How advances in medical science help our understanding of what it means to be healthy
World Service,·580 episodes
How to shake off a cold, the health of Nepalese and Indian mothers, heart disease and sex
15 Dec 1999,·23 mins
Smoking was once seen as a cure for illnesses but is now a global public health issue
21 Dec 1999,·23 mins
How far has the world's health improved since WHO's pledge to eradicate disease by 2000?
01 Jan 2000,·23 mins
Report on living and coping with the brain development condition autism
05 Jan 2000,·24 mins
A report on the legacy of the disease river blindness in Ghana
07 Jan 2000,·23 mins
Hepatitis B help for a listener, prostate problems and nursing around the world
24 Jan 2000,·23 mins
The UN's new health target, soothing babies to sleep and telling teenagers about sex
01 Feb 2000,·24 mins
Essential Vitamin A, info on Viagra; the Nepalese given the gift of sight and migraines
08 Feb 2000,·23 mins
The AIDS trail, breastfeeding and HIV, face-saving surgery for babies with a cleft palate
14 Feb 2000,·23 mins
Medical equipment that isn't fit for purpose, heart health and artificial limbs in India
17 Feb 2000,·23 mins
Teenage smoking and drinking, advice for men wanting a baby, why chocolate is healthy
28 Feb 2000,·24 mins
STDs, how education is fighting hunger in India, and medicinal plants in Butan
01 Mar 2000,·24 mins
A visit to three countries examining how the health of citizens is linked to healthcare
14 Mar 2000,·23 mins
New infections and diseases, where do they come from and what threat do they pose?
20 Jun 2000,·24 mins
An exploration into the work of the World Health Organization (WHO)
06 Jul 2000,·24 mins
The World Health Organisation's project aiming to eradicate polio worldwide
12 Jul 2000,·24 mins
Report on Lillian Cingo, founder of the Phelophepa Health Train in South Africa
02 Aug 2000,·23 mins
The reality of illness, disability and death
09 Aug 2000,·24 mins
An interview with Dr Jacob Roy on his work regarding dementia care in India
09 Aug 2000,·23 mins
Can we predict how long we will live and what will it be like to be old
15 Aug 2000,·24 mins
The programme asks whether memory loss is inevitable as we age
17 Aug 2000,·24 mins
Profile of Prof. Adetokunbo O. Lucas, chairman of the Global Forum for Health Research
Scientific insights into the ageing process and strategies evolved by animals to survive
14 Sep 2000,·23 mins
An exploration into the stages of development of the child in the womb
22 Sep 2000,·23 mins
A report on research on the prenatal period of babies - one of medicines 'unknowns'
29 Sep 2000,·24 mins
A look at premature birth, when a baby is born before 36 weeks gestation
13 Oct 2000,·23 mins
A report into children with malaria
20 Oct 2000,·24 mins
The programme asks why more people are getting cancer despite medical advances
16 Nov 2000,·24 mins
Health advice on mental health issues including anxiety and compulsive behaviour
22 Nov 2000,·24 mins
Report and discussion on tackling children's behavioural problems
01 Dec 2000,·24 mins
