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Health Check Episodes

  1. Inflammation

    Why does the skin around injuries get inflamed?

  2. India Tobacco

    Tobacco use in India is rising at an alarming rate

  3. India Rising

    India has the second highest population in the world

  4. Impact of an Ageing Population

    People are now living longer in developing countries, not just in Europe

  5. Hypertension

    Examining research on hypertension otherwise known as high blood pressure

  6. HPB Vaccine and Chilean Contraception

    The introduction of vaccines for HPB infection

  7. How to Live Longer

    It鈥檚 not how fat you are, but how fit you are that matters in old age, claims new research

  8. Hospitals and Religion

    Should hospitals take more account of a person's religion

  9. Hospice Movement

    Cicely Saunders championed the care of terminally ill people with the hospice movement

  10. HIV/Aids Conference

    Researcher explore ways to reduce HIV transmission

  11. HIV and Aids

    A look at the countries where HIV is spreading fastest

  12. Hepatitis C and Kenyan Prison

    Dealing with Egypt's high rates of Hepatitis C

  13. Helicobacter pylori

    Examining a bacteria that causes stomach ulcers

  14. Heart Attacks and Allergies

    Bad advice on heart attacks originally started as a chain letter

  15. Health Stories of 2008

    A look back at the major health stories of 2008 and a look ahead to 2009

  16. Health in the City Part Two

    Healthy living in urban areas

  17. Health in the City Part One

    Exploring the health concerns in urban areas

  18. Health in Mexico

    A visit to Mexico to explore the country's health

  19. Hazards on the Metro

    Unexpected health hazards of a packed metro train

  20. Gujarat earthquake

    Earthquakes leave destruction but the aftermath can be just as menacing

  21. Global Obesity Epidemic

    Discussing the global obesity epidemic and its effects

  22. Global Mental Health

    A report from the World Psychiatric Conference in China

  23. Global Access to Pain Relief

    A look at the difference between heroin and morphine and global attitudes to pain relief

  24. Generation Next, Adolescent Health

    Understanding and exploring the world through the eyes of teenagers

  25. Garlic, Fasting and Prescriptions

    The overuse of prescription medication in south east Asia

  26. Food Prices and Nutrition

    How rising food prices are causing people to have poorer diets

  27. Food Crisis in Ethiopia

    The feeding stations trying to combat rising levels of malnutrition in Ethiopia

  28. Food Causing Respiratory Disease and Leprosy

    Leprosy has carried a stigma for centuries

  29. Female Genital Mutilation

    The dangers of female genital mutilation for babies

  30. Feeling pain and Choosing the Right Painkiller

    Feeling pain, choosing the right painkiller and living with psychosis

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