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Teenage Problems
What attracts young people to under age drinking, smoking and sex?
Gujarat earthquake
Earthquakes leave destruction but the aftermath can be just as menacing
Aspirin, Homoeopathy and Menopause
Is aspirin effective on people without circulatory problems?
Garlic, Fasting and Prescriptions
The overuse of prescription medication in south east Asia
India Tobacco
Tobacco use in India is rising at an alarming rate
Premature Babies
'Kangaroo Care' is a technique for looking after premature babies
Child Dietary Supplements
How can children's dietary health be improved?
International Travellers
What are the health problems of International travellers?
HIV and Aids
A look at the countries where HIV is spreading fastest
Smoking and Tobacco Related Diseases
Every 6.5 seconds someone dies as a result of Tobacco related disease
Treating Java, Indonesia
In 2006 an earthquake hit Java, Indonesia
Female Genital Mutilation
The dangers of female genital mutilation for babies
Health in the City Part One
Exploring the health concerns in urban areas
Health in the City Part Two
Healthy living in urban areas
Hospitals and Religion
Should hospitals take more account of a person's religion
Osteoporosis
Highlighting osteoporosis and the dangers of hip fractures caused by it
Sleep
What happens to us over the course of a night's sleep?
Dreams
What can dreams tell us about ourselves?
Darker Side of Sleep
Do you remember the most terrifying nightmare?
Sleep Rhythm and Regulation
The rhythm and regulation of when we wake and sleep
Breastfeeding
An estimated 6 million lives have been saved by exclusive breastfeeding
Memory
A look at how memory starts when still in the womb
HIV/Aids Conference
Researcher explore ways to reduce HIV transmission
Space
Who would spend two years in a space capsule in the name of medicine?
Mental Health
How disasters and trauma affect mental health
Drugs Research
Funding for new drugs research and Kenya's first test tube babies
29/06/2009
Polio. The secrets of ageing. Scourge of Hayfever. And the medical benefits of marijuana.
22/06/2009
Why are men more at risk from getting and dying from cancer? Claudia Hammond finds out.
06/07/2009
Claudia Hammond reports from Britain's Royal Society summer exhibition.
13/07/2009
Maternal Mortality. How lives are changed through sport. Gambling Addiction in Russia.
20/07/2009
Childhood obesity. Low-fat curry. Health and politics.