Health Check Episodes Episode guide
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Using Frozen Faecal Matter to Treat Gut Infection
How transplanting faeces from one person to another can cure C. difficile Infection
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Anxiety
Where does anxiety come from and what can be done about it?
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Vitamin D - a panacea?
What is the evidence for the benefits of vitamin D supplementation?
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Michael Schumacher鈥檚 鈥楳oments of Consciousness鈥�
What does this tell us about his progress?
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Professor Sir Anthony Epstein
The man who discovered the Epstein-Barr virus fifty years ago
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Lower Back Pain
Why it causes more disability globally than any other condition
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Fighting for Freedom
The health hazards of public protest faced by both protesters and police forces
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The Increased Risk of Falls with Blood Pressure Medication
Are blood pressure pills doing more harm than good?
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Chikungunya Disease
Why the spread of the mosquito-borne virus to the Caribbean islands is causing concern
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UAE Breastfeeding Law
UAE proposed Child Rights Law could make breastfeeding mandatory
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International Medical Help After Typhoon Haiyan
What lessons can be learnt from the international medical help effort in Philippines?
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Would you Want to Find out About an Inherited Genetic Condition?
The impossibly difficult decisions after discovering a family history of genetic disorder
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Sickle Cell Disease Spreads with Migration
More countries need to prepare for influx of people with sickle cell disease
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Slimming by Cooling
Could exposure to colder temperatures help with weight loss?
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Tired Mind, Tired Body
How mental exhaustion may affect your sporting performance
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Harnessing the Placebo Effect
How the labelling of a placebo can make it as effective as drugs in migraine pain relief
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Pneumonic Plague in Madagascar
What has caused these recent deadly outbreaks?
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Twenty-five Years of Neuroscience
Developments in neuroscience and how our understanding of the brain has changed
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The Musical Brain
From the emotional stimuli of music to how the brain identifies musical patterns
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Children鈥檚 Declining Fitness
Why today鈥檚 children are on average 15% slower at running than their parents
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Healthy Habits and Dementia
How a healthy lifestyle can reduce your risk of developing dementia by 60%
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Healthcare in Danger
The increasing perils for medical personnel working in conflict zones
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Bedtime Aspirin
How taking aspirin at night may reduce the risk of a heart attack in the morning
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Children of Jannah
The UK charity providing specialist bereavement support for Muslims
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The myths concerning people鈥檚 health after natural disasters
Is it really true that spread of disease is inevitable or that dead bodies pose a risk?
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Intersex
Germany gives legal rights for people who do not fit the two genders of male or female
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Unemployment as a Health Issue
WHO launches a campaign to address the link between health and unemployment
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Polio in Syria
A suspected outbreak in Syria where vaccination rates have been slashed
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Vaccine for HPV in Laos
Anti-cervical cancer vaccine for girls where there is no screening or radiotherapy
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Haitian Health Care
The challenges facing health care in Haiti three years on from its devastating earthquake
