The Health Show

Last year, we told you about a nationwide study of pregnant women who have Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Well that study continues...and the results are answering some important questions. On this week’s Health Show, we’ll hear about the ongoing PIANO ...

After a summer of screaming and shouting and name calling, the push for health insurance reform has quieted down a bit as congress begins the process of consolidating its various proposals into a single bill. On this week’s Health Show, we’ll discuss ...

Hey, remember back in January when the Swine Flu was just a memory from the 70s? A lot has happened since then...and it all began in a little town in Mexico. On this week’s Health Show, we’ll hear the story of the H1-N1 flu’s patient zero. Then ...

Earlier this year as the first cases of the Swine Flu were sweeping the country there were loud and frequent cries for a vaccine to fight the disease. Now, there’s a vaccine...and there are loud and frequent cries of “not so fast with the new ...

If you want real health care reform, going high tech isn’t necessarily the answer. On this week’s Health Show, we’ll hear from a doctor and best selling author about his approach to health care reform and keeping medical costs down. Then we’ll ...

Last summer almost two dozen Canadians died after being exposed to Listeria bacteria. Now, officials in Ottawa are studying a long awaited report on the outbreak. On this week’s Health Show, we’ll hear how Canada proposes to keep its food ...

If you’re a sports fans this time of year is like hitting the jackpot. The baseball playoffs are about to begin, the college and pro football seasons are underway and basketball and hockey are gearing up for their new campaigns. But, for the past ...

Osteoporosis is a pediatric problem with geriatric consequences. That’s the line that got my attention. Taking care of your bones health begins as your bones are forming. On this week’s Health Show, we’ll talk to program director of the Bone ...

With all the shouting about socialism and Hitler and death panels, it’s understandable that some people have completely tuned out the debate on heath insurance reform. But somewhere underneath all the noise and foolishness, a good idea has gotten a bad ...

One of the reasons that the Swine Flu outbreak earlier this year may have been milder than first feared was it came towards the end of the school year. Well another school year is under way and no one seems to want to test that theory. On this week’s ...

Dealing with grief is the ultimate one size doesn’t fit all situation. Every person has to find their own path. But sometimes, while finding that path, you also have to take your children with you...and they may need a completely different road to get ...

If it's August, it must be time for our annual ! For something that’s the third leading cause of death in the US and the number one cause of ongoing disability...there are a whole lot of people that don’t know a whole lot about stroke. On today’s ...

How about trying to diagnose this one. It’s a disease with lots of very specific symptoms...except when the symptoms are different, or there are no symptoms. On this week’s Health Show, we’ll learn about Celiac Disease and the bigger picture of ...

We’ve been hearing an old Washington DC cliche a lot over the past few weeks...two things you don’t want to watch being made are sausages and laws. The way the current debate over health care reform is going, the sausage factory is starting to look ...

For the time in less than two years an emergency shut down of a nuclear reactor in Canada has resulted in a severe worldwide shortage of radioactive isotopes...materials that are crucial for high tech medical imaging and other equipment. On this week’s ...

Sometimes there’s a problem that is getting so large that you want to give a list of huge numbers to try and get the message across. But when it comes to the America’s growing elder population and it’s struggles with dementia and Alzheimer’s ...

In 1967, over a century and a half after the introduction of the Smallpox vaccine, there were still 10 to 15 millions cases of the disease worldwide. That was the year the world said “enough!”. On today’s Health Show, a discussion with Dr. D.A. ...

When an airline pilot goes through training, he sits in a flight simulator...all of the stress but none of the danger. Emergency room teams...same deal. On this week’s Health Show we’ll sit in on an emergency room code simulation complete with a not ...

Sometimes a little knowledge can mean a heart wrenching decision. Advances in genetic testing have made it possible to tell who is at greater risk for cancer. But then what? On this week’s Health Show, we’ll hear about counseling for patients who ...