http://odeo.com/channels/2106879-Health-Check no The BBC World Service's weekly round up of global health stories and topical issues in medicine. The BBC World Service's weekly round up of global health stories and topical issues in medicine. The BBC World Service's weekly round up of global health stories and topical issues in medicine. en-gb 40 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:32:00 -0800 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:32:00 -0800 (C) BBC 2007 News, Politics, International, health, medicine, World, BBC, foreign, public policy, Claudia Hammond Health & Fitness News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/25424802-HealthC-Reunification-of-Germany-Impacts-Health-08-Nov-09 Twenty years ago the Berlin Wall came down – and in east Germany asthma and allergies went up. How the reunification of Germany has affected the health of two nations in some rather surprising ways. Twenty years ago the Berlin Wall came down – and in east Germany asthma and allergies went up. How the reunification of Germany has affected the health of two nations in some rather surprising ways. Twenty years ago the Berlin Wall came down – and in east Germany asthma and allergies went up. How the reunification of Germany has affected the health of two nations in some rather surprising ways. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-09,25424802 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:32:00 -0800 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/25400220-HealthC-Maternal-Mortality-01-Nov-09 Claudia Hammond asks why, when great strides have been made in other areas of health, childbirth is no less deadly than it was twenty years ago, in a special programme on maternal mortality. Claudia Hammond asks why, when great strides have been made in other areas of health, childbirth is no less deadly than it was twenty years ago, in a special programme on maternal mortality. Claudia Hammond asks why, when great strides have been made in other areas of health, childbirth is no less deadly than it was twenty years ago, in a special programme on maternal mortality. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-02,25400220 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:32:00 -0800 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/25375003-HealthC-26-Oct-09-Can-seasonal-winds-make-you-ill Claudia Hammond finds out if seasonal winds, such as the Fohn which is found in the Alps and the Santa Ana which blows along the Californian coast, can make you ill. She examines the state of the world’s vaccines. Plus a celebration of 200 years since the birth of Louis Braille. Claudia Hammond finds out if seasonal winds, such as the Fohn which is found in the Alps and the Santa Ana which blows along the Californian coast, can make you ill. She examines the state of the world’s vaccines. Plus a celebration of 200 years since the birth of Louis Braille. Claudia Hammond finds out if seasonal winds, such as the Fohn which is found in the Alps and the Santa Ana which blows along the Californian coast, can make you ill. She examines the state of the world’s vaccines. Plus a celebration of 200 years since the birth of Louis Braille. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-26,25375003 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/25311921-HealthC-Global-Abortion-Rates-18-Oct-09 Claudia Hammond reports on why abortion rates have more than halved in some parts of Eastern Europe; the secrets of the analyst Carl Jung's soul are finally revealed with the publication of his famous Red Book; and how Chinese speakers recover language after suffering a stroke. Claudia Hammond reports on why abortion rates have more than halved in some parts of Eastern Europe; the secrets of the analyst Carl Jung's soul are finally revealed with the publication of his famous Red Book; and how Chinese speakers recover language after suffering a stroke. Claudia Hammond reports on why abortion rates have more than halved in some parts of Eastern Europe; the secrets of the analyst Carl Jung's soul are finally revealed with the publication of his famous Red Book; and how Chinese speakers recover language after suffering a stroke. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-19,25311921 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:00:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/25272717-HealthC-Famous-Hypochondriacs-11-Oct-09 Why educated women help their partners to live longer; Famous hypochondriacs; What are the ethics of running health trials in the developing world; A look at the winners of the Nobel prize for medicine. Why educated women help their partners to live longer; Famous hypochondriacs; What are the ethics of running health trials in the developing world; A look at the winners of the Nobel prize for medicine. Why educated women help their partners to live longer; Famous hypochondriacs; What are the ethics of running health trials in the developing world; A look at the winners of the Nobel prize for medicine. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-12,25272717 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/25235225-HealthC-Smoking-and-Heart-Disease-04-Oct-09 Smoking and Heart Disease. Does music help you run better? The genetics of sexual behaviour. Smoking and Heart Disease. Does music help you run better? The genetics of sexual behaviour. Smoking and Heart Disease. Does music help you run better? The genetics of sexual behaviour. