Prison Overcrowding, Low Testosterone and Life Longevity, and The Calgary Children's Foundation

Incidents of assaults between Inmates and Corrections Officers is on the rise - and prison overcrowding is leading to “mass violence” in Canadian institutions. We discuss the disturbing trend – and what can be done to address it with Mercedes Stephenson, Global News Ottawa Bureau Chief and Host of “The West Block”. We’ve all heard that low testosterone can be a health issue for men - but could it impact life expectancy? Well – according to a new Australian study – that may be the case. We get details on the research from Dr. Ted Jablonski – our “on-call” family physician. Finally, every December our QR Calgary listeners step-up to support our Pledge Day “radiothon” in support of the “Calgary Children’s Foundation”. Last week – the funds raised were distributed to several deserving charities. We get a ‘breakdown’ of how these unique charities are chosen – and how the much-needed money is used – from John Vos – “CORUS Radio Regional PROGRAM DIRECTOR” and Chair of the Board for the “Calgary Children's Foundation”.