2000
- 2001 Archive
Program
#2
Originally
Aired
October
3rd:
Addiction
vs. Dependency
Is there a difference between addiction to a narcotic and dependency
on a narcotic? Pain experts say yes. And they wish other medical professionals
understood that, because chronic pain is undertreated in Canada as a
result.
Diabetes
Treatments
When Edmonton researchers announced they could reverse diabetes by transplanting
pancreatic cells .. it raised the hopes of thousands of diabetics who
thought they could throw their needles away. What is the potential of
this treatment? And what are the latest drugs and natural products to
help people manage their diabetes? An interview with Dr. Ian Blumer,
director of the Rouge Valley Health Centre and Diabetes Education Centre.
Herbal
expert Joe Schwarcz says the fruit of the bilberry bush can prevent
a variety of eye diseases.