical level, but with her living in the Campbell household and his apartment torn-up during a renovation the two have a hard time finding privacy. Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Patricia Richardson, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Tamera Mowry, Nestor Carbonell   [CC] [TV-14 D]
July 13
Wednesday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Cutting the Cord" 	
	 	
July 14
Thursday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Pre-existing Conditions" 	Dana and Lu are relocated to a new wing of Rittenhouse that, once renovated, will be the new home of the women's health clinic they will run together. Dana is confronted with an infertile couple and their pregnant surrogate, whose amnio just revealed that the fetus may be brain damaged. When the infertile couple decide not to keep the baby, Dana must enlist Lu's help to try to convince the surrogate to keep the baby. Lu treats a 35-year-old Chinese woman in horrible pelvic pain, and an exam reveals that the woman has bleeding fibroids. Lu orders an immediate hysterectomy, but it turns out that the doctor who allegedly already performed a hysterectomy on this woman took the insurance money without doing the procedure. Lu asks Dana to perform surgery, but Dana convinces Lu and the woman to use high-tech alternatives available at Rittenhouse so she can avoid a hysterectomy. Lu then confronts the woman's former doctor, who runs a free clinic similar to Lu's old clinic, about the hysterectomy she failed to perform. When the doctor pleads that money from an occasional insurance scam is her only way of keeping the clinic open, Lu must decide whether to report her. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx   [CC] [TV-PG DL]
July 14
Thursday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Pre-existing Conditions" 	
	 	
July 15
Friday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Misconceptions" 	When one of Lu's patients, a mother with AIDS, brings her injured son (who also has AIDS) to the clinic, Dana jumps in to treat him in Lu's absence. Dana discovers the mother has taken her son off AZT because of the horrible side effects. Concerned that this mother is shortening her son's lifespan, Dana goes behind Lu's back and reports her to social services. Lu is furious, but must convince the mother to put him back on AZT to prevent his removal from the home. The results are devastating to the boy, and Dana and Lu must each deal with the consequences of their actions. Meanwhile, a famous NYC talk show host visits Dana under the pretense of covering a story on artificial insemination. Once in Dana's office, the host reveals that she's really there for her and her boyfriend's own fertility problems. But when Dana probes into the couple's sex life, she discovers that the woman is actually in love with and trying to have a baby with her "boyfriend's" sister, and is trying to hide her lifestyle from the press. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx   [CC] [TV-14 D]
July 15
Friday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Misconceptions" 	
	 	
July 17
Sunday
9:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Dying Inside" (N) 	Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Rick Schroder, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx, Tamera Mowry   [CC]
July 17
Sunday
9:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Dying Inside" (N) 	
	 	
July 18
Monday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Second Look" 	Still adjusting to the new clinic, Dana gets a professional visit from a friend, a former beauty queen, who wants a unique kind of plastic surgery to keep her husband's attention. Dana refuses to do the surgery, but regrets it when her friend goes to an unqualified doctor who botches the surgery, putting her in the Rittenhouse emergency room. A patient of Lu's, a former junkie who Lu helped get off the streets and into a job, fails to show up for work. Afraid that her patient is using again, Lu tracks her down, and the woman's obvious symptoms confirm Lu's fears. However, even Lu is surprised when it turns out her patient has Lupus. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx   [CC] [TV-14 DL]
July 18
Monday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Second Look" 	
	 	
July 19
Tuesday
4:00 pm	Strong Medicine "Performance Anxiety" 	Lu, volunteering as a medical trainer for a local high school basketball team, prescribes a decongestant to the star player. The girl collapses during a game, bleeding from nose and mouth, and Lu discovers that she has steroids in her blood. When the girls and her coach vehemently deny the use of steroids, Lu investigates. Dana is called to the emergency room when an unidentified patient with massive head injury is found to have Dana's name and number on her. Never having met this woman, Dana must make a life-or-death decision about trying an experimental new procedure which will force the patient into a deep coma so her brain will not hemorrhage, but the risk of death is high no matter what Dana decides. Dana goes forward with the procedure, which saves the woman's life. Dana has also begun a secret relationship with one of her interns, Nick. Starring: Janine Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Philip Casnoff, Rosa Blasi, Josh Coxx   [CC] [TV-PG D]
July 19
Tuesday
4:00 pm