1999 - 2000 Archive
Program #2
How one small gland affects thousands of Canadian women. Hypothyroidism is a potentially fatal condition that often goes undiagnosed and as many as half a million Canadian women may have it. The symptoms, such as fatigue and weight gain, are so common that many doctors simply miss it. One day it's broccoli, the next day it's soy. And now the best thing to prevent cancer, we're told, is tomatoes. The general public's interest in the connection between what we put into our bodies and how that affects our health has fueled the push for researchers to define the foods that heal. Dr. Neil Fleshner, an oncologist at Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre and Anet Mor, a registered dietician work up a menu for cancer prevention. When Viagra, the male impotency drug, hit the Canadian market, more than 55 thousand men got a prescription in the first month alone. But is this latest treatment for impotency the cure for sagging sex lives? Or a quick fix that only works on part of the problem? Urologist Dr. Richard Casey has a Second Opinion.
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