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Health Check Episodes

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    HIV and Aids

    A look at the countries where HIV is spreading fastest

  2. Hepatitis C and Kenyan Prison

    Dealing with Egypt's high rates of Hepatitis C

  3. Helicobacter pylori

    Examining a bacteria that causes stomach ulcers

  4. Heart Attacks and Allergies

    Bad advice on heart attacks originally started as a chain letter

  5. Health Stories of 2008

    A look back at the major health stories of 2008 and a look ahead to 2009

  6. Health in the City Part Two

    Healthy living in urban areas

  7. Health in the City Part One

    Exploring the health concerns in urban areas

  8. Health in Mexico

    A visit to Mexico to explore the country's health

  9. Hazards on the Metro

    Unexpected health hazards of a packed metro train

  10. Gujarat earthquake

    Earthquakes leave destruction but the aftermath can be just as menacing

  11. Global Obesity Epidemic

    Discussing the global obesity epidemic and its effects

  12. Global Mental Health

    A report from the World Psychiatric Conference in China

  13. Global Access to Pain Relief

    A look at the difference between heroin and morphine and global attitudes to pain relief

  14. Generation Next, Adolescent Health

    Understanding and exploring the world through the eyes of teenagers

  15. Garlic, Fasting and Prescriptions

    The overuse of prescription medication in south east Asia

  16. Food Prices and Nutrition

    How rising food prices are causing people to have poorer diets

  17. Food Crisis in Ethiopia

    The feeding stations trying to combat rising levels of malnutrition in Ethiopia

  18. Food Causing Respiratory Disease and Leprosy

    Leprosy has carried a stigma for centuries

  19. Female Genital Mutilation

    The dangers of female genital mutilation for babies

  20. Feeling pain and Choosing the Right Painkiller

    Feeling pain, choosing the right painkiller and living with psychosis

  21. Fake Medical Drugs

    At look at the scale of the problem of fake medicines being sold around the world

  22. Earthquakes in Chile and Vaccinations

    Earthquakes in Chile, diabetes and vaccinations

  23. Drugs Research

    Funding for new drugs research and Kenya's first test tube babies

  24. Drugs Policy in Portugal

    The radical approach taken by Portugal in tackling the problem of drug addiction

  25. Drug testing Children

    A look at the Italian parents who are testing their children's urine for drugs

  26. Drug Prices in Developing Countries

    The pharmaceutical industry and the price of drugs in the developing world

  27. Dreams

    What can dreams tell us about ourselves?

  28. Downs Syndrome

    There has been a lot of stigma attached to people with Downs Syndrome. Can it be changed?

  29. Do Clever People Live Longer?

    Would you know what to do for a burns victim?

  30. Digital Medicine

    What’s in store for the doctors and patients of the future?

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