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Health Matters Episodes

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    Putting Smokers Into A Trance

    Hypnotherapy to help stop smoking in just one hour and swimming lessons in Africa

  2. Medical issues from Africa

    First broadcast in 1998. Looking at medical issues in Africa

  3. Using Antibiotics To Cure Trachoma

    Trachoma update and could CD-ROMs help health, also rocking to cure dementia

  4. Treating And Curing Hepatitis B

    Is hepatitis B inherited? Also repairing brain damaged babies, and Tanzania's orange drink

  5. Healthcare In Ghana

    The programme reports on healthcare in Ghana

  6. HIV/AIDS - Search For A Vaccine

    The programme looks at HIV and AIDS, possible cure and prevention

  7. Safe Motherhood - Preventing Pregnancy-Related Deaths

    A report on pregnancy related deaths

  8. Treating Burns The Traditional Way

    A report on burns, both traditional and more modern treatments

  9. Tuberculosis - Losing The Battle

    A look at tuberculosis infection rates and a visit to a Gaza rehabilitation centre

  10. Encouraging Teens To Read About Sex

    A report on International Planned Parenthood Federation's new teen magazine

  11. Lebanon Women's Clinic

    The programme visits a women's clinic in Lebanon which treats displaced Palestinians

  12. Reducing AIDS In Thailand

    A look at the Thai government's attempts to reduce the transmission of the HIV virus

  13. Smoking - A Special Report

    A report about smoking, the cost to both health and society

  14. Overcoming And Treating Disabilities

    A report on dealing with and overcoming man-made and genetic disabilities

  15. Where Happiness Is The Best Medicine

    A visit to the children's ward at Guys Hospital, London, England

  16. Leprosy - One Every Minute

    A report on leprosy, to mark World Leprosy Day

  17. Curing Constipation

    Cure for constipation, reducing the cost of cataract operations, elephantiasis update

  18. A Patch That Could Save A Baby's Life

    Monitoring the temperature of babies; exercising breathing muscles; stress in the workplace

  19. Cholera - Making A Comeback

    The programme reports on the re-emergence of cholera

  20. Malnutrition And Young Children

    Reports on malnutrition, depression and sightsavers

  21. A Below-The-Bra Guide To The Female Body

    A below-the-bra guide to the female body and spreading the word from child to child

  22. Helping Women Without A Doctor

    Helping women without a doctor, a cholera vaccine in bananas, massage and sickle cell

  23. Family Planning - Preparing For Parenthood

    Family planning, beating river blindness and helping fellow suffers of HIV

  24. The Malnourished Elderly

    Malnutrition of the elderly in developing countries and nursing training in Pakistan

  25. World AIDS Day

    A special programme to mark World AIDS Day on 1 December

  26. The Chemical Condom

    Chemical condoms, a DIY cure for osteo-arthritis, and new hope for a malaria vaccine

  27. The Health Hazards Of Child Labour

    The health hazards of child labour, why mother's milk is best and cancer-causing peanuts

  28. The Benefits Of Traditional Medicine

    How conventional doctors are using the expertise of traditional healers and medicines

  29. The 拢10 Sight Saver

    A new book on how to treat eye disease, and are fruit and vegetable-only diets healthy?

  30. Rebuilding Somalia And Somaliland

    A report on the help being given to women and children displaced by the Somalia conflict

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