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Huntington's
Disease
The
Huntington’s Disease Lighthouse
Huntington
Society
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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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Your
Health Online - Season 3
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Program
24, March 19, 2002
Huntington's
Disease
More than 400 years ago women in Salem Massachusetts were
burned at the stake. People thought their behaviour marked
them as witches. Now some think many of those women suffered
from Huntington's Disease.
Huntington's is an inherited brain disorder that causes
personality changes, involuntary movements and dementia.
This week we profile one family that's living with the legacy
of Huntington's.
Heart Transplants
It's an exciting time to be a heart doctor - the promise
of xenotrans-
plantation, artificial hearts and pumps that keep patients
alive until an organ becomes available. Unfortunately, it's
still a desperate time to be a patient waiting for a new
heart, because that's still your best chance of surviving,
and they're still in short supply. Dr. Heather Ross is a
cardiologist and the medical director of the transplant
program at the University Health Network.
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Medicine
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Bill
Cosby used to do a great routine about watching
his wife give birth. He was amazed that the baby's
head could fit through the mother's pelvis. But
as Dr. Paul Caldwell
explains, sometimes, it doesn't.
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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
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March
26
The
Debate on Mammography
For 15 years, the medical community has unanimously supported
the use of mammography for breast cancer screening. Mammograms
save lives, they told us. Well, the medical community no longer
speaks with one voice on this, and women are scared, confused,
and a little angry. Later we’ll find out why the experts
are divided, but first, we wanted to find out how women and
breast cancer support groups are reacting to a debate with
many voices.
In Studio
Women aren't the only ones confused and angry over the conflicting
evidence on mammograms. Family doctors and even gynecologists
aren't sure what they should tell their patients. Dr. Stephen
Narod is a breast cancer researcher at the University of Toronto.
And Dr. Verna Mai is director of screening programs for Cancer
Care Ontario.
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