Health Report

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Monday 12 March 2012 Mar 12, 2012

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The Global Body part one: Rural developing world (Sri Lanka). In The Global Body series we explore how the human race has adapted to changes in their environment, economy and social structures; how health is affected by new environments and lifestyles; and what might happen to the human race in the future.

Monday 05 March 2012 Mar 05, 2012

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Statins. Prolonged sitting. Standing. Patient opinion website.

Monday 27 February 2012 Feb 27, 2012

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Suicidal thoughts and behaviour with antidepressant drugs. Transcranial magnetic stimulation. Predictions for development of mood disorder and schizophrenia.

Monday 20 February 2012 Feb 20, 2012

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An enormous range of pharmaceuticals, from painkillers to chemotherapy drugs, is entering our rivers and waterways via wastewater. The concentrations are tiny, but drug pollution has had unexpected and at times devastating impacts on plants and animals. Ecotoxicologists and health experts alike are calling for a concerted effort to better understand how pharmaceuticals behave in the natural environment.

Monday 13 February 2012 Feb 13, 2012

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Exercise may prevent depression. Autism and the immune system. Vitamin B12 supplementation.

Monday 06 February 2012 Feb 06, 2012

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Myths about sleep. Treatment of systolic high blood pressure (hypertension). Resting heart rate.

Monday 30 January 2012 Jan 30, 2012

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Bladder cancer. Breast cancer and sexual wellbeing. The value of mammography breast cancer screening.

Monday 23 January 2012 Jan 23, 2012

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Scientists in Europe and the US have created a highly transmissible form of the potentially deadly H5N1 bird flu virus. Laurie Garrett, a senior fellow for global health on the Council on Foreign Relations, talks about the implications of this research.

Monday 16 January 2012 Jan 16, 2012

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Deep brain stimulation surgery: This brain surgery is used for illnesses such as depression and severe obsessive compulsive disorder. It has also been used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. However, according to researchers only 10 to 15% of Parkinson's patients are appropriate candidates for this treatment.

Monday 09 January 2012 Jan 09, 2012

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Screening for ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer education campaigns. Ovarian cancer genome.