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-05,25235225 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/25198499-HealthC-HIV-Vaccine-27-Sep-09 New HIV vaccine breakthrough. Should we all be eating like our hunter-gatherer ancestors? And a new road traffic campaign in Ethiopia hopes to tackle the drivers who think chewing Khat helps them drive better. New HIV vaccine breakthrough. Should we all be eating like our hunter-gatherer ancestors? And a new road traffic campaign in Ethiopia hopes to tackle the drivers who think chewing Khat helps them drive better. New HIV vaccine breakthrough. Should we all be eating like our hunter-gatherer ancestors? And a new road traffic campaign in Ethiopia hopes to tackle the drivers who think chewing Khat helps them drive better. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-28,25198499 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/25158896-HealthC-World-Alzheimer-s-Day-Special-20-Sep-09 The number of people with dementia is expected to almost double in the next twenty years, according to new data. In a Dementia Special, Claudia Hammond talks to Professor Martin Prince. The number of people with dementia is expected to almost double in the next twenty years, according to new data. In a Dementia Special, Claudia Hammond talks to Professor Martin Prince. The number of people with dementia is expected to almost double in the next twenty years, according to new data. In a Dementia Special, Claudia Hammond talks to Professor Martin Prince. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-21,25158896 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/25123002-HealthC-Zambia-obscenity-trial-13-Sep-09 Zambia obscenity trial. Male circumcision for HIV protection. Bollywood and mental illness. Zambia obscenity trial. Male circumcision for HIV protection. Bollywood and mental illness. Zambia obscenity trial. Male circumcision for HIV protection. Bollywood and mental illness. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-14,25123002 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/25085057-HealthC-Mental-Health-Special-06-Sep-09 The latest from the Global Mental Health Summit in Athens. The impact of new mental health laws in Egypt. Schizophrenia and hearing voices. The positive effects of a new recovery scheme. The latest from the Global Mental Health Summit in Athens. The impact of new mental health laws in Egypt. Schizophrenia and hearing voices. The positive effects of a new recovery scheme. The latest from the Global Mental Health Summit in Athens. The impact of new mental health laws in Egypt. Schizophrenia and hearing voices. The positive effects of a new recovery scheme. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-07,25085057 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/25049517-HealthC-Japanese-encephalitis-in-India-30-Aug-09 Japanese Encephalitis outbreak in India. The genetics of perfect pitch and how to keep healthy whilst fasting during Ramadan. Japanese Encephalitis outbreak in India. The genetics of perfect pitch and how to keep healthy whilst fasting during Ramadan. Japanese Encephalitis outbreak in India. The genetics of perfect pitch and how to keep healthy whilst fasting during Ramadan. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-31,25049517 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/25012178-HealthC-British-vs-US-healthcare-23-Aug-09 British NHS versus US healthcare. Why optimism is better for your health and do you have to be super-human to go into space. British NHS versus US healthcare. Why optimism is better for your health and do you have to be super-human to go into space. British NHS versus US healthcare. Why optimism is better for your health and do you have to be super-human to go into space. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-24,25012178 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24973730-HealthC-Acupuncture-16-Aug-09 Controversy over acupuncture. Heart Disease in the developing world and Time perception in children with ADHD. Controversy over acupuncture. Heart Disease in the developing world and Time perception in children with ADHD. Controversy over acupuncture. Heart Disease in the developing world and Time perception in children with ADHD. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-17,24973730 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24935669-HealthC-China-plague-outbreak-09-Aug-09 Pneumonic Plague outbreak in China. A new health website that gives the patient's perspective. Why Afro-Caribbean men are reluctant to talk about their prostate. Why swearing helps relieve pain. Pneumonic Plague outbreak in China. A new health website that gives the patient's perspective. Why Afro-Caribbean men are reluctant to talk about their prostate. Why swearing helps relieve pain. Pneumonic Plague outbreak in China. A new health website that gives the patient's perspective. Why Afro-Caribbean men are reluctant to talk about their prostate. Why swearing helps relieve pain. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-10,24935669 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 02:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24903516-HealthC-Medical-Tourism-2-2-02-Aug-09 The, writer Timothy O’Grady, investigates the rise of medical tourism which has grown into a billion dollar industry. The, writer Timothy O’Grady, investigates the rise of medical tourism which has grown into a billion dollar industry. The, writer Timothy O’Grady, investigates the rise of medical tourism which has grown into a billion dollar industry. