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World Health Organization 
Pollution Probe
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Cataracts
Doctors have performed cataract surgery for centuries. In
Rome, archeologists discovered ancient cataract surgical
instruments dating back to the first and second century
AD. Fortunately, we've greatly improved the technique since
that time. We learn from Your Health's Dr Paul Caldwell
about the causes and treatment for cataracts on this
week's Medicine 101.
Next Week...
Poison Ivy
The oil from poison ivy is so potent that even a tiny amount
.. only enough to cover the head of a pin could make 500
people itch.
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As a journalist and broadcaster for over 20
years. Leslie Jones brings a wealth
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Your
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December
10
Living
Donors
Right now there are more than 1700 people in Ontario waiting
for an organ transplant - four times as many people as there
are donors.
Traditionally donor organs come from cadavers but with the
shortage there's another option... at least when it involves
kidney or liver failure. It's called a living donor transplant.
Most often the donors are family members. But what if there's
no one in the family who's suitable? Would you give your
friend a liver? That's what Ted Little did for his best
friend Terry Smith.
We learn from Dr. William Wall, Head of the Transplant
Unit at London Health Sciences Centre and Dr. Douglas Quan,
Organ transplant surgeon also at London Health Sciences
Centre, about the dilemma, the risks and the medical
challenge involved in transplanting a part of a liver from
a living being into the body of an unrelated subject.
Here's an abbreviated version of a one hour story we first
broadcast in the fall.
Studio – Environmental Pollution and our Health
We know we can cut our risk of cancer through diet and exercise
but what about the things we can't control? What about the
toxins in our air and water ... toxins we can't see, touch
or taste? We learn from Devra Davis about the effects of
pollution on human health in her new book “ When Smoke
Ran Like Water: Tales of Environmental Deception and the
Battle Against Pollution”. It was nominated for a
national book award in the States. Devra Davis is a leading
epidemiologist and public health expert and an advisor to
the World Health Organization.
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Colorectal
Cancer
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer
deaths. Every year it kills more than 6,000 Canadians. But
many of those deaths are avoidable. If detected early enough
.. most cases of colorectal cancer can be prevented. In
spite of that, there is no formal screening program in Ontario
for a disease that grows slowly and kills quickly.
Anti-Prozac
I/V
We may joke about being a Prozac nation, but there's more
truth than folly behind the line. A recent study found that
in the past two decades, Canadian's use of antidepressants
has increased by a whopping 353 percent. But some doctors
argue that popping pills is not the only way to cope with
depression.
Dr. Hyla Cass, psychiatrist and assistant clinical professor
at UCLA School of Medicine, says we need to consider natural
alternatives to antidepressants more often.
We caught up with the author of "Natural Highs"
on her recent visit to Toronto.
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