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19, February 13,
2001
Rheumatoid
Arthritis
Rheumatoid
arthritis is a painful debilitating disease. Patients have
inflamed and swollen joints that can leave them crippled and immobile.
It's
an autoimmune disease that doesn't care how old or young
you are. There is no cure .. but doctors are excited about
new drugs
coming on to the market.
While
they race toward better treatment
.. .. one young woman is attempting a race of her own.
New Therapies
for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatologist Dr. Ed Keystone say he's never been more excited
about drug
treatments for rheumatoid arthritis.
Unfortunately, they're not
available to patients in Canada yet. Dr. Keystone talks
about the
drugs and the hold-up at Health Canada.
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Next Week's Your Health
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Next
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February
20, 2001
A
Special Edition on Cochlear Implants
It's
hard to imagine that anyone wouldn't be upset at the news their
child was deaf or hearing impaired. That's news that parents of
more than 2,000 children in Canada get every year.
Today, kids who are
profoundly deaf can receive a cochlear implant, a device that
simulates hearing. They wouldn't have to go to a school for the
deaf. They wouldn't have to learn sign language.
And all of this is
decided for them, by their parents, usually before the child is
four years old. That's what upsets many people in the deaf community.
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