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Feeling faint, the boy who feels no pain, and World AIDS Day
When Mental Health Is A Racist Issue
Ginger power, population growth in Turkey, inequalities in UK mental health services
Beating A Way To Good Health
The programme explores alternative therapies including sea-water, chanting and drumming
How Sharing Is Helping Caring
Caring and sharing, how health care workers exchange their expertise around the world
Frankincense And Myrrh
Taking your pulse, a 2000 year old cure for smelly feet, gifts for a king and hair history
Eczema - Stopping The Itch Scratch Cycle
News for eczema and tinnitus sufferers, how the internet is helping the terminally ill
Baby Formula Manufacturers Under Fire
Skin graft breakthough, how one girl has toes for fingers and an update on baby milk
Chagas Disease
The Masai make the headlines, the right to die without pain and Chagas disease
Yemen's Polio Epidemic
Polio immunisation in Yemen, a cure for a dry mouth and clumsiness in children
Beating Guinea Worm
Eradicating guinea worm, winter-time blues, whether Bond should carry a health warning
Mass Hysteria In Macedonian
Treatment for stomach cancer; a cap to prevent hairloss, a mysterious illness in Macedonia
Health Workers Doing Extraordinary Things
A report on how ordinary people are doing extraordinary things
Can Homeopathy Treat Breast Cancer?
Treating breast cancer with both orthodox medicine and homeopathy
The Link Between Poverty And Health
Poverty and health, the man who can't get AIDS and the truth behind hallucinations
The Battle To Ban Cigarette Advertising
A report on smoking and tobacco advertising across the world
The Telemedicine Revolution
The importance of selenium and how medical knowledge can be improved using telemedicine
Keeping An Eye On Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, tips on talking about cancer; reports from Zambia on why dry sex is bad sex
Using Technology To Help The Disabled
Exploiting technology to help the disabled to improve their opportunities
Why Playing Music Can Be Bad For Your Health
The health of the world's musicians has been dubbed as 'poor' at a health conference
Food For Thought
A report on food and health, covering organic foods and nutritional information
The Tragic Effects Of Counterfeit Drugs
How to avoid contaminating meat, fake medicine and why we need to throw out old ones
How To Make A Fly Trap Using a Plastic Bottle
Report from Finland on SAD, hay fever and making fly traps with plastic bottles
Why Peanuts Can Kill
Why severe allergic reactions are increasing and winning the battle against bilharzia
A Visit To Queen Mary's Burns Unit
A visit around the wards in the burns unit at London's Queen Mary's College Hospital
How To Treat Bad Breath
Fresh breath and bad breath, baby's first breath and breathing as an aid to memory loss
Eradicating Blindness
Why action is needed on blindness, also feet, and children's health and the environment
Preventing Hib In African Children
The stigma of epilepsy, dentistry in Nepal, and children's vaccination in The Gambia
Chlamydia, Infertility And Heart Disease
Infection and heart disease, a cure for infertility and sex education
Spreading The Word About Sexual Health
Spreading the word about women's health and selling condoms in Africa
How Common Are Keloids?
The stigma surrounding epilepsy, protein-enhanced maize and keloids explained
New Tablet Could Cut Death Rates For New Mums
Traditional medicine, the truth about sex, and a tablet helping the health of new mums