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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.
27/07/2009
The writer, Timothy O'Grady examines the benefits and pitfalls of medical tourism.
03/08/2009
The writer, Timothy O'Grady examines the pros and cons to medical tourism.
10/08/2009
Plague outbreak in China and why the patient's perspective is as valuable as the doctor's.
17/08/2009
Brain scans and Acupuncture. Heart Disease. Time perception in children with ADHD.
24/08/2009
British Versus US healthcare debate. Why optimism is good for your health. Space medicine.
31/08/2009
Japanese Encephalitis. Genetics of Perfect Pitch and healthy fasting during Ramadan.
07/09/2009
Global Mental Health Summit, Athens. Egypt - mental health laws. Hearing voices. Recovery.
14/09/2009
Zambia obscenity trial. Male circumcision to help tackle HIV.Bollywood and mental illness.