http://healthshow.org/ Tasty whole-grain public radio en-us 2005 WAMC Northeast Public Radio 2008-05-08T16:03:02-05:00 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.32 webmaster@healthshow.org 1 Polio. Smallpox. Diphtheria. Rubella. All of these are diseases that were fairly common less than a century ago...but have been all but eliminated from day to day life in the US by one thing: vaccinations. So, why are these childhood immunizations still necessary? On this week’s Health Show, we’ll get the answer from a CDC official. We’ll also hear from Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania about his recent battle with cancer...and Dr. Stephanie Beling will tell us about a disturbing trend: children with heart problems. 2008-05-08T16:03:02-05:00 http://healthshow.org/audio/1049/healthshow1049.mp3 If you made a list of the most popular and successful new surgical procedures of the last few decades, there’s little doubt that LASIK eye surgery would be somewhere near the top. But it’s not for everyone. On this week’s Health Show, we give LASIK surgery a closer look. Then we’ll find out how living near an airport can affect your blood pressure. Here’s a hint...think take off, not landing. And we’ll hear about a suicide prevention program aimed at native Alaskan teenagers. 2008-05-01T14:54:35-05:00 http://healthshow.org/audio/1048/healthshow1048.mp3