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Statins; improving cancer survival rates; reflux and heartburn; recycling medicines.
Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
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Hospital patients dying of thirst; Paracetamol; Saturated fats; Baclofen and alcoholism
Dr Mark Porter on how Baclofen stopped a listener drinking 6-8 bottles of wine a day.
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Video consultations, Low-fibre diets, Testosterone
Dr Mark Porter investigates low testosterone, low-fibre diets and GPs on Skype.
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Anti-virals for flu, Bod Pod test for body fat, Patients' weight, X-rays and cancer
The evidence for anti-virals and flu. Plus Mark gets his body fat checked.
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Care of the dying, Birdsong in GP surgeries, Sex development
Dr Mark Porter presents a series that aims to demystify perplexing health issues.
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Stress and pregnancy, CBT for insomnia, Cluster headache, Smoking and mental health
Why insomnia is often mismanaged despite there being an effective drug-free treatment.
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Cancer of the cervix & HPV; Oral cancer & HPV; Eating late; Feedback on Sugar, Thrush, Cataracts; Scarfree operations
Why cervical cancer screening in the UK could change, and is there a right time to eat?
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Sugar, Prescription charges, Thrush, Iron and strokes
Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
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Scarlet Fever; Overtreating the over-80s; ICU and trauma; Feedback on constipation; Cataracts
Psychological trauma after intensive care, overtreating stroke, and scarlet fever.
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Selenium & Vitamin E supplements in men, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Childhood Constipation
The risks from taking selenium supplements, lung disease and constipation in children.
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Loneliness, Statins, Feedback on glucosamine and gut instinct, Cycle lanes and air pollution, Coughs and antibiotics
Is loneliness bad for you, who should take statins, treating air pollution and coughs.
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Glucosamine for osteoarthritis; Alcohol addiction; Gut instinct
What roles do paracetamol and glucosamine play in treating osteoarthritis?
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Testosterone; Antidepressants in Pregnancy; Laptop Use at Night and Sleep; Shifting School Times
Do the hours spent on laptops or tablets before bedtime disrupt your sleep?
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E-cigs; PPI feedback; Be assertive with your doctor; Prostate cancer diagnosis
E-cigarette advertising, and could MRI revolutionise the diagnosis of prostate cancer?
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Care data, New gastric balloon, Vocal dysphonia, Antacids
A new gastric balloon, overuse of stomach drugs, the new NHS database and vocal dysphonia.
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Gender X; Diabetes diagnosis; Trigeminal Neuralgia; Oesophageal cancer
Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
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Free Vit D for kids, Exercise & depression, Asthma inhalers feedback, Fungal nails, GP pilots
Vitamin D for all kids; Exercise for depression? Fungal toenails; Manchester GP pilots
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Diabetes Type II; Obesity; Feedback on Anorexia and Shingles; Lyme Disease
Dr Mark Porter investigates how doctors detect and diagnose type-2 diabetes.
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Vaccinations, One-to-one midwives, Leg ulcers, Asthma inhalers
Does linking child immunisation to benefits and child care improve vaccination rates?
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Shingles vaccine; Energy drinks; Liver function tests; Anorexia
Margaret McCartney reports on confusion around the new shingles vaccine.
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Flu vaccine and narcolepsy, Stoptober, Herbal medicines, Calcium supplements
New research linking a swine flu vaccine to a rare sleeping disorder in children
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Parkinson's Disease, Breast cancer screening, Slimming pills, Sunscreens, Teeth
Dr Mark Porter goes on a quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
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Whooping cough; fish oils and prostate cancer; aortic aneurysm screening in men
Mark Porter finds out why whopping cough is on the rise and who should be concerned.
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NHS Health Checks, Blood Service, Crohn's Disease, Gestational diabetes
Dr Mark Porter reports on NHS health checks, gestational diabetes and Crohn's disease.
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Appendicitis, Artificial hips, Temporal Arteritis, Urinary stones
Dr Mark Porter on why Elton John is waiting two weeks for his appendix operation.
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Measles, Prostate, Juvenile arthritis, Scruffy docs, Xenon lung scanner
Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
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Hayfever management; Generic drugs; Diclofenac; Breastfeeding and cheese molars; Pacemakers; Antibiotics and MS
Generics versus branded medicines - why pay more for the same thing? With Dr Mark Porter.
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Preventing breast cancer, Iodine deficiency, Antibiotics for back pain
Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
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Breast cancer and Tamoxifen; Drug holidays; Medicines for children; Cardiac training range
Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
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High-intensity exercise, Measles, Teeth whitening, Voice-lift
Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