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-03,24903516 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24869442-HealthC-Health-Tourism-1-2-26-Jul-09 The, writer Timothy O’Grady, investigates the growth of medical tourism which in recent years has become a billion dollar industry. The, writer Timothy O’Grady, investigates the growth of medical tourism which in recent years has become a billion dollar industry. The, writer Timothy O’Grady, investigates the growth of medical tourism which in recent years has become a billion dollar industry. tag:odeo.com,2009-07-27,24869442 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24833366-HealthC-Obesity-and-Children-19-Jul-09 How obese parents lead to obese children. How to make a low-fat curry. Health and politics. How obese parents lead to obese children. How to make a low-fat curry. Health and politics. How obese parents lead to obese children. How to make a low-fat curry. Health and politics. tag:odeo.com,2009-07-20,24833366 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24794574-HealthC-Maternal-Moralilty-at-the-G8-12-Jul-09 Maternal Mortality at the G8. Changing lives through sport at the Beyond Sport Awards. Gambling Addiction in Russia. Maternal Mortality at the G8. Changing lives through sport at the Beyond Sport Awards. Gambling Addiction in Russia. Maternal Mortality at the G8. Changing lives through sport at the Beyond Sport Awards. Gambling Addiction in Russia. tag:odeo.com,2009-07-13,24794574 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24754484-HealthC-Tickborne-Diseases-05-Jul-09 Angela Robson reports from Tuva in Siberia, on how global warming could be the cause of the huge increase in cases of Tick-born encephalitis. Claudia Hammond reports from Britain’s Royal Society summer exhibition on the latest medical innovations on display, including a new technology using light to fight and detect breast cancer. Following the news of Michael Jackson’s death Claudia talks to Dr Marvin Seppala of the Hazelden substance abuse treatment centre in Minnesota, about the huge increase in prescription drug addiction in the USA. Angela Robson reports from Tuva in Siberia, on how global warming could be the cause of the huge increase in cases of Tick-born encephalitis. Claudia Hammond reports from Britain’s Royal Society summer exhibition on the latest medical innovations on display, including a new technology using light to fight and detect breast cancer. Following the news of Michael Jackson’s death Claudia talks to Dr Marvin Seppala of the Hazelden substance abuse treatment centre in Minnesota, about the huge increase in prescription drug addiction in the USA. Angela Robson reports from Tuva in Siberia, on how global warming could be the cause of the huge increase in cases of Tick-born encephalitis. Claudia Hammond reports from Britain’s Royal Society summer exhibition on the latest medical innovations on display, including a new technology using light to fight and detect breast cancer. Following the news of Michael Jackson’s death Claudia talks to Dr Marvin Seppala of the Hazelden substance abuse treatment centre in Minnesota, about the huge increase in prescription drug addiction in the USA. tag:odeo.com,2009-07-06,24754484 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24706117-HealthC-Air-France-crash-and-bereavement-14-Jun-09 Should parents who refuse to take their children for vaccination be denied places at school? How people cope with bereavement when the body of their loved one was never found. And why witnessing rudeness is bad for us. Should parents who refuse to take their children for vaccination be denied places at school? How people cope with bereavement when the body of their loved one was never found. And why witnessing rudeness is bad for us. Should parents who refuse to take their children for vaccination be denied places at school? How people cope with bereavement when the body of their loved one was never found. And why witnessing rudeness is bad for us. tag:odeo.com,2009-06-15,24706117 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24665404-HealthC-Gates-Foundation-07-Jun-09 Bill Gates spends more than a billion US dollars a year on health projects through his Foundation. Extreme generosity or a move that skews global healthcare? Why a lullaby might be the best medicine for a premature baby in an incubator. And every Saturday a group of volunteer Israeli and Israeli-Arab doctors, called the Physicians for Human Rights Project, cross into the West Bank to work in a mobile clinic. Bill Gates spends more than a billion US dollars a year on health projects through his Foundation. Extreme generosity or a move that skews global healthcare? Why a lullaby might be the best medicine for a premature baby in an incubator. And every Saturday a group of volunteer Israeli and Israeli-Arab doctors, called the Physicians for Human Rights Project, cross into the West Bank to work in a mobile clinic. Bill Gates spends more than a billion US dollars a year on health projects through his Foundation. Extreme generosity or a move that skews global healthcare? Why a lullaby might be the best medicine for a premature baby in an incubator. And every Saturday a group of volunteer Israeli and Israeli-Arab doctors, called the Physicians for Human Rights Project, cross into the West Bank to work in a mobile clinic. tag:odeo.com,2009-06-08,24665404 