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http://www.healthshow.org/ – After nine months your new baby finally arrives and now the big question: is it a boy or a girl? For a significant number of parents, there is no immediate answer. On this week's Health Show we'll talk about "Intersex"...a term used for a variety of conditions in which a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn't seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male.

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http://www.healthshow.org/ – There have been great biographies written about some of the most notorious killers in world history. Last year, a biography of the deadliest killer of them all won the Pulitzer Prize. On this week's Health Show we'll talk to the author of the biography of cancer.

We'll also hear from some musicians who continue making music...even though they are hearing impaired.

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Pittsfield, MA – The statewide gaming proposal has legislators and arts advocates in the Berkshires worried that the casinos may draw people in who would otherwise attend a show at one of the county's smaller performance spaces or other cultural venues.

As Massachusetts legislators mull the details of the bill, arts organizations in states that already have casino gambling say there may not be a need to worry.

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http://www.healthshow.org/ – You know, I'm always learning something. I grew up in a big city in the northeast...so back to school was always right after Labor Day. But back to school is going on right now in cities and towns all across the country. And there is so much to remember that, on this week's Health Show, we thought we'd throw in a few things that might, or should, be on your to do list.

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http://www.healthshow.org/ – Is there any more universal health problem than a stuffy nose? Everyone has experienced the joys of clogged sinuses, doubtless more than once. But what if your sinus troubles never go away? On this week's Health Show we'll talk about chronic sinusitis...and find out if surgery may be the answer.

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http://www.healthshow.org/ – If you've ever opened up a credit card statement and saw dozens of charges you never made...you know all about the wonderful world of identity theft. Now imagine you go to the doctor and find out you've been treated for dozens of conditions you never had. On this week's Health Show, a report on the growing problem of medical identity theft.

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http://www.healthshow.org/ – Here at Health Show headquarters...we get a lot of e-mails. So it takes a lot for one of them to get our attention. Here's one we saw a couple of weeks ago: Being stuck in traffic is hazardous to your health? I'm sure your first reaction was DUH! Mine too. But it's really about an environmental study. On this week's Health Show, we'll talk to one of the study's authors.

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http://healthshow.org/ – Anyone who has seen a child have a severe reaction to a food allergy knows that this is not a condition to take lightly. Now, thanks to a new study, doctors know it's a much more common condition than they thought. On this week's Health Show, we'll talk to an allergist about a new report on childhood food allergies.

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http://www.healthshow.org/ – When you think of assisted living facilities, you naturally think of the elderly. But there are mental health assisted living facilities..and they are much more likely to have cases of abuse. On this week's Health Show, we'll air the second segment in an investigative report on assisted living in Florida.

We'll also hear commentary about the over use of drugs in nursing homes.

Hear about new weapons in the fight against Hepatitis-C

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http://www.healthshow.org/ – When you think of assisted living facilities, you naturally think of the elderly. But there are mental health assisted living facilities..and they are much more likely to have cases of abuse. On this week's Health Show, we'll air the second segment in an investigative report on assisted living in Florida.

We'll also hear commentary about the over use of drugs in nusing homes.

Hear about new weapons in the fight against Hepatitis-C