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http://www.healthshow.org/ – The day you meet your parents, no one is there to tell you that, one day, you may have to care for one or both of them as they age. In fact, it's one of the things almost no one is prepared for until it happens. On this week's Health Show we'll hear the story of a woman who calls the time she spent caring for her aging mother a bittersweet season.

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http://www.healthshow.org/ – Infectious disease is still one of the biggest killers in Africa. We've heard a lot about the AIDS crisis on the continent, but Malaria, Tuberculosis even Diarrhea still kill hundreds of thousands of Africans every year. On this week's Health Show, we'll hear why one woman says the answer to the crisis isn't better hospitals...it's better labs.

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http://www.healthshow.org/ – The one thing we almost never do here on The Health Show is talk about diets. Except, you know, when we do. The June issue of Consumer Reports magazine takes a look at the most popular commercial diet plans and ranks them from top to bottom. On this week's Health Show, we'll talk about who's winning when it comes to you losing.

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http://www.healthshow.org/ – A few years ago, the Vermont legislature passed a law that would prevent drug companies from buying information about the way doctors prescribe drugs and using the information for commercial marketing. Needless to say, the drug companies were not amused and challenged the law. That challenge has reached the US Supreme Court. On this week's Health Show, a report on the future of Vermont's law against data mining.

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http://www.healthshow.org/ – Sometimes, numbers can be fun. Like this: while 36 millions Americans, 17% of us, report some degree of hearing loss...only 1 in 5 of people who would benefit from a hearing aid will actually wear one. But there are other options. On this week's Health Show we'll talk to a specialist in hearing about possible medical and surgical remedies for hearing loss.

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http://www.healthshow.org/ – Can you think of a more devastating statement than having your doctor look at you and say "you have cancer". How about this: "your child has cancer"? On this week's Health Show we'll hear a conversation with a leader in the field of children's cancer care and find out how far we've come in saving these young lives.

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http://www.healthshow.org/ – We've heard the numbers over and over again...Diabetes is a growing problem in the US and there doesn't seem to be an end to the problem in sight. On this week's Health Show, we'll hear how the American Diabetes Association is taking the message on the road.

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http://www.healthshow.org/ – It seems that just about every disease and condition has its own "awareness month" these days. But a funny thing about that...a lot of them really work and get out much needed information. So we think you should know that April is Autism awareness month. On this week's Health Show, we'll talk to a pediatrician and author about Autism...and possible solutions and hope for the future.

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http://www.healthshow.org/ – Last month the Affordable Care Act marked its first year as the law of the land. There was the usual howling and crowing of political talking heads...but a major survey showed that the majority of Americans really don't know much about the facts of the law. On this week's Health Show, we'll talk to a Consumer Reports editor about health care reform.