How advances in medical science help our understanding of what it means to be healthy
World Service,路580 episodes
How to shake off a cold, the health of Nepalese and Indian mothers, heart disease and sex
Smoking was once seen as a cure for illnesses but is now a global public health issue
How far has the world's health improved since WHO's pledge to eradicate disease by 2000?
Report on living and coping with the brain development condition autism
A report on the legacy of the disease river blindness in Ghana
Hepatitis B help for a listener, prostate problems and nursing around the world
The UN's new health target, soothing babies to sleep and telling teenagers about sex
Essential Vitamin A, info on Viagra; the Nepalese given the gift of sight and migraines
The AIDS trail, breastfeeding and HIV, face-saving surgery for babies with a cleft palate
Medical equipment that isn't fit for purpose, heart health and artificial limbs in India
Teenage smoking and drinking, advice for men wanting a baby, why chocolate is healthy
STDs, how education is fighting hunger in India, and medicinal plants in Butan
A visit to three countries examining how the health of citizens is linked to healthcare
New infections and diseases, where do they come from and what threat do they pose?
An exploration into the work of the World Health Organization (WHO)
The World Health Organisation's project aiming to eradicate polio worldwide
Report on Lillian Cingo, founder of the Phelophepa Health Train in South Africa
The reality of illness, disability and death
An interview with Dr Jacob Roy on his work regarding dementia care in India
Can we predict how long we will live and what will it be like to be old
The programme asks whether memory loss is inevitable as we age
Profile of Prof. Adetokunbo O. Lucas, chairman of the Global Forum for Health Research
Scientific insights into the ageing process and strategies evolved by animals to survive
An exploration into the stages of development of the child in the womb
A report on research on the prenatal period of babies - one of medicines 'unknowns'
A look at premature birth, when a baby is born before 36 weeks gestation
A report into children with malaria
The programme asks why more people are getting cancer despite medical advances
Health advice on mental health issues including anxiety and compulsive behaviour
Report and discussion on tackling children's behavioural problems
