How advances in medical science help our understanding of what it means to be healthy
World Service,·580 episodes
Pharmacogenetics, the development of medicines tailored to our personal needs
04 Sep 2003,·22 mins
A look at why children and older people are often excluded from drug trials
A look at why the 'one size fits all' approach to medicine may need to be reviewed
A report from a donkey clinic in Central Ethiopia
08 Sep 2003,·22 mins
A day in the life of a vet who uses non-traditional methods of treatment for animals
12 Sep 2003,·22 mins
A report on the Dubai Falcon Hospital and the progression of avian medicine
22 Sep 2003,·22 mins
A report featuring veterinarian Carl Pagett, who works with farm animals in Lancaster UK
26 Sep 2003,·22 mins
A look at genetics and culture affect how medicines affect different ethnic groups
20 Oct 2003,·22 mins
Polio setback, the malaria epidemic in Ethiopia and a visit to the first Goan child clinic
31 Oct 2003,·22 mins
Latest on AIDS, cellular health warnings and a rise in Russian mortality rates
07 Nov 2003,·22 mins
A report on HIV and AIDS in India where it is second only to Africa in prevelance
17 Nov 2003,·22 mins
A report on what Russia is doing in the fight against HIV and AIDS
24 Nov 2003,·22 mins
A report on the HIV and AIDS situation in China where discrimination is rife
03 Dec 2003,·22 mins
Legalised organ selling, health effects of the war in Uganda, and dancing off illness
05 Dec 2003,·22 mins
A report on the ebola outbreak in Congo and a global re-emergence of rickets
15 Dec 2003,·22 mins
Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDI),obstetric fistula, foetal alcohol syndrome
22 Dec 2003,·22 mins
An investigation into the debate over medical jargon and whether it is necessary
29 Dec 2003,·22 mins
A report about the hepatitis virus which has five variants, A, B, C, D and E
05 Jan 2004,·22 mins
Iranian earthquake, saving a child's life, a code of practice for UK assisted conceptions
09 Jan 2004,·22 mins
A report on the spread of infectious diseases, malaria, polio, sleeping sickness and SARS
19 Jan 2004,·22 mins
BMI debate, traditional healthcare stereotypes and a look at kangaroo care
26 Jan 2004,·22 mins
Asian bird flu outbreak, who benefits from clinical drug trials and research serendipity
02 Feb 2004,·22 mins
Down's Syndrome update, and controversy over the compulsory screening of UK immigrants
09 Feb 2004,·22 mins
Childhood cancer in the developing world, and overcoming Down's Syndrome prejudice
16 Feb 2004,·22 mins
Cancer and antibiotics, the final push against polio, and rats used to fight tuberculosis
23 Feb 2004,·22 mins
Conference on sexual health in South Africa, and getting young people to talk about sex
27 Feb 2004,·22 mins
Part of a series exploring the physical and emotional events we experience in later life
08 Mar 2004,·22 mins
15 Mar 2004,·22 mins
Part of series looking at later life, this week examines how ageing affects men and women
22 Mar 2004,·22 mins
A series of programmes on later life- how we can expect to be treated if we reach old age?
29 Mar 2004,·22 mins
