BBC World Service - Health Check

The Human Race: Lifecycle Of An Athlete

Claudia Hammond discovers how future Olympic winners are spotted at an early age.

Claudia Hammond slays common myths about the brain and its workings

Claudia Hammond will be finding out what makes elite athletes so special.

Paying people to be healthy, old drug for TB, cleaning umbilical cords saves babies' lives

Claudia Hammond slays common myths about the brain and its workings.

Was it right for the CIA to use a doctor to help track down Osama Bin Laden?

Water pipe smoking more harmful than cigarettes, health on the web and doctors and obesity

The row over a French documentary on autism; Epilepsy medication in Kenya; Owls v Larks

Hepatitis C can destroy the liver - will a new vaccine mean the end for the virus?

Nicotine patches to help memory loss, HIV and circumcision, frozen embryos good for IVF.