http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/topic_health/ ideastream - Health News (c) Copyright 2008 ideastream - For Personal Use Only http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/11976 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/11976#When:09:24:00Z Ohio power plants pump over a hundred million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year, according to federal estimates. With the approach of tighter restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions, a multi-million-dollar research project is looking to take the CO2 out of the air and bury it in the ground. ideastream®'s David C. Barnett has more. Thu, 08 May 2008 09:24:00 -0400 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/soi/11956 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/soi/11956#When:14:00:01Z So, it has been about a year since Ohio's smoking ban went into effect. Some restaurant and bar owners are still complaining about the ban's negative impact on business. If you talk to public health officials, however, they say the economic impact of a healthier workforce make the ban a major victory. The smoking ban's success is up for debate on the Sound of Ideas, and we'll talk about just how far public health legislation might go...Twinkie tax, anyone? Join us, Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock. Wed, 07 May 2008 14:00:01 -0400 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/soi/11903 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/soi/11903#When:19:46:00Z Few crimes are more traumatic than rape. The scars run deep and victims rarely want to talk about it publicly. So, when one does, it commands our attention. Reporter Joanna Connors was sexually assaulted on a Cleveland college campus 23 years ago. It haunted her until she began to retrace the life of the rapist and face the inner conflicts the assault produced in her own life. Read about it in Sunday's Plain Dealer and then join the conversation with the author this morning at 9:00. Mon, 05 May 2008 19:46:00 -0400 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/soi/11891 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/soi/11891#When:19:53:00Z The secret to happiness could be growing old. A new study shows that Americans grow happier as they age. What connection do aging, health and happiness have? Another study indicates the stereotype of the isolated elerly is more myth than fact. Seniors are more socially connected than those in middle age. Elderly folks have fewer intimate relationships but they’re more likely to volunteer, go to church and and spend time with their neighbors than people in their 50s. Happiness and aging ... Friday at 9 on the Sound of Ideas Fri, 02 May 2008 19:53:00 -0400 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/11892 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/11892#When:21:39:01Z While the democratic presidential candidates still dominate the headlines these days, John McCain is forging ahead with his “Call to Action Tour”. During a stop in Cleveland today , the senator promoted his healthcare plan at a town hall-style event at the Cleveland Clinic. ideastream’s Dan Bobkoff was there. Thu, 01 May 2008 21:39:01 -0400 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/11820 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/11820#When:10:00:00Z The Arthritis Foundation has selected Beachwood as one of 11 communities across the country where it will hold townhall-style meetings about the disease. A big part of the discussion will focus on doctor/patient communication and how better communication can lead to better treatment. Doctor Gaylee McCracken spoke with ideastream®'s Eric Wellman about arthritis myths. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:00:00 -0400 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/11806 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/11806#When:21:02:01Z Northeast Ohio has been trying to cope with an increasing shortage of healthcare workers for some years. Now the region is getting a fresh infusion of money to bolster those efforts. ideastream’s Dan Bobkoff has more. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:02:01 -0400 http://www.wviz.org/index.php/WVIZ/state_of_ohio/11462 http://www.wviz.org/index.php/WVIZ/state_of_ohio/11462#When:13:20:00Z This week on "The State of Ohio": Supporters of the state's concealed carry weapons law take aim at cities which want to keep guns out of parks and other places. Lawmakers and the governor snuff out plans to move anti-smoking money to where they couldn't get it. But the story doesn't quit there. Ohio's economic future doesn't seem to bright now, though there is a jobs package in the works. The state's chief jobs and welfare officer is here to talk about the challenges she's facing. And drivers will soon be staring down orange barrels all around the state. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:20:00 -0400 http://www.wviz.org/index.php/WVIZ/feagler/11354 http://www.wviz.org/index.php/WVIZ/feagler/11354#When:05:00:01Z Newsmaker: Lt. Governor Lee Fisher: The Lt. Governor is still explaining away a speech he made in Toledo earlier this month during which observers thought he implied Lake Erie water might be for sale. Fisher said later that he misspoke and agrees with lake advocates who say the water should never be for sale. Mr. Feagler will discuss with Fisher, who doubles as the state’s Development Director, the development potential for the areas adjacent to Lake Erie and what’s holding up passage of the Great Lakes Compact. Roundtable: Joan Mazzolini, reporter, The Plain Dealer; James Ewinger, reporter, The Plain Dealer; Bob Dyer, columnist, Akron Beacon Journal. MetroHealth’s Money Woes: Publicly-owned MetroHealth Medical Center saw its money woes deepen during the first quarter of the year. The hospital lost $8-million during the quarter, more than the loss for all of 2007. Hospital leaders are exploring their options, including possible staff layoffs. MetroHealth admits patients without regard to their ability to pay. Airline Merger: Delta and Northwest airlines agreed to a merger this week, a marriage that will create the nation’s largest passenger air carrier. Analysts say the merger will help the airline cut costs, but it could also lead to labor unrest as some of the unions involved with the airlines have raised objections. The merger also creates pressure for other airline mergers, possibly to include Continental, the major carrier operating out of Hopkins International Airport in Cleveland. Pope Benedict Visits U.S: The Pope celebrated his 81st birthday on the same day he landed in Washington for his first official U.S. visit. The Pontiff praised America as a land of opportunity where hope is part of the national character. In a mass at Washington’s baseball stadium, he spoke of the promise of freedom in America, yet lamented how that dream fell short for native Americans and people brought from Africa as slaves. He’s also used the U.S. visit to call repeatedly for healing in the wake of the church sex scandal. Newsmaker 2: Sonya Pryor-Jones, director, Cleveland STEM Initiative: The Cleveland Metropolitan School District is preparing to open a pair of new high schools that represent a departure from traditional academics. Design Lab will focus on art and industrial design; the second is a STEM school—one that emphasizes Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Both academics and location make the STEM school unique. It’ll be housed inside an existing Cleveland business yet to be named. Discussion of the new schools is part of ideastream’s week-long coverage of 21st-century schools. Information on the Cleveland STEM schools Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:00:01 -0400 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/health_region/10794 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/health_region/10794#When:12:38:01Z Maybe it starts when they're five and they ask for a sip of Daddy's beer. Or when they're a teenager and they want a little wine with dinner. Every parent at one point or another travels that very tricky road when it comes to introducing their kids to alcohol. For this week's conversation about health, we turn to Doctor Charles Emerman -- associate chief of staff at MetroHealth Medical Center. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:38:01 -0400 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/10433 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/10433#When:12:15:00Z How far would you be willing to go to help out with scientific research? What would you be willing to give up? There's a man at the Cleveland Clinic who's been lying in bed for the past 85 days as part of a study. In nearly three months he hasn't so much as even sat upright. But, as ideastream's Eric Wellman found out, Monday was a very special day for Dominic Prinzo. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:15:00 -0400 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/health_region/10427 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/health_region/10427#When:12:40:01Z Researchers in England found that a simple discussion about breathing can be a powerful tool to get patients to quit smoking. A study published this month in the British journal BMJ found that patients who were told their "lung age" were twice as likely to quit as those who were not given that information. Dr. Gaylee McCracken is an internist at University Hospitals. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:40:01 -0400