Discovery Health will offer television viewers exclusive access to Dede the Treeman and the American Doctor Racing to Cure Him on Sunday, October 5, at 9 PM (ET/PT)

The bizarre growths covering his body have made Indonesia’s Dede Kosawa an international fascination, known to millions as the “Treeman.” On October 5, Discovery Health will go beyond the headlines and the tabloids to present the dramatic true story of a man desperately fighting to reclaim his body and his life, and the tireless doctor completely dedicated to treating him.

Countless news outlets and websites from around the world have featured images of the tree-like warts covering Dede’s body—totally consuming his hands and feet and making him look as much plant as human. Nearly a year in the making, TREEMAN: SEARCH FOR THE CURE provides an exclusive firsthand account of this groundbreaking medical case from both Dede and his American doctor, Dr. Anthony Gaspari.

Watch Dede the treeman after the first skin surgical operation in Bandung, West Java on Januari 2008. Still some step skin surgical operation again to make him more human looklike.

TREEMAN: SEARCH FOR THE CURE airs on Discovery Health on Sunday, October 5, at 9 PM (ET/PT).

DISCOVERY HEALTH PROFILES THE INSPIRING KIRTON FAMILY IN AUTISM x6

–Hour-Long Special Chronicling Life With Six Autistic Children Premieres Wednesday, October 1, at 8 PM (ET/PT) –

In the episode we will meet John and Robin Kirton who always wanted to haev a large family. Today, the Kirtons are the parents of six children—each of whom has been diagnosed with autism. Discovery Health presents an intimate view of life with multiple autistic children in AUTISM x6, an hour-long special premiering Wednesday, October 1, at 8 PM (ET/PT).

Considered to be a spectrum disorder, autism ranges from severe to mild—and the Kirton children span the entire spectrum. Viewers will meet—

• Mary, 3: Diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS)—the least severe form of autism
• Ammon, 4: Diagnosed with classic autism—the most severe end of the spectrum
• Sarah, 6: Diagnosed with classic autism
• Nephi, 9: Diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome—a high-functioning form of autism
• Emma, 10: Diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome
• Bobby, 14: Diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome

AUTISM x6 is the portrait of a resilient family coping with the struggles of each day by rolling with the punches and maintaining their sense of humor. The documentary also serves as a profile of the unconditional love that parents feel for their children.

Online at discoveryhealth.com, visitors can learn more about the Kirton family as well as access a variety of resources for more information on autism.

Watch the 6 minute video below from the episode.

Those of you who were big fans of TLC’s I Can Make You Thin, with Paul McKenna might be interested to know that Discovery Health is hosting a casting for its show, Fit to Live.

Discovery Health is now casting people of all sizes, who need to get back in shape, for an intense four-week training program, “Fit to Live,” that will be documented on camera.

You must be 18 or older to participate in this Casting Call. By clicking on the link, you are verifying that you are at least 18 years old.

Discovery Health’s Dr. G - Medical Examinerreturned to the channel on Friday, May 23rd and will have a total of 5 new episodes airing. The episodes will air at 9PM ET/PT and will continue with the audience being Dr. G’s partner as she sorts through a variety of unsolved mysteries and cases.

Episode Descriptions
Episode 43: Deadly Doses
Premiered Friday, May 23 at 9PM

Story 1: A young woman is overwhelmed by a strange and severe itching attack all over her body, causing her to self-medicate with half a bottle of antihistamine. Her brother finds her semi-conscious and rushes her to the hospital. While she’s there, she seems to get better, then suddenly she develops seizures and dies. Did she die from an antihistamine overdose, or did something else cause her untimely death? Only Dr. G can provide the answers.

Story 2: A major car accident leaves a woman with degenerative disc disease and neck pain. 30 years later, she’s still battling excruciating chronic pain and can only find relief in prescription painkillers. One morning, the woman is found by her husband passed out in her home; she’s rushed to the hospital, but dies in the ER. Her family fears the worst—that the pain grew so unbearable the woman took her own life. Can Dr. G prove this wasn’t suicide and give the family some sense of peace?

Episode 44: Twist of Fate
Premieres Friday, May 30 at 9PM

Story 1: An elderly woman faints behind the wheel and causes a car crash. She’s rushed to the hospital and undergoes a series of examinations… but doctors can’t find anything wrong. Four days later, she suddenly dies. Did the car accident cause her death? Or was the woman suffering from an illness she didn’t know about?

Story 2: Shortly after eating breakfast one day, an 81 year-old man complains of abdominal pain. The pain lasts into the afternoon, so he drives himself to the hospital. X-rays and blood tests are inconclusive, and four hours later, the man codes in the ER. His death is a complete mystery, and only Dr. G can solve it.

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