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24635313-HealthC-Portugal-Health-31-May-09 In 2001 Portugal became the only European country to decriminalise all drugs from cannabis to heroin. Eight years later Claudia Hammond reports from Lisbon to find out how the policy has affected drug use. In 2001 Portugal became the only European country to decriminalise all drugs from cannabis to heroin. Eight years later Claudia Hammond reports from Lisbon to find out how the policy has affected drug use. In 2001 Portugal became the only European country to decriminalise all drugs from cannabis to heroin. Eight years later Claudia Hammond reports from Lisbon to find out how the policy has affected drug use. tag:odeo.com,2009-06-01,24635313 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24604799-HealthC-Sri-Lanka-24-May-09 Health of displaced people from Sri Lanka’s civil war; keyhole surgery to remove a gall ladder – via the belly button; a new skin cream from new born babies and why cancer tumours may cause depression. Health of displaced people from Sri Lanka’s civil war; keyhole surgery to remove a gall ladder – via the belly button; a new skin cream from new born babies and why cancer tumours may cause depression. Health of displaced people from Sri Lanka’s civil war; keyhole surgery to remove a gall ladder – via the belly button; a new skin cream from new born babies and why cancer tumours may cause depression. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-25,24604799 Mon, 25 May 2009 02:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24575184-HealthC-Child-Deaths-17-May-09 Health Check asks why almost a million children die each year from violence or accidents, and why the Indian government isn’t doing more to bring about the end of child slavery. Health Check asks why almost a million children die each year from violence or accidents, and why the Indian government isn’t doing more to bring about the end of child slavery. Health Check asks why almost a million children die each year from violence or accidents, and why the Indian government isn’t doing more to bring about the end of child slavery. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-18,24575184 Mon, 18 May 2009 02:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24548314-HealthC-Race-Treatment-10-May-09 When is a person’s race ever useful in diagnosis and treatment in medicine; and how do governments prevent panic when there are outbreaks of serious illnesses? When is a person’s race ever useful in diagnosis and treatment in medicine; and how do governments prevent panic when there are outbreaks of serious illnesses? When is a person’s race ever useful in diagnosis and treatment in medicine; and how do governments prevent panic when there are outbreaks of serious illnesses? tag:odeo.com,2009-05-11,24548314 Mon, 11 May 2009 02:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24534592-HealthC-03-May-09 The ethical issues for health workers in an epidemic; visual neglect after a stroke and why music can help; why hasn’t snakebite treatment improved in the last 3 decades? The ethical issues for health workers in an epidemic; visual neglect after a stroke and why music can help; why hasn’t snakebite treatment improved in the last 3 decades? The ethical issues for health workers in an epidemic; visual neglect after a stroke and why music can help; why hasn’t snakebite treatment improved in the last 3 decades? tag:odeo.com,2009-05-04,24534592 Mon, 04 May 2009 02:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24508575-HealthC-26-Apr-09 The Mental health legacy of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia; Overhauling the Chinese health system, a new drug to prevent scarring and people with extraordinary powers of face recognition The Mental health legacy of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia; Overhauling the Chinese health system, a new drug to prevent scarring and people with extraordinary powers of face recognition The Mental health legacy of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia; Overhauling the Chinese health system, a new drug to prevent scarring and people with extraordinary powers of face recognition tag:odeo.com,2009-04-27,24508575 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24472830-HealthC-19-Apr-09 Meningitis epidemic in Nigeria and Niger – is the worst yet to come? The case of a woman who developed a 3rd phantom arm after having a stroke, why there has been a huge rise in the number of bed bug infestations in the USA, Europe and parts of Asia; how a form of mass hysteria is affecting teenagers in parts of Nicaragua Meningitis epidemic in Nigeria and Niger – is the worst yet to come? The case of a woman who developed a 3rd phantom arm after having a stroke, why there has been a huge rise in the number of bed bug infestations in the USA, Europe and parts of Asia; how a form of mass hysteria is affecting teenagers in parts of Nicaragua Meningitis epidemic in Nigeria and Niger – is the worst yet to come? The case of a woman who developed a 3rd phantom arm after having a stroke, why there has been a huge rise in the number of bed bug infestations in the USA, Europe and parts of Asia; how a form of mass hysteria is affecting teenagers in parts of Nicaragua tag:odeo.com,2009-04-20,24472830 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24439707-HealthC-President-Obama-US-Health-Reforms-12-Apr-09 Health reforms in the US. How will President Obama help the 45 million people without health insurance and reform the