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2000 - 2001 ARCHIVE - NEWS ARCHIVE

Program 1

The Warning Signs of Stroke. A recent study by the Heart and Stroke Foundation found that less than 40% of Canadians can name one or more warning signs of stroke.

Program 2

Addiction vs. Dependency Is there a difference between addiction to a narcotic and dependency on a narcotic?

A Special Report on Breast Cancer

On Tuesday October 10th to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the TVO series Your Health dedicated a one-hour program to this life-threatening disease.

Program 3

Health Problems of Shift Workers. Shift workers not only run the risk of work-related accidents, their personal health is in jeopardy as well.

Program 4

Yes, a massage makes a great Mother’s Day gift, but there’s growing evidence that massage doesn’t just feel good — it’s good for you.

Program 5

Children with recurrent ear infections are often offered the option of having tubes put in their ears. Your Health looks at ear tubing pros and cons.

Program 6

Many men die WITH prostate cancer.  Not OF prostate cancer.  The fact is, the longer men live, the higher their chance of getting it.  But prostate cancer is not always aggressive and deadly. And the treatments themselves carry risks.

Program 7

Sudden, unexplained death. It happens to infants, and we call it SIDS. When it happens to people with epilepsy, it's called SUDEP, which stands for Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy.

Program 8

The hardest part about working in healthcare is having to break bad news....the death of a child. A cancer diagnosis. Most of this news comes from doctors, but it turns out, they get the least amount of training.

Program 9

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.

Program 10

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.

Program 11

Drink milk, love life ... but not if you're lactose intolerant.  Thousands of Canadians can't stomach any dairy products and until now.

There's a different kind of baby boom going on in Canada.  Thanks to reproductive medicine, infertile couples are having triplets and quadruplets like never before. 

Program 12

Infertility on its own, is deeply painful. But on top of their inability to conceive, women with a syndrome known as PCOS have to cope with excess weight, hair in odd places and irregular periods.

Repeat

Repeat of program 3 due to the Holidays.

Program 13

The most natural way for a baby to come into the world is head first. It's also the safest.  But the womb is a big place, and there's room to do somersaults.

Now the guys have it too:  their own excuse for crankiness, low libido, mood swings and the occasional hot flash.  It's called andropause, and it's the male version of menopause.

Program 14

Although thousands of women still receive mastectomies to treat their breast cancer, it remains a disfiguring and emotionally scarring operation.

Program 15

There's alot more awareness now of the harm alcohol can do to a developing fetus.  And more awareness of the cost.

Keep a diary and improve your chances of surviving cancer?  It may not be as far fetched as it sounds.

Program 16

When a U.S. teenager died after receiving gene therapy, the revolutionary treatment received alot of bad press.

No one likes to talk about it, but there are still situations where the elderly and the chronically ill are restrained so that they don't fall out of a chair or out of their bed.  Is this practise humane?

Program 17

Hockey superstar Eric Lindros has suffered a serious of career-threatening concussions. But Lindros is looking to get back on the ice anyway.

PSA -- it's a screening test for prostate cancer.  And it's not covered by most provincial health plans.  Is that fair?  Afterall, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men.

Program 18

Vertigo - We've all experienced a bit of dizziness. But vertigo is more thanthat. It's a dizziness that can become a disability. It's likeriding a rollercoaster, 24 hours a day.

Functional Foods - Alot of foods are inherently good for you. We call that nutrition. And adding vitamin and mineral supplements to food is a common practise.

Program 19

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is a painful debilitating disease.  Patients have inflamed and swollen joints that can leave them crippled and immobile. 

New Therapies for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatologist Dr. Ed Keystone say he's never been more excited about drug treatments for rheumatoid arthritis.

Program 20

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.

Program 21

Adult Type Diabetes in Children

The most common form of diabetes is Type 2 .. or adult onset.  But we can't call it that anymore because more and more children are getting it.

How Private are our Medical Files?

Our doctors know things about us that we wouldn't really want shared with everyone.  If you had a history of alcohol or drug abuse, or were seeing a psychiatrist for depression, you might not want your employer to know about it.

Program 22

Homecare Crisis

It's more compassionate, not to mention cheaper, to let people die, recuperate or spend their last years living in their own home.  At least, that's the conventional wisdom.

Gender Bias in Drug Testing

Women aren't men with menstrual cycles.  They don't experience every disease the same way men do, so it's important that drugs and therapies be tested on both sexes in clinical trials, and that the results be screened for gender differences.

Program 23

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. 

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.

Program 24

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. 

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.

Program 25

Waiting for Eye Surgery

Most Canadians accept the reality of waiting lists -- we wait patiently to get in to see a specialist or to have that operation.But if you knew that the specialist you were waiting for was spending alot of his time performing private, cosmetic surgery, you might not be as understanding.

Go North Young Doctor

We could fight all day about whether Canada has an actual shortage of doctors or not.  What almost everyone concedes is that the problem of distribution is even greater than the problem of supply.

Program 26

Brain Aneurysms

When Carol Anne Letheren, CEO of the Canadian Olympic Association collapsed and died from a ruptured brain aneurysm this year, it sent shock waves across the country.

Medical Breakthroughs

According to media headlines, cancer's been cured many times over.  But advances in science don't always mean cures for diseases.  Just because it worked in a lab rat, doesn't mean it will work in humans. 

 

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