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show first aired July 30, 2009
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For the second 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 Health Show, we’ll get a report on the latest Canadian crisis. We’ll also have a look at reaction to the latest European country to ban smoking in public...Turkey. Then the story of a mom learning to care for her kids while coping with bi-polar disorder. And a few words of advise from the Forensic Pharmacist.
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NO ISOTOPES? BLAME CANADA...AGAIN!
Canada has again precipitated a crisis in the supply over medical isotopes. The Chalk River nuclear reactor which, supplies one third of the world's supply, was shut down in May because of a radioactive water leak. At first it was believed repairs could bring the reactor back on line within a month. Now officials say it won't be ready until the end of the year. And as Dan Karpenchuk reports, medical experts say the real impact is coming soon.
No Smoked Turkey, Please
A group of café owners has applied to the parliamentary Human Rights Commission in Turkey, demanding that a recently introduced smoking ban, prohibiting smoking in all indoor areas, including cafes, bars and restaurants, be lifted. Protesting the ban, which took effect on July 19, many bar and coffeehouse owners say the new regulation violates human rights and that the rules are too strict to follow. A considerable part of Turkish society, however, has embraced the new ban, suggesting that the ban comes as a revolutionary step against smoking, which claims thousands of lives annually in Turkey. Radio Netherlands’ Dorian Jones took to the streets of Istanbul to get some unofficial reaction.
Flat Line Days
Hilary Hebert can’t control what kind of parent she will be on any given day. Sometimes, she lets her kids draw all over the walls and she draws along with them. Other times, she lectures them for doing the same thing. Hilary is learning how to manage a serious mood disorder and raise her kids at the same time. Catherine Spangler reports.
The Forensic Pharmacist
There’s no doubt that we are becoming a very medicated society. There’s also no doubt that many of these meds are life savers. But is it too much of a good thing? Thousands of people die each year due to misuse of and adverse reactions to prescribed medication. Robert Gold is an Affiliate Instructor of Clinical Pharmacy at Purdue University and the author of The Forensic Pharmacist.
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