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

Fighting Yellow Fever In South America

The re-appearance of Yellow Fever, STIs; and are youngsters getting enough sex education?

• 23 mins

The Dangers of Betelnut

The dangers of betel, PCs for sick children and treating pregnant women with malaria

• 23 mins

The Pavarotti Music Centre - Making Melodies Out Of War

The Pavarotti Music Centre in Mostar, female facial hair and a new malaria drug

• 23 mins

Bombing of US Embassy in Nairobi

The US Embassy car bombing in Nairobi, Kenya and what can be learned from it

• 23 mins

Why Warm Feet Equals A Good Night's Sleep

Bed socks for sleeping problems, mobile doctors in Sri Lanka and dough therapy

• 23 mins

How To Save The Life Of Someone Having A Heart Attack

Life-saving advice, diagnostic flapjacks, and black children born with white skin

• 23 mins

Treating Serious Burns

A report from the burns unit of the Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, England

• 23 mins