Inside Health Podcast
Series that demystifies health issues, separating fact from fiction and bringing clarity to conflicting health advice.
Episodes to download
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Scarlet Fever; Overtreating the over-80s; ICU and trauma; Feedback on constipation; Cataracts
Tue 4 Mar 2014
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
Wed 26 Feb 2014
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
Tue 18 Feb 2014
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
Tue 11 Feb 2014
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
Tue 4 Feb 2014
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
Tue 28 Jan 2014
E-cigarette advertising, and could MRI revolutionise the diagnosis of prostate cancer?
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Care data, New gastric balloon, Vocal dysphonia, Antacids
Tue 21 Jan 2014
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
Tue 5 Nov 2013
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
Tue 29 Oct 2013
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
Tue 22 Oct 2013
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
Tue 15 Oct 2013
Does linking child immunisation to benefits and child care improve vaccination rates?
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Shingles vaccine; Energy drinks; Liver function tests; Anorexia
Tue 8 Oct 2013
Margaret McCartney reports on confusion around the new shingles vaccine.
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Flu vaccine and narcolepsy, Stoptober, Herbal medicines, Calcium supplements
Tue 1 Oct 2013
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
Tue 24 Sep 2013
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
Tue 30 Jul 2013
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
Tue 23 Jul 2013
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
Tue 16 Jul 2013
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
Tue 9 Jul 2013
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
Tue 2 Jul 2013
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
Tue 25 Jun 2013
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
Tue 23 Apr 2013
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
Tue 16 Apr 2013
Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
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Red Meat & Heart Disease, Measles, Hypopituitarism
Tue 9 Apr 2013
Red meat and heart disease; measles outbreak in Swansea; head injury and pituitary damage.
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Obesity and Cancer, Fasting Diets and NHS 111
Tue 2 Apr 2013
Dr Mark Porter reports on the latest health stories, including the new NHS 111 number.
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NHS Reforms
Tue 26 Mar 2013
Dr Mark Porter reports on the new changes to the NHS. What do they mean for patients?
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Alcohol pricing, Phages, Cervical smears, Swaddling and hips, Smart beds
Tue 19 Mar 2013
Does minimum pricing of alcohol actually work? With Mark Porter.
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Antibiotics, cervical smears, premature labour, hip replacements
Tue 12 Mar 2013
Antibiotic resistance, preventing premature labour, smear tests and joint replacements.
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NHS reforms, epilepsy and pregnancy, thermometers
Tue 5 Mar 2013
Dr Mark Porter questions health minister Lord Howe about possible NHS reforms.
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Clinical trials, Yellow cards, Chemo brain, Conduct Disorder
Tue 26 Feb 2013
Dr Mark Porter puts the pharmaceutical industry in the spotlight as trials are criticised.
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Drinking urine, diclofenac, pigeon fancier's lung, hospital food
Tue 19 Feb 2013
Can drinking urine save your life? Heart risks of diclofenac and hospital food as medicine
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