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Health Check Episodes

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    How the weather influences pain

    Cloudy with a chance of pain: how humidity makes arthritic joints hurt more

  2. Is drug addiction a criminal or public health issue?

    What鈥檚 the best way to get addicts off drugs?

  3. Cheap drug cuts head injuries deaths

    Hope for head injuries from clotting drug

  4. Abuse of women in childbirth

    Women in childbirth verbally and physically abused

  5. How athletes prepared for Doha heat

    Many athletes struggled with heat and humidity in Doha. How did they prepare?

  6. Is vaginal delivery risky after c-section?

    A new study is trying to help women make a more informed decision

  7. Are you suffering parental burnout?

    Being a parent can be tiring and stressful. But what happens when parents burnout?

  8. Malaria eradication within a generation?

    Can the world be rid of malaria by 2050?

  9. Lack of sleep boosts heart attack risk

    Too little or too much sleep can increase your risk of heart disease

  10. Daily 4-in-1 pill protects the heart

    Is a 鈥榩olypill鈥� the answer to reducing heart attacks and strokes worldwide?

  11. A tale of recovery from a former footballer

    Ex-footballer Clarke Carlisle on his struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts

  12. When social media harms teen mental health

    Social media harms teen mental health if it eats into sleep time and lets in cyberbullies

  13. Postponing the menopause?

    Are ovarian tissue implants the answer to the menopause?

  14. Autism: the problems of fitting in

    Many people with autism learn strategies to help them blend in: but there can be costs

  15. France to axe homeopathy funding

    French plan to end homeopathy funding bitter pill for supporters to swallow

  16. The psychology of motivation and procrastination

    Does willpower work? And why being a chronic procrastinator is bad for your health

  17. The small, but increasing risk of stillbirth past term

    The largest study of its kind provides precise estimates of potential risks of stillbirth

  18. Lighting the brain after birth

    The infra-red device that can detect brain damage within minutes of a baby being born

  19. A new unique discovery about Parkinson鈥檚

    Research uncovering the earliest signs of the disease, years before symptoms begin

  20. How successful are Chinese vaccination programmes?

    They are hailed as a great success with 95% coverage rates, but what is the true picture?

  21. A new treatment for arachnophobia

    Using arachnophobes鈥� heartbeats to help them overcome their fear of spiders

  22. Defining the limits of human endurance

    New research which reveals the physiological limits on maximum human energy expenditure

  23. Does eating processed foods make us put on weight?

    The lab experiment comparing nutritionally matched diets of processed food with fresh food

  24. Should you restart aspirin after a brain bleed stroke?

    The trial results which suggest blood thinners reduce the risk of further brain bleeding

  25. Cancer screening referrals and time of doctor visit

    Why twice as many patients are routinely referred at the start of the day than at the end

  26. Treating peanut allergy: Does immunotherapy work?

    A systematic review finds it can lead to more severe allergic reactions for some

  27. Live longer with a doctor in the family

    Does having a doctor in the family help you to live longer?

  28. The latest on Ebola in the DRC

    How can the outbreak be contained with the current state of mistrust and violence?

  29. How epidemics have helped to shape the city of Hong Kong

    From plague to SARS 鈥� how disease has shaped Hong Kong

  30. Can we blame our genes for poor sleep?

    How the findings from the largest genetic study of its kind might help us nod off

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