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AirTalk

AirTalk for August 6, 2002

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Chick Hearn; Whole Body Scans
Chick Hearn; Whole Body Scans

Chick Hearn; Whole Body Scans

Chick Hearn

AirTalk for August 6, 2002

Larry Mantle takes listener calls about the life and legacy of long time Laker's announcer Chick Hearn. Also joining the conversation is the sports editor of Los Angeles Times Bill Dwyer.

Whole Body Scans

AirTalk for August 6, 2002

Is it a fad or a medical necessity? Anxious but otherwise healthy consumers are rushing to scanning centers all over the country to get a glimpse of what's going on inside their bodies. Larry Mantle speaks with the USC Chair of the Department of Radiology, Dr. Edward Grant, and UCLA Clinical Professor of Medicine, Dr. Harold Karpman, about the medical benefits and possible disadvantages of whole body scans.