20 October - Health
Today we spoke to Dr Cleeve Robertson - Provincial Director of Emergency Medical Services. We were talking about Trauma. Trauma is defined as any body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury as from accident, injury or impact. According to research deaths from physical trauma decline where there are organized trauma systems. Dr Robertson told us more about trauma. That interview was brought to you by the department of Health and funded by the European Union.
We also spoke to Tereza Hough – CEO of the National Osteoporosis Foundation. Osteoporosis literally means porous bones. It is a condition in which bone tissue is reduced and the micro-architecture of bone is disrupted. This leads to an increased risk of fracture which usually involves the spine, hip or wrist. It is called the silent disease because it progresses undetected for many years and the first sign of this disease is usually a fracture. According to reports, more than one-third of women over the age of 50 and nearly half of those over age 70 are affected by this disease. Osteoporosis in men is on the increase, and one in 5 men will develop this disease. For more information you can contact the National Osteoporosis Foundation at (021) 931 7894 or their Help line: 0861102265 for those who have access to the internet visit www.osteoporosis.org.za
Today was also Down Syndrome Awareness Day and Tineke Boshoff - from the Down Syndrome Association of the Western Cape joined us on the show to talk more about Down syndrome. Down syndrome is a genetic condition that causes delays in physical and intellectual development. It is not related to race, nationality, religion or socioeconomic status. The most important fact to know about individuals with Down syndrome is that they are more like others than they are different. Tineke explained more about this condition. For more information you can contact the Down Syndrome Association of the Western Cape on (021) 919 8533 or visit www.downsyndrome.org.za
Our last interview was an interview conducted by my former producer Cindy Witten on Asthma. Cindy attended a debate on whether self management is the way forward in improving Asthma control and decrease Asthma related deaths, well we will hear more on that interview Cindy had with Professor Robin Green and Professor Charles Feldman – both head of Pulmonology at Pretoria University and Wits University.
We also spoke to Tereza Hough – CEO of the National Osteoporosis Foundation. Osteoporosis literally means porous bones. It is a condition in which bone tissue is reduced and the micro-architecture of bone is disrupted. This leads to an increased risk of fracture which usually involves the spine, hip or wrist. It is called the silent disease because it progresses undetected for many years and the first sign of this disease is usually a fracture. According to reports, more than one-third of women over the age of 50 and nearly half of those over age 70 are affected by this disease. Osteoporosis in men is on the increase, and one in 5 men will develop this disease. For more information you can contact the National Osteoporosis Foundation at (021) 931 7894 or their Help line: 0861102265 for those who have access to the internet visit www.osteoporosis.org.za
Today was also Down Syndrome Awareness Day and Tineke Boshoff - from the Down Syndrome Association of the Western Cape joined us on the show to talk more about Down syndrome. Down syndrome is a genetic condition that causes delays in physical and intellectual development. It is not related to race, nationality, religion or socioeconomic status. The most important fact to know about individuals with Down syndrome is that they are more like others than they are different. Tineke explained more about this condition. For more information you can contact the Down Syndrome Association of the Western Cape on (021) 919 8533 or visit www.downsyndrome.org.za
Our last interview was an interview conducted by my former producer Cindy Witten on Asthma. Cindy attended a debate on whether self management is the way forward in improving Asthma control and decrease Asthma related deaths, well we will hear more on that interview Cindy had with Professor Robin Green and Professor Charles Feldman – both head of Pulmonology at Pretoria University and Wits University.
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