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Hospital patients dying of thirst; Paracetamol; Saturated fats; Baclofen and alcoholism

Dr Mark Porter on how Baclofen stopped a listener drinking 6-8 bottles of wine a day.

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Statins; improving cancer survival rates; reflux and heartburn; recycling medicines.

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

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Ebola, Bike saddles, Recording consultations, Insect bites

Ebola, bike saddles and erectile dysfunction, recording consultations and insect bites.

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Screening for Breast Cancer

Dr Mark Porter debates the benefits and harms of screening for breast cancer.

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Statins, Cholesterol-lowering spreads, Olive oil, Diet and inflammatory bowel disease, Singers' nodules

With a look at Crohn's disease and diet, teachers' voices and cholesterol-lowering foods.

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Back pain and paracetamol, blood thinning drugs, drug driving, kidney stones

Paracetamol and back pain; blood thinning drugs; drug driving limits and kidney stones.

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HIV and MS; Black skin and cancer; Iron overload; Losing your sense of smell

Dr Mark Porter finds out why people with HIV very rarely get multiple sclerosis.

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Conflicted Medicine: Pharmaceuticals

Are hidden conflicts of interest in medicine out of control or an over-hyped concern?

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Conflicted Medicine: Specialists and GPs

Dr Mark Porter examines the hidden conflicts of interest that can influence your health.

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Conflicted Medicine: Public Health Campaigns

Dr Mark Porter examines how powerful lobbying groups influence what you eat and drink.

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Conflict resolution in Ashya King case; GPs near work; Lipoedema

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

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Antibiotics, Winter Flu, NHS Continuing Healthcare, Snoring

Dr Mark Porter looks at the evidence for winter flu jabs and reviews sleep apps.

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Ebola, Painkillers, Immunity (CVID), Integrated Health, Thyroid and Pregnancy

Dr Mark Porter explores Ebola and how predictions of its spread are made.

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Sickness Absence, Ankle Arthritis, Hot Flushes, Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Dr Mark Porter reports on ankle arthritis, and when you should keep your child off school.

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Private hospitals, Hyperbaric medicine, Sick day rules to reduce kidney damage, Warfarin

Dr Mark Porter asks how much we know about patient safety in private hospitals.

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GP incentives; Walk-in CT scans; Hot Flushes feedback; New anti-coagulants

Do financial incentives for GPs work? Are walk-in CT scans a good idea?

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A&E in winter, Fruit juice, Opioid drugs and chronic pain, No evidence, Obesity

Should fruit juice be dropped from 5-a-day? A&E in winter; Mark visits a busy pain clinic.

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Dry January and Nalmefene, PLAC Blood Test for Inflammation, Dental Check-ups

Treating alcohol dependence with a pill, predicting heart attack risk and dental visits.

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Mutant Flu, Weight-Loss Surgery, Young Men and Body Image, CVID, Dental Check-ups, Doctors' Example, Dry January Findings

Dr Mark Porter on mutant flu, weight-loss surgery, six packs and 'dry January'.

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Drugs link to dementia, Gluten-free, Heart disease in women, Social jetlag, Boilers on prescription

Increased risk of dementia from common drugs; and is going gluten free good for you?

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NHS Satisfaction Survey; NHS & cancer; Headphones volume; P4 Medicine

Diagnosing Cancer, personalised medicine based on genes and do headphones damage hearing?

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Low NHS morale; Flying when pregnant; Sugary drinks & menarche; FGM

Low NHS staff morale, flying when pregnant, sugary drinks and menarche, FGM.

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Heart and Exercise, Smoking and Alcohol, Weight Management, Hepatitis C

Can running too much be bad for you? Plus a psychological approach to weight loss.

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Drug Driving; End of Life Care; Smart Drugs

New drug-driving laws include some medications, end of life care and smart drugs.

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Saturated Fats, Moles, Egg Freezing

Research into saturated fats, checking moles and success for egg freezing and pregnancy.

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Cigarette Packets, Sex Education, Gallstones, Cosmetic Surgery

Sex education, cosmetic surgery trends, removing gallstones and cigarette packaging.

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Avastin, Peanut Allergy, Bowel Bacteria and Faecal Transplants

Mark Porter visits a laboratory to find out how gut bacteria could be influencing weight.

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Feedback on Teenage Pregnancy, Smoothies, AMD, Hospital Beds, Frailty, Feedback on Gallstones, Moles

Listener feedback; numbers of hospital beds decline as admissions go up; frailty diagnosis

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Flibanserin; Strokes in young people; Outdoor swimming; Research terminology - Causation v Association

Dr Mark Porter examines the new drug to treat low sex drive in women.

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Cervical Screening in Older Women; Hepatitis E in Nepal; Enlarged Prostate; Significance

Cervical screening in older women and concerns about a hepatitis E outbreak in Nepal.

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