1999 - 2000 Archive
Program # 15
We all know the type: hot headed, hostile and angry. And maybe, at risk of a heart attack. Don had no family history of heart disease. He hadn't smoked in 14 years, and he wasn't overweight. So how'd he end up with a quadruple bypass? Anger. Doctors now think that a short fuse and a bad temper can damage the heart.
Whether it is hiking in Nepal or taking the kids to visit their grandparents in Africa, Canadians do a lot of travelling. But are they prepared for the diseases they may be exposed to in other countries? Things like tuberculosis, cholera, and malaria. Dr. Jay Keystone says globetrotters need to plan for their health protection with the same diligence they used in planning their itinerary. Dr. Jay Keystone is a staff physician at the Centre for Travel and Tropical Medicine at Toronto Hospital.
Second Opinion
The critics of Canada's healthcare system often point to the advantages in the U.S: no waiting, the latest technology and the best and the brightest in medicine. But there's a dark side to American healthcare, according to Dr. Neil Shulman...he's the real Doc Hollywood of the film starring Michael J. Fox.
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