Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.
World Service,·916 episodes
'Kangaroo Care' is a technique for looking after premature babies
12 Mar 2001,·13 mins
Tobacco use in India is rising at an alarming rate
05 Mar 2001,·13 mins
The overuse of prescription medication in south east Asia
26 Feb 2001,·13 mins
Is aspirin effective on people without circulatory problems?
19 Feb 2001,·15 mins
Earthquakes leave destruction but the aftermath can be just as menacing
12 Feb 2001,·13 mins
What attracts young people to under age drinking, smoking and sex?
27 Nov 2000,·13 mins
Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of deaths amongst women world wide
21 Nov 2000,·13 mins
Examining a bacteria that causes stomach ulcers
13 Nov 2000,·13 mins
There has been a lot of stigma attached to people with Downs Syndrome. Can it be changed?
07 Nov 2000,·13 mins
An exploration into music therapy
06 Nov 2000,·13 mins
Cicely Saunders championed the care of terminally ill people with the hospice movement
23 Oct 2000,·13 mins
Child prostitution in Ethiopia has become a growing concern
11 Sep 2000,·13 mins
Nearly a quarter of the world's population smoke
01 Aug 2000,·13 mins
Millions of children endure multiple violations of their human rights
10 Jul 2000,·13 mins
Examining research on hypertension otherwise known as high blood pressure
05 Jun 2000,·13 mins
Exploration into a technique of errorless learning
26 May 2000,·13 mins