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Health Check Episodes

  1. Sahara Mosquito Net Campaign

    Two-thirds of under-five children now sleep with protective nets

  2. Rheumatoid Arthritis and Pain Tolerance

    The differences in pain tolerance between men and women who have rheumatoid arthritis

  3. Reproductive Tourism

    As infertility increases more couples are looking for alternative solutions

  4. Relatives’ Rights

    Should family be allowed in the resuscitation room with their dying loved ones?

  5. Reducing Maternal Deaths

    The international Millennium Development Goal of reducing maternal deaths by 70%

  6. Race-based Medicine

    A look at personalized medicine and controversy over medical treatments based on race

  7. Psychological Problems Amongst Refugees

    A look at the anxiety problems experienced by Iraqi refugees in Lebanon and Jordan

  8. Professor Sir Michael Marmot and the Whitehall Studies

    Why your boss will probably live longer than you

  9. Preventing HIV Transmission

    Controversial advice on the transmission of HIV

  10. Premature Babies

    'Kangaroo Care' is a technique for looking after premature babies

  11. Polio Vaccine and the Red Sea Attacks

    New Type 1 polio vaccine is three times as effective as the triple vaccine

  12. Polar Madness

    How the Antarctic can play with your mind, polar madness

  13. Poisonous Drinking Water

    Arsenic is poisoning one hundred million people around the world

  14. Philanthropic Donors

    A discussion on the role of philanthropic donors in health

  15. Paying People to take Care of their Health

    Is 'bribing' people to be healthy the way forward?

  16. Parkinson’s Disease

    What happens when disease attacks the brain cells that control movement?

  17. Osteoporosis

    Highlighting osteoporosis and the dangers of hip fractures caused by it

  18. Obesity and Heart Disease

    Questioning the link between obesity and heart disease

  19. Newborn Babies and Maternal Mortality

    Clamping the umbilical cord straight after birth is a recent common practice

  20. New Vaccine for Deadly Infection

    A child dies from pneumococcal disease every single minute, but a cure could be at hand

  21. New Approaches to Treating Chronic Diseases

    How inflammation could hold the key to the treatment of many chronic diseases

  22. Near Death Experiences

    A look at a new study into near death experiences

  23. Music Therapy

    An exploration into music therapy

  24. Music and Health

    An examination of the mysterious effects that music can have on the body and mind

  25. Mosquito Nets

    The distribution of mosquito nets is a extremely effective way of preventing Malaria

  26. Morning Sickness

    Exploring the links between morning sickness and breast cancer

  27. Moles

    Moles, compulsory HIV testing and contraception

  28. Modern medicine versus the spirits

    Can traditional treatments, including calling on ancestors, help with serious ailments?

  29. Misery vs Mental Illness

    Is depression increasing or is sadness being taken too seriously?

  30. Migraines

    What happens in the brain during a migraine attack?

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