May 3, 2007

12:10: The Health Roundup, with Rick & Jamie.

12:15: May is designated as Stroke Recovery Awareness Month. The March of Dimes has increased its efforts with a national campaign to educate the public about stroke recovery, and how to “Survive and Thrive” after a stroke. Stroke is the third leading cause of death, behind heart disease and cancer. There are over 300,000 stroke survivors in Canada, and every year another 50,000 join their ranks.

Guest: Mary Lynne Stewart, Director of Fund Development and Communications at the March of Dimes.

12:20: Canadian broadcaster Teresa Kruze has created and is hosting a new television series called Changing Lives on The Biography Channel. Kruze was compelled to develop this series after facing major career changes, tragedy, health and family issues in her own life. Changing Lives is a lifestyle series that aims to inspire and motivate people to overcome challenges in their lives and find emotional well-being.

Guest: Teresa Kruze,

12:35: At the tender age of 14 Ben Barry started his modeling agency. Today at 24, he is an Entrepreneur-with-a-social conscience and author behind Fashioning Reality: A New Generation of Entrepreneurship, Key Porter books, which chronicles how he’s helped redefine the fashion industry using models who represent women today, one campaign at a time. The fact that the average North American woman today is a size 14, while the average fashion model is a mere size 2 is a juxtaposition that just doesn’t jive with most women’s reality. Ben, knows and realizes this and has worked tirelessly to get models of every size, shape, age and ethnicity credible work in the fashion industry.

Guest: Ben Barry, Modeling Agent, Author and Entrepreneur. 647.340.8100

12:50: Daynight Pharmacy segment.

Guest: Irene Hogan.

Irene discussed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ( COPD ) on the 900CHML today!

COPD is a long-term lung disease directly caused by smoking, 80%-90% of smokers will get COPD. Many people with COPD will get chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Symptoms include shortness of breath, increased mucus in the lungs and a chronic cough. COPD can't be cured, but it can be treated. People with COPD can lead active lives and live for many years.
If you have COPD and you smoke, it's important to quit smoking. Daynight Pharmacy has introduced the stopstudy program ( stopstudy.ca) to help people stop smoking. Through one on one counseling with a Daynight pharmacy team member, they can navigate and consult with you to quit smoking. Through this study, 5 weeks of free stop smoking products are available.
The sooner COPD is diagnosed the easier it is to treat. Can COPD be prevented, YES, most of the time, since COPD is caused by smoking, people can prevent COPD by not smoking.