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131 radio clips

212 television clips

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Public Health

"I had the most inspirational day of my life today," says an emotional Terry Fox. - Television, 1:35

Aug. 27, 1980

10-year-old with cancer motivates Terry Fox

Television

1:35

Medical Research

Canadians recall the shock of hearing of Sir Frederick Banting's passing. - Television, 2:05

Feb. 21, 1991

A life cut short: Sir Frederick Banting

Television

2:05

Public Health

The needle-like fibres seemed like nature's perfect gift. Fireproof, indestructible and cheap, from the 1940s to the 1970s, asbestos was everywhere. It was woven into clothes, used to insulate buildings and even mixed with water as children's play dough. That was before studies linked asbestos dust with cancer and lung disease. Authorities now say asbestos, when handled properly, poses little risk. But nagging concerns, highlighted by the plight of the asbestos miners, have resulted in a shrivelling industry.

Topic spans: 1942-2002

Asbestos: Magic Mineral or Deadly Dust?

Topic

8 television clips

7 radio clips

Public Health

Not too long ago, Canadians could smoke virtually anywhere they pleased: at work, in theatres, restaurants and even hospitals. Smoking rates peaked in the early 1960s, when nearly half of all adults puffed away. But as evidence of the health hazards of cigarettes piled up, high taxes, graphic warnings and restrictions on smoking have helped make smoking unacceptable. CBC Archives traces the decline of smoking in Canada.

Topic spans: 1961-1998

Butting Out: The Slow Death of Smoking in Canada

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15 television clips

8 radio clips

Medical Research

A 59-year-old father receives a new heart. - Radio, 5:25

May 31, 1968

Canada's first heart transplant

Radio

5:25

Public Health

Starting tomorrow, every drop of donated blood will be tested for HIV. But that's too late for those already infected. - Television, 3:11

Nov. 3, 1985

Canadian Red Cross begins testing donations for HIV

Television

3:11

Medical Research

It's a dreaded disease that has afflicted humans for centuries. In recent decades, scientists around the world have been tirelessly searching for a cancer cure. Canadians are no exception. Amid constant fights for funding, concerns about "brain drain" and controversies over alternative therapies, Canada has made some vital breakthroughs in cancer research ? from the invention of the "cobalt bomb" in the 1950s to the more recent innovations of cancer research icon Tak Mak.

Topic spans: 1953-2004

Cancer Research: The Canadian Quest for a Cure

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7 television clips

5 radio clips

Medical Research

It's been the elusive cure, one that scientists have felt they've been on the brink of breaking for the past 80 years. But for years, diabetes has remained a treatable but not yet cured disease. In fact, diabetes is the leading cause of death by disease in Canada. Banting and Best are Canada's best known connection to diabetes but the Canadian connection continues. Since the historic discovery of insulin, there have been improvements and refinements. The promise of a cure for all, however, remains as yet unfulfilled, leaving many to live highly regimented and uncertain lives.

Topic spans: 1921-2002

Chasing a Cure for Diabetes

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17 television clips

7 radio clips

Medical Research

In 1990, <em>Marketplace</em> explores the addictive quality of Nintendo games. - Television, 11:30

Nov. 13, 1990

Compulsive computer gaming

Television

11:30

Medicine

In China, he's been a national hero since his death in 1939. But in his birthplace of Canada Dr. Norman Bethune was virtually unknown until the 1970s. His communist beliefs and unorthodox personality made him a controversial figure in Canada. His medical accomplishments, however, are irrefutable. Bethune cared for the wounded in wartorn Spain and China, and in the process revolutionized military medicine.

Topic spans: 1964-1999

'Comrade' Bethune: A Controversial Hero

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6 television clips

8 radio clips

Reproductive Issues

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court rules against forced sterilization of the mentally handicapped. - Television, 2:10

Oct. 23, 1986

Court says no to forced sterilization

Television

2:10

Public Health

"We are a lost people." That description by an Innu chief seemed fitting when a shocking video of six gas-sniffing teens, screaming they wanted to die, was broadcast to the world. The once-nomadic Innu of Labrador have struggled under a haze of isolation, poverty and addiction ever since their 1967 settlement. A second relocation, this time from the shantytown of Davis Inlet to the new community of Natuashish, offered much promise, but it was just the beginning of a long healing process.

Topic spans: 1992-2005

Davis Inlet: Innu Community in Crisis

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6 television clips

8 radio clips

Reproductive Issues

In 1969 Dr. Henry Morgentaler emerged as one of Canada's most controversial figures when he broke the law and opened the country's first abortion clinic. Over the next two decades, the Montreal doctor would be heralded as a hero by some and called a murderer by others as he fought to change Canada's abortion laws.

Topic spans: 1969-1989

Dr. Henry Morgentaler: Fighting Canada's Abortion Laws

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16 television clips

2 radio clips

Reproductive Issues

For many couples it's their worst nightmare. Years of trying and still, no baby. Adoption was once the only option. Nowadays there are fertility drugs, in vitro fertilization, and surrogate mothers. But with these modern-day solutions come new moral conundrums and questions: How far are we willing to go to fight infertility?

Topic spans: 1960-2003

Fighting Infertility

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14 television clips

6 radio clips

Medicine

A Swedish man benefits from a lifesaving device originally developed by Canadian John Hopps. - Television, 5:39

May 19, 1984

First pacemaker implanted in human

Television

5:39

Public Health

As nations around the world cooperate to raise awareness of HIV and AIDS, there's unsettling news about Canadian attitudes towards the disease. - Television, 6:23

Dec. 1, 1988

First World AIDS Day

Television

6:23

Public Health

It's 1984 and Canadians are becoming 'downright maniacal' about exercise. - Television, 2:07

Feb. 25, 1984

Fitness craze sweeps Canada

Television

2:07

Reproductive Issues

In a combative TV interview, the famous feminist defends some of the ideas in her best-selling book <em>The Female Eunuch</em>. - Television, 5:29

Oct. 28, 1971

Germaine Greer vs. Larry Zolf

Television

5:29

Public Health

The federal government formally commits to providing compensation to thalidomide babies. - Radio, 1:26

Dec. 15, 1963

Government compensation for thalidomide babies

Radio

1:26

Disease

For centuries it has silently stalked us, killing tens of millions of people and evading all the best efforts at a permanent cure. It is influenza, a potentially lethal bug whose unique ability to reinvent itself in deadlier forms has prompted researchers to dub it the "last great virus" facing humanity. CBC Archives explores the deadly history of influenza and looks at what's being done to avoid a new global pandemic.

Topic spans: 1918-2005

Influenza: Battling The Last Great Virus

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9 television clips

15 radio clips

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