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Heart Stories: Confronting the #1 Killer
The average human heart weighs less than a pound, and yet it is the most important muscle in your body. Heart Stories: Confronting the #1 Killer, shares the stories of three northeast Ohioans and their family members who have confronted heart disease - the nation’s number one cause of natural death.

Diabetes: The Constant Shadow
The stories of Northeast Ohioans who cope daily with the “constant shadow” of diabetes will be revealed through their rigorous routines of blood glucose monitoring, constant insulin injections and dietary management of the disease to avoid the dramatic fluctuations of blood sugar. Noted medical experts will explain the causes of this complicated disease, how it affects the eyes, kidneys, heart and other organs, often with dire consequences. And, we’ll learn about the newest and most advanced treatments for managing and preventing the disease.

Confronting Colon Cancer
Hosted by ideastream’s Rick Jackson, the show follows the stories of several people in Northeast Ohio who are confronting colon cancer. Nearly every phase of this disease is explored—from detection to diagnosis, from treatment to steps anyone can take to decrease their chances of getting this disease.

Recent Coverage

Being Prepared in Akron Schools
Regional News Stories: Friday, October 12, 2007
Wednesday's shooting at a Cleveland magnet school raises concerns about school security not only in Cleveland but throughout Northeast Ohio. Each school district makes its own plan to avoid violent incidents. ideastream's Kymberli Hagelberg reports on how Summit County's Akron school system prepares for dealing with and preventing similar situations.

Familiar Path for School Shooter
Regional News Stories: Thursday, October 11, 2007
Yesterday afternoon a teenage boy, apparently angry about being suspended from SuccessTech High School in Cleveland, shot two of his fellow classmates and two teachers and ultimately turned the gun on himself. Asa Coon's attack at the school and subsequent suicide is a tragedy that follows a familiar path, according to a local expert on workplace and school violence. ideastream's Kymberli Hagelberg reports.

Journaling: How Whining Can Make You Healthier
The Sound of Ideas: Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Fifteen years of research--and an awful lot of human experience--have found that writing in a journal might not just feel good... it may actually make you healthier. Sheppard Kominars knows this firsthand: He journaled his way through cancer treatment seven years ago. Kominars says journaling isn't just for self-described writers, either. In fact, those with the least experience may have the most to gain. Join us Wednesday morning at nine for a conversation with the author of Write for Life.

Impact of Shorter Work Week for Medical Residents
Regional News Stories: Monday, October 8, 2007
A few years ago most teaching hospitals reduced the hours that doctors had in training work. Some advocates hoped that would save lives, arguing that medical residents are more prone to make serious mistakes when they are extremely tired. Others feared that decreasing resident hours would actually increase patients' death rates. It turns out the change did both but not to any major degree. On Mondays we talk about health and joining us this week is Dr. Charles Emerman, associate chief of staff at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. He spoke with ideastream Executive Editor David Molpus about the new studies on the impact of shorter work weeks for medical residents.

Bridging the Gap Between Hospice and Hope
Regional News Stories: Friday, October 5, 2007
Children's health care advocates will be looking to state legislators to solve a vexing problem: how to pay for care that will bridge the gap between hospice and hope for kids with life threatening diseases. It's the subject of a conference underway this week at Akron's John S. Knight Center. ideastream's Kymberli Hagelberg reports.

Workers Will Benefit From Sick Day Policy
Regional News Stories: Wednesday, October 3, 2007
A new study finds that more than two million Ohio workers would benefit from a proposed policy that would allow them to earn up to seven paid sick days a year. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports.

Regionalism Revisited
The Sound of Ideas: Monday, October 1, 2007
Tension is brewing at the Lorain-Cuyahoga County border. A proposed exit ramp and development in Avon will bring as many as five thousand new jobs--but what's the cost to the region? Some say nothing, and others say the project will pull money out of Cuyahoga County. Big questions remain, such as this one: Why is it our region still doesn't seem to function as a cohesive region? We're searching for some big answers Monday morning at nine.

New Rules for Nutritional Supplements
Regional News Stories: Monday, October 1, 2007
Walk into a General Nutrition Center and there are flashy looking bottles containing pills and powders that claim to do anything from helping you lose weight, to preventing a cold, to making you stronger. The number of these nutritional supplements has exploded in the past 15 years thanks to legislation passed by congress in the mid 90s. These products have long made many doctors uncomfortable because of the FDA's lack of oversight. But the agency has drawn up new rules that would provide more oversight to an industry that's had relatively little supervision. ideastream's Eric Wellman spoke with Dr. Susan, Joy, director of womens sports health at the Cleveland Clinic.

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Resources

Cancer & Depression Resources
In 2008, WVIZ/PBS featured the films The Truth About Cancer and Depression: Out of the Shadows, followed by an opportunity to receive more information about cancer and depression. Please use the links below to access the information from these two special broadcasts.
Cancer Resources
Depression Resources

Focus on Mental Health
Special coverage of mental health issues continues with a series of in-depth reports on policy and issues affecting the delivery of mental health services to people all over Northeast Ohio.

Living With Cancer
ideastream and The Gathering Place partnered with Northeast Ohio community organizations and healthcare facilities to present a special broadcast event, Living with Cancer: Celebrating National Cancer Survivors Day.
Living with Cancer Resource Guide PDF

And Thou Shalt Honor
1 in every 4 households includes a caregiver. 80% of home care services are provided by family members. A caregiver is anyone providing care and support to adult family members or friends who are frail, elderly, chronically ill, or have a disability. This website has been prepared by WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN ideastream with the assistance of local caregiving professionals and related organizations as a companion to And Thou Shalt Honor: Caregiver Town Hall Meeting.
And Thou Shalt Honor Resource Guide PDF

A Lion in the House
"Your child has cancer." Hearing these words will profoundly change a family's life, plunging members into a world of uncertainty, emotional upheaval and excruciating decisions. A Lion in the House tells the stories of five children facing battles with cancer.
A Lion in the House Resource Guide PDF

Funding

Funding for the coverage of health topics comes from The Cleveland Foundation; Dr. Donald J. Goodman and Ruth Weber Goodman Philanthropic Fund of The Cleveland Foundation; The George Gund Foundation; The Community Foundation of Lorain County; The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation; The McGregor Foundation; and The Woodruff Foundation.