HealthBeat on CJAD Radio - November 14, 2010

Topics: sports injuries, waist size and health risks and Splash n' Dash fundraiser

   1) Waist size and health problems– Dr. David Morris, an associate professor at the McGill Department of Medicine and co-Director of the McGill Menopause Clinic, explores how waist size can predict future health problems.

            2) Sports injuries – Dr. Scott Delaney, an emergency and sports physician at the MUHC and a team doctor for the Montreal Alouettes, the Montreal Impact, and Cirque du Soleil, talks about concussions in young athletes and their long-term effects.

   3) Splash n' Dash fundraiser – Dr. Ken Shaw, a pediatric surgeon at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, talks about what the Cedars Cancer Institute for Children is doing to raise funds for young cancer patients and their families.