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Blood Biology
Blood Phobias Real, Treatable
The Sound of Ideas
Ohio's Newborn Screening Program
Childhood Leukemia
About Blood: Sickle Cell
Web Exclusive: Clots
Blood Detectives
Around Noon
Applause "Mr. Blood"
Blood Biology
Friday, May 4th Morning Edition 7am and All Things Considered 5pm
What is blood? Why do we have it? How does the body use blood? Blood cells flow through your body like trucks carrying packages on the freeway. Blood delivers the goods to all parts of the body, and hauls off the waste. It is a rich mixture of cells, platelets, proteins, sugars, minerals, hormones, and enzymes.
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Blood Phobias Real, Treatable
Monday, May 7th Morning Edition 7am and All Things Considered 5pm
Why does even the mere mention of the word "blood" make some people squeamish? Morning Edition Host Rick Jackson gets some answers…and some advice… from a local psychologist.
The Sound of Ideas
Tuesday, May 8th, 9-10am
In his special installment of The Sound of Ideas host Mike McIntyre and guests will examine the anatomy of blood – what exactly is it and what does it do? They’ll also explore how doctor’s use blood to learn what’s going on inside our bodies and explain various blood diseases including leukemia and sickle cell anemia.
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Ohio's Newborn Screening Program
Wednesday, May 9th Morning Edition 7am and All Things Considered 5pm
Blood is a window to our genes. All newborns are pricked in the heel after birth, and that drop of blood is screened for genetic disorders. The CDC calls this newborn screening process one of the ten greatest public health achievements in the U.S. over the last decade. What we can learn from this drop of blood is increasing at a rapid clip, and some of these disorders can be managed through early treatment. One such disorder is PKU. If caught early, brain damage can be avoided through dietary interventions.
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Childhood Leukemia
Thursday, May 10th Morning Edition 7am and All Things Considered 5pm
Leukemia is a cancer of the white blood cells. In the 1950s, nearly all children with leukemia died. Now that picture has drastically changed. While it remains the most common form of childhood cancer, it is also the most curable.
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About Blood: Sickle Cell
Premiere: Thursday, 5/10, 8-8:30pm on WVIZ/PBS
Re-Broadcast: Saturday 5/12, 11:30pm-12am, Sunday 5/13, 3:00-3:30pm, Tuesday 5/15, 7:30-8:00pm
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This half-hour television program explores how blood works in the body with a focus on sickle cell anemia -- a genetic disease that affects red blood cells and is most common in the United States among African Americans. Learn more about the sickle cell story through the eyes of 25-year old Akron resident Arthur Brown and his family. Brown was born with one of the most severe forms; when he was six-weeks old, his mother was told her infant son would likely not to survive to age five. We chronicle Brown's fight against this devastating disease from childhood to the present. Living and thriving as a young adult, Arthur Brown has come close to death more than once and shares his struggles and triumphs with a disease he considers to be both a curse and a gift.
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Web Exclusive: Clots
Beginning May 11th
Heart attacks, strokes and pulmonary embolisms can all result from some form of blood clot and while many factors contribute to strokes and heart attacks, a particular blood disease called Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) is the main contributor of Pulmonary Embolism or clotting in the lungs. This web-exclusive video answers some important questions including: What exactly is DVT? How does it happen? What are some of the risk factors and how can these dangerous blood clots be prevented?
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Blood Detectives
Monday, May 14th Morning Edition 7am and All Things Considered 5pm
When a patient presents with an unusual set of symptoms, what do doctors do? Usually, the mystery starts to unravel with a simple blood test. Blood provides clues to organ function.
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Around Noon
Tuesday, May 15th 12pm - 12:30pm
Host Dee Perry and guest explore the influence of blood on literature, music, film - -virtually every corner of arts and culture.
Applause: "Mr. Blood"
Premier: Thursday, May 17th, 7:30 PM on WVIZ/PBS
Rebroadcast: Saturday, May 19th, 6:30 PM, Sunday May 20th, 12:30 PM
Dan Folino is an accomplished local actor. He’s also the go-to guy if a local theater company is presenting a show, say like Sweeny Todd, that requires realistic stage blood. From realistic splatters to squirting veins; Dan cannot just make it - - but make it look real!
Last Reviewed: May 11, 2012
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