South Africa's Health Train

South Africa's health train, tackling TB in the UK, and pain that has no obvious cause

• 13 mins

How Climate Change Could Threaten The World's Health

A UN meeting in Buenos Aires on climate change and health, and blind dancers in Bangalore

• 13 mins

Tobacco - Stopping Young People From Taking Up The Habit

A report on the global challenge to prevent young people from taking up smoking

• 13 mins

Preventing Blindness

A report on the preventable causes of blindness, and the healing powers of water

• 13 mins

China's Smoking Epidemic

The programme reports on tobacco related deaths and a new treatment for vitiligo

• 13 mins

HIV Treatment And Education

A report on the availability of HIV and AIDS drugs and education in developing countries

• 13 mins

Alcohol Abuse In Russia

First broadcast in 1998. The impact of binge drinking in Russia

• 13 mins

How Altitude Affects Medicine

How altitude affects drug efficacy, a clampdown on black market drugs, and Ayurveda

• 13 mins

ECHO International Health Services

A visit to ECHO International Health Services, a pioneering not-for-profit company

• 13 mins

The Health Kit Saving The Lives of Female Refugees

Health kits for pregnant female refugees and the 50th anniversary of human rights

• 13 mins

Happiness And Health

A report on the link between health and happiness

• 14 mins

Obesity - The New Epidemic

One of the biggest challenges to world health is obesity, a result of eating too much

• 23 mins

Weil's Disease Outbreak In Brazil

Leptospirosis, which is spread via rat's urine, has killed 50 people in Brazil

• 23 mins

An Early Test For Bladder Cancer

An early test for bladder cancer, dumplings for health, field hospital and osteoporosis

• 23 mins

Glaucoma - Turning Detective

A report on glaucoma, an update on HIV in Poland, and a Californian health conference

• 23 mins

Helping Those Wounded By War

Dealing with war wounds, and the fight against meningitis in Africa and Cuba

• 23 mins

Modern Medicine - East And West

A look at how doctors in the East and West have been swapping ideas for centuries

• 23 mins

Is Dengue Fever Making A Comeback?

How dengue fever is re-emerging and a look at hair loss in both men and women

• 23 mins

HIV - Affording Treatments

Can expensive drugs help those with AIDS or HIV in developing countries

• 23 mins

Exercises For Incontinence

Exercises for incontinence, tips on how to tackle acne and new research into arthritis

• 23 mins

How To Give Up Smoking

Could sucking sweets help with stopping smoking and other ways to help quit

• 23 mins

Breast Cancer - International Women's Day

A special edition on breast health to mark International Women's Day

• 23 mins

Vitamin A's Role In Preventing Death In Pregnancy

Vitamin A and pregnant women and what impact does living in a war zone have on health

• 23 mins

Sleeping - In Sickness And In Health

An investigation into sleep, sleeping sickness, laboratories and a Tibetan dream healer

• 23 mins

Tuberculosis And Other 'Unspeakable' Illnesses

Diseases that come with superstition and prejudice - TB, infertility, excema and psoriasis

• 23 mins

The Joy Of Breastfeeding

The positive effects of breastfeeding and a look at drug addiction as told by an addict

• 23 mins

Keeping Babies Warm And Safe

Keeping newborns warm and confusing conditions and how they are treated

• 23 mins

Why Being Beside The Sea Is Good For Us

The health benefits of being by the sea, including the joy of swimming with dolphins

• 23 mins

Coping With Conflict Aftermath

The health consequences for the survivors of conflict and civil war around the globe

• 23 mins

Angola Copes With A Polio Outbreak

Angola's polio outbreak, chewing for health and the benefits of art therapy

• 23 mins