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Junk food, asthma and eczema; salt; fingerprinting; TGA; amitriptyline

Dr Mark Porter presents a series that aims to demystify perplexing health issues.

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Asthma, Sunbeds, BMI, Dry mouth

Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.

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Alcohol, cancer treatments, hair, halitosis

Dr Mark Porter on alcohol, caffeine shampoo, targeted cancer therapies and halitosis.

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Yellow cards, virtual autopsies, genetics and cancer

Dr Mark Porter on how the technology that identified Richard III could help the rest of us

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Shingles vaccine, Pill colour, First Aid, Contraception, Parkinson's

New shingles vaccine, contraception for over-35s, first aid and early clues to Parkinson's

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Drinking urine, diclofenac, pigeon fancier's lung, hospital food

Can drinking urine save your life? Heart risks of diclofenac and hospital food as medicine

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Clinical trials, Yellow cards, Chemo brain, Conduct Disorder

Dr Mark Porter puts the pharmaceutical industry in the spotlight as trials are criticised.

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NHS reforms, epilepsy and pregnancy, thermometers

Dr Mark Porter questions health minister Lord Howe about possible NHS reforms.

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Antibiotics, cervical smears, premature labour, hip replacements

Antibiotic resistance, preventing premature labour, smear tests and joint replacements.

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Alcohol pricing, Phages, Cervical smears, Swaddling and hips, Smart beds

Does minimum pricing of alcohol actually work? With Mark Porter.

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NHS Reforms

Dr Mark Porter reports on the new changes to the NHS. What do they mean for patients?

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Obesity and Cancer, Fasting Diets and NHS 111

Dr Mark Porter reports on the latest health stories, including the new NHS 111 number.

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Red Meat & Heart Disease, Measles, Hypopituitarism

Red meat and heart disease; measles outbreak in Swansea; head injury and pituitary damage.

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High-intensity exercise, Measles, Teeth whitening, Voice-lift

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

Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.

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Preventing breast cancer, Iodine deficiency, Antibiotics for back pain

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

Generics versus branded medicines - why pay more for the same thing? With Dr Mark Porter.

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Measles, Prostate, Juvenile arthritis, Scruffy docs, Xenon lung scanner

Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.

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Appendicitis, Artificial hips, Temporal Arteritis, Urinary stones

Dr Mark Porter on why Elton John is waiting two weeks for his appendix operation.

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NHS Health Checks, Blood Service, Crohn's Disease, Gestational diabetes

Dr Mark Porter reports on NHS health checks, gestational diabetes and Crohn's disease.

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Whooping cough; fish oils and prostate cancer; aortic aneurysm screening in men

Mark Porter finds out why whopping cough is on the rise and who should be concerned.

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Parkinson's Disease, Breast cancer screening, Slimming pills, Sunscreens, Teeth

Dr Mark Porter goes on a quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.

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Flu vaccine and narcolepsy, Stoptober, Herbal medicines, Calcium supplements

New research linking a swine flu vaccine to a rare sleeping disorder in children

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Shingles vaccine; Energy drinks; Liver function tests; Anorexia

Margaret McCartney reports on confusion around the new shingles vaccine.

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Vaccinations, One-to-one midwives, Leg ulcers, Asthma inhalers

Does linking child immunisation to benefits and child care improve vaccination rates?

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Diabetes Type II; Obesity; Feedback on Anorexia and Shingles; Lyme Disease

Dr Mark Porter investigates how doctors detect and diagnose type-2 diabetes.

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Free Vit D for kids, Exercise & depression, Asthma inhalers feedback, Fungal nails, GP pilots

Vitamin D for all kids; Exercise for depression? Fungal toenails; Manchester GP pilots

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Gender X; Diabetes diagnosis; Trigeminal Neuralgia; Oesophageal cancer

Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.

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Care data, New gastric balloon, Vocal dysphonia, Antacids

A new gastric balloon, overuse of stomach drugs, the new NHS database and vocal dysphonia.

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E-cigs; PPI feedback; Be assertive with your doctor; Prostate cancer diagnosis

E-cigarette advertising, and could MRI revolutionise the diagnosis of prostate cancer?

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