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You hurt all over, and you frequently feel exhausted. Even after numerous tests, your doctor can't find anything specifically wrong with you. If this sounds familiar, you may have Fibromyalgia. On this week’s Health Show, we’ll hear how advanced imaging techniques are helping doctors understand this disease. Then we’ll hear how cutting edge technology and neuroscience is expanding the power and reach of the human brain. Dr. Stephanie Beling returns with a look at a rare side effect to weight loss surgery. And a woman who’s losing weight the old fashioned way is finding out that people can say the darndest things.
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NEW FIBROMYALGIA IMAGING TECHNIQUES
Ongoing research at the University of Michigan is demonstrating that Fibromyalgia may affect millions of Americans. Bob Barrett found the story of one woman, who is sharing her story of living with the disease for more than a decade.
The Brain Chip
Once again researchers are hard at work turning science fiction into science fact. In this case the researchers are at the University of Florida and the science fiction involves tiny computer chips being implanted into the brains of patients that would, for instance, allow an amputee to control an artificial arm by simply thinking about it or that would allow an epileptic to control seizures. Justin Sanchez is director of the UF Neuroprosthetics Research Group and an assistant professor of pediatric neurology, neuroscience and biomedical engineering. He firmly believes that the technology they are developing today will one day do amazing things to help people with injuries and diseases. He spoke with The Health Show’s Jim Horne.
Lose The Weight And Gain The Wernicke Encephalopathy
Bariatric surgery can be both a life saving and a life changing option for the morbidly obese...but nothing comes without risks and there a rare side effect that is causing problems in a small number of patients as they live with their new, and somewhat more delicate digestive systems. Here to talk about it is The Health Show’s Diet & Lifestyle Consultant Dr. Stephanie Beling.
Bob & Nina follow this segment with a further conversation about the need for dietary supplements after bariatric surgery.
Things People Say
No matter how you lose weight, once the pounds start coming off people are going to notice...and comment. Sandy Daigler, a writer and architect who lives in Troy, New York, is getting a lot of practice responding.
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