health system so everyone has access to affordable health care? Health reforms in the US. How will President Obama help the 45 million people without health insurance and reform the health system so everyone has access to affordable health care? Health reforms in the US. How will President Obama help the 45 million people without health insurance and reform the health system so everyone has access to affordable health care? tag:odeo.com,2009-04-13,24439707 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24413959-HealthC-Lifespan-and-social-status-05-May-09 Why your boss will probably live longer than you. Claudia Hammond interviews epidemiologist, Professor Michael Marmot, the man who transformed the way we think about jobs, stress and illness. He explains why your social standing is crucially linked to your health and also your life expectancy. Why your boss will probably live longer than you. Claudia Hammond interviews epidemiologist, Professor Michael Marmot, the man who transformed the way we think about jobs, stress and illness. He explains why your social standing is crucially linked to your health and also your life expectancy. Why your boss will probably live longer than you. Claudia Hammond interviews epidemiologist, Professor Michael Marmot, the man who transformed the way we think about jobs, stress and illness. He explains why your social standing is crucially linked to your health and also your life expectancy. tag:odeo.com,2009-04-06,24413959 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24388335-HealthC-Pharmaceutical-Industry-29-Mar-09 Drug companies are often accused of ignoring the health needs of poorer countries. This week, Claudia talks exclusively to Andrew Whitty, CEO of Glaxo-Smith-Kline. He explains GSK’s decision to cut medicine prices in the world’s fifty least developed nations. He also talks about plans to set up a “patent pool” to stimulate research into killer diseases like TB and leprosy. Drug companies are often accused of ignoring the health needs of poorer countries. This week, Claudia talks exclusively to Andrew Whitty, CEO of Glaxo-Smith-Kline. He explains GSK’s decision to cut medicine prices in the world’s fifty least developed nations. He also talks about plans to set up a “patent pool” to stimulate research into killer diseases like TB and leprosy. Drug companies are often accused of ignoring the health needs of poorer countries. This week, Claudia talks exclusively to Andrew Whitty, CEO of Glaxo-Smith-Kline. He explains GSK’s decision to cut medicine prices in the world’s fifty least developed nations. He also talks about plans to set up a “patent pool” to stimulate research into killer diseases like TB and leprosy. tag:odeo.com,2009-03-30,24388335 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24346194-HealthC-South-Africa-Part-Two-22-Mar-09 South Africa has more people with the HIV virus than anywhere else in the world and this means that millions of children care for their sick and dying parents and then find themselves orphaned. Health Check this week reports from South Africa on a major new study - the world's biggest - which aims to find out exactly how many young people are looking after others and what effect it's having on them. South Africa has more people with the HIV virus than anywhere else in the world and this means that millions of children care for their sick and dying parents and then find themselves orphaned. Health Check this week reports from South Africa on a major new study - the world's biggest - which aims to find out exactly how many young people are looking after others and what effect it's having on them. South Africa has more people with the HIV virus than anywhere else in the world and this means that millions of children care for their sick and dying parents and then find themselves orphaned. Health Check this week reports from South Africa on a major new study - the world's biggest - which aims to find out exactly how many young people are looking after others and what effect it's having on them. tag:odeo.com,2009-03-23,24346194 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24311697-HealthC-South-Africa-Part-One-15-Mar-09 For years, South Africa's fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic was blighted by top-level denials that the virus did indeed cause AIDS. But now the days of AIDS denialism are over and, just weeks before South Africans go to the polls, Claudia Hammond reports from Cape Town about the health challenges facing the new administration. From the township of Khayelitsha, she talks to health workers struggling to cope with the huge numbers of HIV positive people needing anti-retrovirals. And she hears why South Africa has the highest rate of tuberculosis in the world. For years, South Africa's fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic was blighted by top-level denials that the virus did indeed cause AIDS. But now the days of AIDS denialism are over and, just weeks before South Africans go to the polls, Claudia Hammond reports from Cape Town about the health challenges facing the new administration. From the township of Khayelitsha, she talks to health workers struggling to cope with the huge numbers of HIV positive people needing anti-retrovirals. And she hears why South Africa has the highest rate of tuberculosis in the world. For years, South Africa's fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic was blighted by top-level denials that the virus did indeed cause AIDS. But now the