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Health Check Episodes

  1. Parkinson鈥檚 Disease

    What happens when disease attacks the brain cells that control movement?

  2. Osteoporosis

    Highlighting osteoporosis and the dangers of hip fractures caused by it

  3. Obesity and Heart Disease

    Questioning the link between obesity and heart disease

  4. Newborn Babies and Maternal Mortality

    Clamping the umbilical cord straight after birth is a recent common practice

  5. New Vaccine for Deadly Infection

    A child dies from pneumococcal disease every single minute, but a cure could be at hand

  6. New Approaches to Treating Chronic Diseases

    How inflammation could hold the key to the treatment of many chronic diseases

  7. Near Death Experiences

    A look at a new study into near death experiences

  8. Music Therapy

    An exploration into music therapy

  9. Music and Health

    An examination of the mysterious effects that music can have on the body and mind

  10. Mosquito Nets

    The distribution of mosquito nets is a extremely effective way of preventing Malaria

  11. Morning Sickness

    Exploring the links between morning sickness and breast cancer

  12. Moles

    Moles, compulsory HIV testing and contraception

  13. Modern medicine versus the spirits

    Can traditional treatments, including calling on ancestors, help with serious ailments?

  14. Misery vs Mental Illness

    Is depression increasing or is sadness being taken too seriously?

  15. Migraines

    What happens in the brain during a migraine attack?

  16. Mental Health Problems in Cambodia

    The untreated mental health problems affecting 40% of Cambodians

  17. Mental Health in Kenya

    Why are ADHD cases among young Kenyans soaring?

  18. Mental Health in Argentina

    Buenos Aires has 40,000 psychoanalysts 鈥� more per mile than anywhere else in the world

  19. Mental Health Care in Iraq

    A look at mental health care provision for traumatised Iraqis

  20. Mental Health

    How disasters and trauma affect mental health

  21. Meningitis Epidemic in Nigeria and Niger

    A report on the outbreak of Meningitis in Nigeria and Niger

  22. Memory

    A look at how memory starts when still in the womb

  23. Medical Kit for Mongolia

    A return to traditional medicine for people in remote areas

  24. Maternal Mortality in Developing Countries

    A woman dies every minute from childbirth or pregnancy

  25. Man with Green Blood

    A man with dark green blood

  26. Malaria Research

    Although malaria is preventable and treatable it still kills million, mostly children

  27. Making Soldiers Battlefield Resilient

    Can an hour long briefing for returning soldiers reduce post traumatic stress disorder?

  28. Magnetic Seizure Therapy

    A look at magnetic seizure therapy - could MST be the new ECT?

  29. Living at Altitude

    Climbing up altitudes can leave people a little breathless

  30. Life in a Crowd: Part 1

    Keeping safe in an increasingly crowded world

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