December 1998 features

TELEVISION NEWS FEATURES

from the CWRU-TV News Service (December 1998)

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PERIODONTAL-HEART ATTACK LINK (2:22) -- New dental studies show a link between periodontal gum disease and increased risk of heart attack and stroke. It can also aggravate diabetes and cause premature births, according to Case Western Reserve University dental professor, Nabil Bissada, D.D.S.

SOT#1: Nabil Bissada, D.D.S., CWRU Periodontologist

SOT#2: Carrie Keener, dental patient

INTERNET TELESCOPE ONLINE (2:01) -- Amateur and professional astronomers can now scan the heavens by surfing the web. That's because Case Western Reserve University has put its 36-inch telescope online on the Internet. It's the largest telescope in the world that the general public will have regular access to.

SOT: Earle Luck, CWRU Chairman and Professor of Astronomy

EXERCISE REDUCES ALZHEIMER'S (1:40) -- A recent study of Alzheimer's patients shows that exercising throughout life reduces the chance of having the debilitating disease or lessens its severity. Case Western Reserve's Dr. Robert Friedland explains why exercise can be as good for your brain as it is for your heart.

SOT: Robert Friedland, M.D., CWRU Associate Professor of Neurology

COLON CANCER SCREENING GAP (2:16) -- A new study has found a dangerous gap in the screening of colon cancer. Dr. Gregory Cooper explains why if you're over 50, you should receive sigmoidoscopy as part of a medical examination.

SOT#1: Gregory Cooper, M.D., CWRU Professor of Gastroenterology

SOT#2: John Vogel, colon cancer patient/survivor

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