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Your
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12, December 11, 2001
Cystic
Fibrosis
Not
very long ago, children born with cystic fibrosis weren't
expected to live past the age of 5. It's one
of the most common fatal genetic diseases. It affects
the lungs and makes breathing difficult. But thanks
to advances in treatment, people born with CF today can
expect to live longer, healthier lives.
Who
Owns our Genes?
You
may think you own your fsh22 or your BRCA 1, but there's
a biotech company somewhere that begs to differ.
Those are genes that have been identified and sequenced
painstakingly by genetic researchers. And now, they've
been patented. Which means we might have to pay a
hefty price to find out if we carry these genes. Dr. Phil
Wyatt and Stephen Scherer, discuss the issue of gene patenting.
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Next Week's Your Health
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December
18
Tuberculosis
Many
Canadians are old enough to remember sanitoriums, where
thousands were quarantined with tuberculosis. About
2 billion people are still infected world wide and as many
as three million people die from TB every year.
Anita Hall was born in Canada and never dreamed she was
at risk. She lived with active TB for months before
she was diagnosed and treated.
Screening
Immigrants
In
Toronto, immigrants and refugees make up 90 per cent of
new cases of active tuberculosis. And that's
despite the fact that immigrants are screened. However,
they're not screened for other things like Hepatitis B and
HIV, which are also deadly and costly to treat. A
conversation with Dr. Jay Keystone, an infectious diseases
expert at the University Health Network.
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