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Your
Health Online - Season 3
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Program
17, January 29, 2002
Williams
Syndrome
It's
not obvious at birth and although as children they have
health problems, at first, they seem unrelated. For
Melissa and Bob Santagato it was an eye doctor who finally
put it all together. Their son John Robert has a rare
disorder caused by a missing or inverted chromosone.
It's called Williams Syndrome.
Treating
the "Nearly Ill"
Let's
face it - we're all part of the bottomless population of
people who are "nearly sick". Recent studies
support the idea of giving medications to people before
they even have symptoms of disease. But some worry that
this practice is more about expanding markets for drug companies
than preventative medicine.
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Schedule
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Your
Health airs Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. on TVO,
and is repeated Wednesdays following the View From
Here, between 11 and midnight, and on Saturdays at 2:00
pm.
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Next Week's Your Health
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February
5
Rosacea
Remember
the angst you felt breaking out in a faceful of pimples
as a teenager? Or being embarrassed and turning beet
red in a roomful of people? That's the feeling people
with rosacea put up with every day. Rosacea is a very
common skin disease, which affects mostly the face.
If left untreated, it can be disfiguring. Dermatologists
can help, but it's the cosmetologist who can sometimes work
miracles.
Treating
Schizophrenia
Researchers
think they can stop psychotic episodes by giving people
drugs earlier -- even before a diagnosis of schizophrenia.
But critics warn that using drugs too early can be dangerous.
We talk about the prophylactic use of these drugs.
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Maureen
Taylor
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As
a journalist and broadcaster for 17 years, Maureen
Taylor brings a wealth of experience to her
on-air
roles on TVO.
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