Health Check Episodes Episode guide
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Sleep Rhythm and Regulation
The rhythm and regulation of when we wake and sleep
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Sleep
What happens to us over the course of a night's sleep?
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Sexy Adverts, Paranoia and Heroin Addicts
Exploring how effective sexy advertisements are
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Sexual health, Covid-19 vaccines
A neglected area of reproductive health and concerns over Covid-19 vaccination in Africa
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Sex Trade in Ethiopia
Child prostitution in Ethiopia has become a growing concern
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Scar-Free Healing
Professor Paul Martin talks to the show about his pioneering work with scar-free healing
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Sanitation In Mozambique
Musician Feliciano Dos Santos talks about his campaign for clean water in Mozambique
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Sahara Mosquito Net Campaign
Two-thirds of under-five children now sleep with protective nets
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Rheumatoid Arthritis and Pain Tolerance
The differences in pain tolerance between men and women who have rheumatoid arthritis
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Reproductive Tourism
As infertility increases more couples are looking for alternative solutions
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Relatives’ Rights
Should family be allowed in the resuscitation room with their dying loved ones?
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Reducing Maternal Deaths
The international Millennium Development Goal of reducing maternal deaths by 70%
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Race-based Medicine
A look at personalized medicine and controversy over medical treatments based on race
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Psychological Problems Amongst Refugees
A look at the anxiety problems experienced by Iraqi refugees in Lebanon and Jordan
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Professor Sir Michael Marmot and the Whitehall Studies
Why your boss will probably live longer than you
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Preventing HIV Transmission
Controversial advice on the transmission of HIV
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Premature Babies
'Kangaroo Care' is a technique for looking after premature babies
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Polio Vaccine and the Red Sea Attacks
New Type 1 polio vaccine is three times as effective as the triple vaccine
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Polar Madness
How the Antarctic can play with your mind, polar madness
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Poisonous Drinking Water
Arsenic is poisoning one hundred million people around the world
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Philanthropic Donors
A discussion on the role of philanthropic donors in health
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Paying People to take Care of their Health
Is 'bribing' people to be healthy the way forward?
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Parkinson’s Disease
What happens when disease attacks the brain cells that control movement?
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Osteoporosis
Highlighting osteoporosis and the dangers of hip fractures caused by it
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Obesity and Heart Disease
Questioning the link between obesity and heart disease
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Newborn Babies and Maternal Mortality
Clamping the umbilical cord straight after birth is a recent common practice
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New Vaccine for Deadly Infection
A child dies from pneumococcal disease every single minute, but a cure could be at hand
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New Approaches to Treating Chronic Diseases
How inflammation could hold the key to the treatment of many chronic diseases
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Near Death Experiences
A look at a new study into near death experiences
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Music Therapy
An exploration into music therapy