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Maureen
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As
a journalist and broadcaster for 17 years, Maureen Taylor brings
a wealth of experience to her on-air
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Program
9, originally aired November 28, 2000
Fibromyalgia
They
were called hysterics and hypochondriacs -- people who couldn't
cope with the stress of life. Finally, ten years ago, the term fibromyalgia
entered the medical lexicon. And since then, the number of people
diagnosed has reached epidemic proportions. That's making some doctors
suspicous. And the pendulum may be swinging back, dividing the medical
community over whether fibromyalgia is a real disease or all in
the head.
Pain
Chill
People
with fibromyalgia and other chronic pain conditions are often treated
with opiates -- like morphine and demerol. But when Kingston psychiatrist
Dr. Frank Adams gave some of his patients high doses of narcotics
to treat their pain, his practise was investigated and his medical
license revoked by Ontario's College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Now some chronic pain specialists worry that this decision will
send a chill through the medical community and patients will suffer.
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December
5th
New
Drugs for MS
There's
been alot of good news recently for people diagnosed with multiple
sclerosis. One drug delays the onset of MS: it was given to patients
at the very first symptom. And for those who have been diagnosed
with MS, but aren't yet disabled, there are drugs that can slow
the progression of disability. But these drugs are expensive,
and they don't work for everyone. In fact, they don't seem to
help the people who need them most.
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Next
Week's Your Health
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December
5th
High
Cost of Prescription Medication
Why
do some drugs cost so much? What can justify the 18 or 20 thousand
dollars a year price tag? A debate with Murray Elston, president
of Rx & D, an association that represents pharmaceutical companies
and Dr. Joel Lexchin, an ER doctor and a member of the Medical
Reform Group.
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Joe
Schwarcz's Herbs
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And
Joe Schwarcz looks at the healing properties of aloe vera.
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