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Administrative Issues, FAA Exams, & Sport Pilot
• Sport Pilot Medical Requirement

AMCS/DIWS Computer System
• Aeromedical Certification (AMCS/DIWS) & FAA Waiver Processing

FAA Medical Exam
• 12 Tips for Taking Your FAA Medical Exam

Sport Pilot
• Sport Pilot Medical Requirement

Aerospace Physiology, Nutrition, Fitness & Health
• Avian Influenza
• Fitness Assessments & Exercise Recommendations
• Hypoxia - Still an Insidious Threat
• Vitamins & Minerals

Carbon Monoxide
• Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Are You Still at Risk?

Complementary & Alternative Medicine
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Herbal Medications and Nutritional Supplements

Nutrition
• Herbal Medications and Nutritional Supplements
• Nutrition in Heart Disease Prevention
• Vitamins & Minerals

Tobacco
• Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Abuse

Weight Loss
• Fitness Assessments & Exercise Recommendations
• Obesity and Weight Control for Pilots and Controllers

Crew Duty Issues

Medical Information

Alcohol & Drugs
• Alcohol Abuse Control Programs for Corporate Aviation
• Alcohol Testing (DOT) Procedures
• Drug Testing
• DUI and Alcohol Motor Vehicle Action Reporting

Dental

Dermatology & Skin
• Lyme Disease

Melanoma & Skin Cancers
• Skin Cancer and Melanoma

Endocrine System

Diabetes (Blood Sugar Problems)
• Diabetes

ENT (Ear, Nose, & Throat) Issues

Allergies
• Allergies

Hearing Loss
• Hearing Loss

Gastrointestinal (Stomach & Digestion) Issues

Gallbladder and Gallstone Disease
• Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease

Gastointestinal Cancers

Gastric Reflux (GERD) & Ulcers
• Ulcers and Reflux Disease (GERD)

Liver Problems & Hepatitis
• Hepatitis (Liver Inflammation)

Heart & Cardiovascular System
• Nutrition in Heart Disease Prevention
• Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Abuse

Arrhythmias
• Arrhythmias - Abnormal Heart Beats

Blood Pressue & Hypertension
• Blood Pressure & Hypertension

Cholesterol and Lipids
• Cholesterol Reduction
• Coronary Artery and Heart Disease
• Nutrition in Heart Disease Prevention

Coronary Artery Disease
• Coronary Artery and Heart Disease
• Nutrition in Heart Disease Prevention

Electrocardiograms and ECG variants
• Arrhythmias - Abnormal Heart Beats
• Electrocardiograms and ECG variants

Hematology (Blood) System

Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT / Clots)
• Deep Venous Thrombosis

Medications

Neurological (Brain & Nervous System) Issues
• Lyme Disease

Headaches & Migraines
• Headaches

Ophthalmology (Eye) Issues
• LASIK, PRK, RK and Vision Correction Surgery
• Optimum Vision and Eye Protection

Cataracts
• Cataracts

Color Vision Issues
• Color Vision

Vision and Visual Correction
• Eyes and Physiology of Vision
• LASIK, PRK, RK and Vision Correction Surgery
• Optimum Vision and Eye Protection
• Vision and FAA Standards

Psychiatric Issues
• Counseling, Depression and Psychological support
• Postpartum Depression

Pulmonary (Lungs & Breathing) Issues

Sleep Apnea
• Sleep Apnea

Reproductive (Sexual) Issues
• Impotence, Erectile Dysfunction

Impotence
• Impotence, Erectile Dysfunction

Systemic Problems

Arthritis

Avian Influenza
• Avian Influenza

Cancer
• Cancer
• Prostate Cancer
• Skin Cancer and Melanoma

HIV / AIDS
• HIV /AIDS

Lyme Disease
• Lyme Disease

Urological (Kidney, Bladder, & Urinary) Issues
• Kidney Stones

Kidney Stones
• Kidney Stones

Prostate
• Prostatic Hypertrophy - BPH

Prostate Cancer
• Prostate Cancer

Testicular Cancer

Womens Health
• Postpartum Depression


Medications

• Allergy/Colds/Upper Respiratory Infections (URI)
• Antacids/Stomach medications
• Anti-Inflammatory/Arthritis Medications
• Antibiotics
• Antidepressants and psychoactive medications
• Antihypertensive (blood pressure-reducing) medications
• Asthma Medications
• Attention Deficit Disorder Medications
• Bladder Medications
• Cancer (Chemotherapy) Medications
• Cholesterol-lowering Medications
• Diabetes/hypoglycemic Medications
• Diet aids/weight reduction/appetite suppressants
• Dietary Supplements/herbal preparations/vitamins
• Fungal Medications
• Glaucoma Medications
• Hair Growth Medications
• Heart/cardiac Medications
• Herpes Medications
• Immune Modulating Medications
• Intestinal/antidiarrheal/anti-spamodic Medications
• Male Impotence Medications
• Migraine Headache Medications
• Multiple Sclerosis Medications
• Muscle Relaxants
• Oral Contraceptives
• Pain Control
• Parkinson's Disease Medications
• Prostate Medications
• Skin / Acne Medications
• Sleep-inducing Medications
• Smoking Cessation Medications
• Steroids
• Thrombosis (blood clot) Medications
• Thyroid Medications
• Topical (skin) Medications
• Vaccinations