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23, March 13,
2001
Facial
Prostheses
Back
in the second century in India, there was a guy named Brahmanen
whose nose was lopped off in a sword fight. He replaced
it with an artificial one made of painted resin. The
science of making artificial facial features, such as eyes, ears
and noses, is called anaplastology, and it's come a long way since
Brahmanen's day.
Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre in Toronto
employs two of Canada's four anaplastologists who make incredibly
life-like prostheses for people who've lost or were born without
a facial feature.
Osteoporosis
We're
going to talk to a leading expert on osteoporosis, a disease that
thins bones, making them more brittle and likely to break.
But don't tune out just because you happen to be a man, or a pre-menopausal
woman. The fact is this disease can affect men too.
And women should be educated about it long before they reach menopause.
An interview with Dr. Robert Josse, director of the Osteoporosis
Centre at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto and a past chair of
the Osteoporosis Society of Canada.
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March
20 , 2001
Migraines
There was a time, people who complained about their migraines
often received little sympathy. After all, it was just a headache,
right? Wrong. Migraines are a serious and debilitating condition.
And a costly one: a recent study found 7 million working days
every year are lost to migraines. This week Your Health takes
you through the diagnosis, the treatments, and the pain of migraines.
Immune
System
Everyone
wants a little immunity -- the ability to resist and fight off
infections and toxins. Our immune system begins developing in
the womb, and when it's working well, we're healthy.
That's why vitamin companies and naturopaths want people to take
things they claim can "boost" the immune system, like
echanacea and vitamin C.
We talk to Dr. Josef Penninger is an expert on the immune system,
and a researcher at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto.
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