Health Matters Episodes Episode guide
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The Agony Of Migraines
Quitting smoking, migraines and treating them, the healing power of antibacterial honey
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Post Traumatic Stress Following The Balkans War
Women's sex lives, skull massage and the nightmare in the Balkans continues
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Treating Serious Burns
A report from the burns unit of the Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, England
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How To Save The Life Of Someone Having A Heart Attack
Life-saving advice, diagnostic flapjacks, and black children born with white skin
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Why Warm Feet Equals A Good Night's Sleep
Bed socks for sleeping problems, mobile doctors in Sri Lanka and dough therapy
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Bombing of US Embassy in Nairobi
The US Embassy car bombing in Nairobi, Kenya and what can be learned from it
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The Pavarotti Music Centre - Making Melodies Out Of War
The Pavarotti Music Centre in Mostar, female facial hair and a new malaria drug
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The Dangers of Betelnut
The dangers of betel, PCs for sick children and treating pregnant women with malaria
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Fighting Yellow Fever In South America
The re-appearance of Yellow Fever, STIs; and are youngsters getting enough sex education?
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Angola Copes With A Polio Outbreak
Angola's polio outbreak, chewing for health and the benefits of art therapy
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Coping With Conflict Aftermath
The health consequences for the survivors of conflict and civil war around the globe
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Why Being Beside The Sea Is Good For Us
The health benefits of being by the sea, including the joy of swimming with dolphins
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Keeping Babies Warm And Safe
Keeping newborns warm and confusing conditions and how they are treated
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The Joy Of Breastfeeding
The positive effects of breastfeeding and a look at drug addiction as told by an addict
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Tuberculosis And Other 'Unspeakable' Illnesses
Diseases that come with superstition and prejudice - TB, infertility, excema and psoriasis
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Sleeping - In Sickness And In Health
An investigation into sleep, sleeping sickness, laboratories and a Tibetan dream healer
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Vitamin A's Role In Preventing Death In Pregnancy
Vitamin A and pregnant women and what impact does living in a war zone have on health
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Breast Cancer - International Women's Day
A special edition on breast health to mark International Women's Day
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How To Give Up Smoking
Could sucking sweets help with stopping smoking and other ways to help quit
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Exercises For Incontinence
Exercises for incontinence, tips on how to tackle acne and new research into arthritis
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HIV - Affording Treatments
Can expensive drugs help those with AIDS or HIV in developing countries
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Is Dengue Fever Making A Comeback?
How dengue fever is re-emerging and a look at hair loss in both men and women
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Modern Medicine - East And West
A look at how doctors in the East and West have been swapping ideas for centuries
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Helping Those Wounded By War
Dealing with war wounds, and the fight against meningitis in Africa and Cuba
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Glaucoma - Turning Detective
A report on glaucoma, an update on HIV in Poland, and a Californian health conference
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An Early Test For Bladder Cancer
An early test for bladder cancer, dumplings for health, field hospital and osteoporosis
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Weil's Disease Outbreak In Brazil
Leptospirosis, which is spread via rat's urine, has killed 50 people in Brazil
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Obesity - The New Epidemic
One of the biggest challenges to world health is obesity, a result of eating too much
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Happiness And Health
A report on the link between health and happiness
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The Health Kit Saving The Lives of Female Refugees
Health kits for pregnant female refugees and the 50th anniversary of human rights
