Inside Health
Summary: Demystifying the health issues of the day that confuse us. Inside Health, with Dr Mark Porter, will be offered in this download, as well as additional related programmes from BBC Radio 4.
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Podcasts:
Sleeping pills increasing the chance of an early death - drugs which are prescribed 10 million times a year in England. Could your GP’s dietary preferences and habits influence your well being? Under-active thyroid and pregnancy. Are electronic cigarettes dangerous?
Health incentives, Ace inhibitor cough, Raynauds Phenomenon, Hazards of fizzy drinks
Whiplash and government efforts to reduce compensation claims. Behind the headlines that suggested weaning your baby on finger foods may be healthier than spoon feeding. Cholesterol tests and effects of statins. And the latest on patient medical records. Dr Mark Porter presents.
Hospital Acquired Infections - protocols for visitors to hospitals. Case for better nutrition education in medical schools. Gout on the rise due to obesity. Gluten intolerance. Shockwave Therapy for soft tissue injuries.
The latest approach to tackling hospital superbugs. Clarification of the alcohol guidelines. A more convenient alternative to warfarin and why wearing high heels may be bad for your legs but good for your sex life.
Dr Mark Porter demystifies the health issues that perplex us, including the causes of Tinnitus, evidence on whether cough mixtures work and who should take Vitamin D
A single injection that protects you against all strains of flu virus – from the usual winter strains to swine and bird flu. Universal vaccines have been under development over the past few years and are now be trialled in volunteers at a ‘flu camp’ in London. Mark Porter visits the flu camp to find out if the vaccine is all it’s cracked up to be.
Dr Mark Porter investigates medical devices and why it’s so much easier to get approval for use in humans, compared to the strict criteria new medicines have to meet.
When is a mentally ill patient really free to make a decision about their treatment, and when is it the disorder talking? Claudia Hammond explores some surprising new research.
Stress Test Results; Mental health and comedy & Disclosure
Pathologist Professor Sebastian Lucas performs a 'consented' post mortem to show Geoff Watts why he thinks the demise of this once common practice represents such a loss to medicine.
Taxi drivers' brains; Disclosing mental health problems at work; Neuroscience and the law
Biopolar Disorder & Misdiagnosis; Complaining; Employment Support With Mental Illness
Fraud in psychology; Mentoring scheme for people with anxiety; Earworms
English Riots; Credit Cards and Anchoring; Bullying and Personality Disorder
