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Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.

World Service,908 episodes

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The Link Between Eating Protein and Blood Pressure
Why eating eggs, meat and nuts can help keep blood pressure low
12 Nov 2014,28 mins
Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words?
Graphic images of diseases caused by smoking could be used on African cigarette packaging
05 Nov 2014,28 mins
Sanitation Programmes in India
How effective has the government of India's Total Sanitation Campaign been?
29 Oct 2014,28 mins
Ebola Outbreak
Can a vaccine for Ebola be developed successfully and what are the alternative therapies?
22 Oct 2014,28 mins
Eating Bushmeat
The risks associated with eating bushmeat in Africa
15 Oct 2014,28 mins
Health Messages by Radio in Burkina Faso
Delivering health messages by radio in Burkina Faso is helping to reduce child mortality
08 Oct 2014,28 mins
Ebola Vaccine Being Tested on Humans
An Ebola vaccine has been developed by the Jenner Institute in Oxford
17 Sep 2014,28 mins
Airline Pilots and Skin Cancer
Why are airline pilots at increased risk of skin cancer?
10 Sep 2014,28 mins
E-cigarette Debate
Are E-cigarettes helping people stop smoking or encouraging them to start?
03 Sep 2014,28 mins
Cancer in Pregnancy
A woman’s experience of a diagnosis of colon cancer nearly half way into her pregnancy
27 Aug 2014,28 mins
Ebola's Impact
How the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is affecting health services throughout the region
20 Aug 2014,28 mins
Ebola – Who’s to Blame?
Could more have been done in response to West Africa’s Ebola outbreak?
13 Aug 2014,28 mins
Breast Milk, Ebola and Rehydration
Why breast milk may offer protection against HIV transmission.
06 Aug 2014,28 mins
Would you Want to Find out About an Inherited Genetic Condition?
The impossibly difficult decisions after discovering a family history of genetic disorder
30 Jul 2014,28 mins
Anxiety
The historical and cultural development of anxiety as a condition and its treatment
23 Jul 2014,28 mins
Recording Doctor-patient Consultations
Some patients are starting to record their medical consultations but many doctors oppose
18 Jun 2014,28 mins
Using Favourite Sporting Memories Therapeutically
How remembering sporting events are an important way to trigger memories
11 Jun 2014,28 mins
Higher Mortality for Weekend Hospital Admissions
A study of 55 million people shows more risk of death for patients admitted at weekends
04 Jun 2014,28 mins
The physiological challenges facing World Cup football players
How will teams be affected by the heat and humidity in Brazil?
28 May 2014,28 mins
Taking Notes by Hand for Better Long-term Comprehension
The advantages of longhand note-taking over using laptops in lectures
21 May 2014,28 mins
The Effect of Noise on Hearing
How exposure to loud noises can cause hearing loss
14 May 2014,28 mins
Talking About the ‘Battle’ Against Cancer
Are ‘fight’ metaphors useful for those in the last days of life?
07 May 2014,28 mins
Using Frozen Faecal Matter to Treat Gut Infection
How transplanting faeces from one person to another can cure C. difficile Infection
30 Apr 2014,28 mins
Anxiety
Where does anxiety come from and what can be done about it?
23 Apr 2014,28 mins
Vitamin D - a panacea?
What is the evidence for the benefits of vitamin D supplementation?
16 Apr 2014,28 mins
Michael Schumacher’s ‘Moments of Consciousness’
What does this tell us about his progress?
09 Apr 2014,28 mins
Professor Sir Anthony Epstein
The man who discovered the Epstein-Barr virus fifty years ago
02 Apr 2014,28 mins
Lower Back Pain
Why it causes more disability globally than any other condition
26 Mar 2014,28 mins
Fighting for Freedom
The health hazards of public protest faced by both protesters and police forces
19 Mar 2014,28 mins
The Increased Risk of Falls with Blood Pressure Medication
Are blood pressure pills doing more harm than good?
12 Mar 2014,28 mins