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07/02/2011

Access to medicines for the world's poor; the importance of a good night's sleep; selling toilets in Cambodia; and using computer games to prevent traumatic flashbacks

As the EU-India Trade Agreement reaches final stages of negotiation, aid agencies are warning that it could result in a dramatic rise in the price of non-branded drugs. The EU says the generic drug industry in India will not be harmed. Oxfam's senior policy advisor Mohga Kamal-Yani and EU spokesperson, John Clancy battle it out in the Health Check studio.

A new survey of sleeping habits in the UK shows that people with insomnia are three times more likely to feel depressed than people who sleep well. Professor Colin Espie advises on how to get a good night's sleep.

Guy De Launey reports from Cambodia on a new marketing campaign designed to shame villagers into buying a toilet. Until recently, just one in five people in the rural areas had access to a toilet. Now 10,000 toilets have been sold and it's hoped owning a toilet will soon become as much of a status symbol as having a mobile phone.

Unpleasant flashbacks are a common symptom of post traumatic stress disorder but if a certain kind of computer game is played immediately after the original traumatic event, it seems to help prevent such flashbacks from occurring at a later date. New research from Wellcome Trust Fellow, Emily Holmes at Oxford University.

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28 minutes

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Sat 12 Feb 2011 05:32GMT

Chapters

  • Access to affordable medicine

    Mohga Kamal-Yanni and John Clancy debate what might happen to the price of non-branded medicines in light of the forthcoming EU-India trade agreement

    Duration: 08:32

  • The importance of a good night鈥檚 sleep

    People with insomnia are three times more likely to feel depressed than people who sleep well, according to a recent online survey of 4,800 people in the UK

    Duration: 04:13

  • Selling toilets in rural Cambodia

    Could owning a toilet become as much of a status symbol as having a mobile phone? Guy De Launey reports from Cambodia

    Duration: 06:26

  • Using computer games to prevent Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

    Playing a certain kind of computer game immediately after a traumatic event can prevent unpleasant flashbacks at a later date

    Duration: 06:24

Broadcasts

  • Mon 7 Feb 2011 10:32GMT
  • Mon 7 Feb 2011 15:32GMT
  • Mon 7 Feb 2011 20:32GMT
  • Tue 8 Feb 2011 01:32GMT
  • Sat 12 Feb 2011 05:32GMT

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