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	Title & Description	Episode number
	Mammography The recent controversy over when—and how often—women should begin having mammograms has left a wake of confusion. Now that the new recommendations have been analyzed in the news media, this episode explores the fully story full story behind the recommendations. This episode also helps you understand how to work with your physician to assess your own risk factors and determine what works for you.	708
	Medical Radiation The use of CT scan as a diagnostic tool has increased significantly since the 1970’s. But the dose of ionizing radiation delivered in a CT scan is higher than most other imaging techniques. Even though MRI is an advanced technology that delivers no radiation, CT scans are still the diagnostic tool of choice, even in situations where an MRI would be sufficient. Today, the CT scan is one of the most commonly used procedures in diagnostic radiology. And scanning protocols mandate increased radiation doses.	803
	Memory Enhancement Crossword puzzles, vitamins, and classical music have all been promoted as tools for improving memory. Panelists discuss the recent theories and research surrounding memory enhancement and help viewers separate fact from fiction.	405
	Menopause It's something all women will face. Is menopause a natural part of aging or a medical condition? Is estrogen out and black cohosh in? What's a woman to do? And whom should she believe? From the conventional to the new age, treatments for the symptoms of menopause come front and center on this episode of Second Opinion.	112
	Metabolic Syndrome Need a good reason to get out of your easy chair and into a healthier lifestyle? Then consider the possibility that a lack of physical activity, together with other common health problems, can make you a prime candidate for a potentially life-threatening health condition called metabolic syndrome. In this edition of Second Opinion, you'll learn what metabolic syndrome is, find out about its causes and consequences, and get a handle on steps you can take to protect yourself from life-threatening medical problems.	208
	Migraine Often debilitating and misunderstood, migraine headaches and the options available to treat them are sources of much debate. Anger, frustration and desperation can plague both patients and physicians. Our panel navigates a case of migraine and the often confusing information that surrounds pain management and prevention.	410
	Mind / Body Medicine Can positive thinking, prayer or yoga help heal your body as well as your mind? It depends who you ask. Research into the connection between the mind and the body is both fascinating and controversial.	513
	Multiple Sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis (MS) can be a debilitating disease of the nervous system in which the protective sheath around nerve cells becomes damaged. Symptoms vary widely and cannot be predicted, but research and clinical experience are incrementally making treatments for MS more successful, giving individuals a better quality of life.	703
	Mystery Diagnosis Getting to the right medical diagnosis often involves working through the problem as the symptoms evolve. Some conditions, such as Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, can present with symptoms that can be misdiagnosed as other diseases and conditions.	812
	Mystery Diagnosis II Approximately 99 percent of the calcium in the body is located in the bones and the remaining 1 percent is located in other body cells and circulates in the bloodstream. Certain conditions can cause an excess release of calcium from the bones into the blood. Too much calcium in the bloodstream can be toxic and lead to a potentially dangerous health condition called hypercalcemia.	911

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