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Teen Boys and Sports: Life-Threatening Dangers/Pro
Part One: Teen Boys And Sports: Life-Threatening Dangers: Everyone thinks that sports and exercise are terrific for their children, but what most parents don't realize is that taken to the extreme; the idea of winning at any cost can actually cost your child his life! In boys, the drive to be strong leads many young men to steroid addiction, with disastrous side effects ranging from personality disorders to liver and kidney failure. And the emphasis on winning – particularly in activities like wrestling, where young men are asked to drop pounds of weight in the space of days – can create health risks that can actually kill. But could you tell if your son is secretly using steroids? And if his coach were to push him beyond the limits of health and safety, would you recognize it, and could you take the steps necessary to stop it? Today, you'll meet two young men who learned these lessons the hard way, and a mother and father whose son lost his life for his sport – and you'll find out from one of the country's leading sports medicine experts what dangers you need to look out for, and the steps you can take, to keep your child safe from these hidden dangers. Part Two: Protecting Your Child From Lyme Disease: Lyme disease is spreading – but it's still terribly difficult to diagnose, often equally hard to cure, and it can have a profoundly damaging impact on your life. Recognizing the symptoms and getting treatment right away can mean the difference between licking the disease or possibly suffering though a lifetime of disabling symptoms – but it's not easy to recognize, and even the experts disagree on the way treatment should proceed. So what can you do to keep your children safe from this tick-borne infection? Keep them off of the lawn in the summer? Forbid them to walk in the woods? How do you even find the tiny ticks that carry the disease? In this episode, "Keeping Kids Healthy" host Dr. Winnie King will show you the protective steps you should take, the signs of illness to look for, and the range of approaches you need to discuss with your doctor, to diagnose and treat the disease. And you'll meet the teens and families who have been living with lyme disease, and learn from their experiences the most important things you need to do to protect your child.
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