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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

Weekly Business Roundup for Friday, September 28, 2007
Podcasts: Friday, September 28, 2007
Local union leaders are expected to vote today on a tentative contract agreement between the United Auto Workers and General Motors. If that's successful, a full vote by the union will likely happen this weekend. A headline in the Wall Street Journal calls this a "new era" for the auto industry. Scott Roulston joins us Fridays -- he's managing partner at Fairport Asset Management.

The Body Has a Mind of Its Own
The Sound of Ideas: Wednesday, September 26, 2007
OK, look at your hand for a second, right there on the keyboard. You can see it, but how do you know where it is in space? For that matter, how do you even know it's your hand? Kinda wierd, huh? Well, as it turns out, you know that hand there is yours because your mind has a map of your body, and not just your body, but your personal space as well. Sandra Blakeslee has a new book, The Body Has a Mind of Its Own: How Body Maps in Your Brain Help You Do (Almost) Everything Better. It's true. Body maps help us do everything from finding a light switch in a pitch black room to hitting a baseball. Join us for the conversation Wednesday morning at nine.

Brown Hopeful For Veto Override
Regional News Stories: Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown says he's hopeful that lawmakers will be able to override an expected presidential veto of a popular children's health program. ideastream's Bill Rice reports.

Unlicensed Daycares Potentially Dangerous
Regional News Stories: Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Thousands of Ohioans may not realize that the neighbor's home they're sending their children to for daycare is not licensed by the state. Some legislators and child activists are working to change that. They're warning without a change, some children could die needlessly, and some already have. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

Mixing it up: One Part Political Junkie, One Part Politician
The Sound of Ideas: Tuesday, September 25, 2007
After the flap over Moveon.org's now famous General Petraeus ad, Senator Sherrod Brown took some criticism when he voted against a senate statement of support for Petraeus. It sounds like politics is alive and well in Washington. Senator Brown has been directing his energy toward housing, health insurance, and food and product safety. He'll join us to talk about those issues and take your calls. That's in the second half of our program. To warm us up, we'll hear from NPR's political editor Ken Rudin in a special Midwest edition of the Political Junkie. One part politician, one part Political Junkie--sounds like the perfect political cocktail. Tuesday morning at nine.

New Guidelines for Asthma Treatment
Regional News Stories: Monday, September 24, 2007
It's the very beginning of fall -- the time of year that doctors tend to notice a spike in the number of patients suffering from asthma. About half a million people with asthma are admitted to the hospital every year in this country. Now for the first time in a decade, the Heart, Lung and Blood Institute is out with new federal guidelines outlining how asthma should be treated. Dr. Charles Emerman is with us. He's associate chief of staff at MetroHealth Medical Center.

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Feagler & Friends: Friday, September 21, 2007

Smoking Ban Exception - Cigar Bars?
Regional News Stories: Thursday, September 20, 2007
A lawmaker who was opposed to the state's smoking ban has introduced a bill to allow smoking in what some may see as a fairly obvious place -- cigar bars. But a key anti-smoking activist says it's not what Ohioans want. Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler reports.

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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.