days of AIDS denialism are over and, just weeks before South Africans go to the polls, Claudia Hammond reports from Cape Town about the health challenges facing the new administration. From the township of Khayelitsha, she talks to health workers struggling to cope with the huge numbers of HIV positive people needing anti-retrovirals. And she hears why South Africa has the highest rate of tuberculosis in the world. tag:odeo.com,2009-03-16,24311697 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24276756-HealthC-Pain-Medication-08-Mar-09 Why ten of millions of people worldwide are suffering severe pain when it could be treated with morphine. The Aboriginal campaigners protesting at a ban on alcohol. Every day sees new cases of HIV in South Africa – the teenagers who are fed up with even hearing about it. And why knitting might be good for your health. Why ten of millions of people worldwide are suffering severe pain when it could be treated with morphine. The Aboriginal campaigners protesting at a ban on alcohol. Every day sees new cases of HIV in South Africa – the teenagers who are fed up with even hearing about it. And why knitting might be good for your health. Why ten of millions of people worldwide are suffering severe pain when it could be treated with morphine. The Aboriginal campaigners protesting at a ban on alcohol. Every day sees new cases of HIV in South Africa – the teenagers who are fed up with even hearing about it. And why knitting might be good for your health. tag:odeo.com,2009-03-09,24276756 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:32:00 -0700 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24248623-HealthC-Wine-and-Breast-Cancer-01-Mar-09 One glass of wine a day and the risk of breast cancer. How do you convince men and women to give up the centuries-old tradition of female genital mutilation practised in some cultures? Your thoughts on bribing people to behave in healthy way. And can knitting reduce pain and make you feel good? One glass of wine a day and the risk of breast cancer. How do you convince men and women to give up the centuries-old tradition of female genital mutilation practised in some cultures? Your thoughts on bribing people to behave in healthy way. And can knitting reduce pain and make you feel good? One glass of wine a day and the risk of breast cancer. How do you convince men and women to give up the centuries-old tradition of female genital mutilation practised in some cultures? Your thoughts on bribing people to behave in healthy way. And can knitting reduce pain and make you feel good? tag:odeo.com,2009-03-02,24248623 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:32:00 -0800 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24160798-HealthC-Obesity-Pregnancy-22-Feb-09 Why being fat could harm your baby… Does hormone replacement therapy cause breast cancer? Why videoing people with psychosis helps them to understand their condition. And how best to save newborn babies in Chad. Why being fat could harm your baby… Does hormone replacement therapy cause breast cancer? Why videoing people with psychosis helps them to understand their condition. And how best to save newborn babies in Chad. Why being fat could harm your baby… Does hormone replacement therapy cause breast cancer? Why videoing people with psychosis helps them to understand their condition. And how best to save newborn babies in Chad. tag:odeo.com,2009-02-23,24160798 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:32:00 -0800 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24109386-HealthC-Paying-People-to-be-Healthy-15-Feb-09 Can you pay people to be healthy? How about getting $5 every time you go to the gym or $500 for giving up smoking? Is this gentle persuasion to nudge people in the direction of healthy behaviour or the imposition of a state’s will on the poorest people who have no option but to say yes? Can you pay people to be healthy? How about getting $5 every time you go to the gym or $500 for giving up smoking? Is this gentle persuasion to nudge people in the direction of healthy behaviour or the imposition of a state’s will on the poorest people who have no option but to say yes? Can you pay people to be healthy? How about getting $5 every time you go to the gym or $500 for giving up smoking? Is this gentle persuasion to nudge people in the direction of healthy behaviour or the imposition of a state’s will on the poorest people who have no option but to say yes? tag:odeo.com,2009-02-16,24109386 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:32:00 -0800 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24104953-HealthC-15-Feb-09 Cash incentives in health care. Cash incentives in health care. Cash incentives in health care. tag:odeo.com,2009-02-15,24104953 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:00:00 -0800 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24056851-HealthC-Superbugs-08-Feb-09 Can we stop the march of the superbug? The superbugs which antibiotics can’t touch... Second hand hospitals...are hospitals just dumping their unwanted medical equipment in other countries? Can we stop the march of the superbug? The superbugs which antibiotics can’t touch... Second hand hospitals...are hospitals just dumping their unwanted medical equipment in other countries? Can we stop the march of the superbug? The superbugs which antibiotics can’t touch... Second hand hospitals...are hospitals just dumping their unwanted medical equipment in other countries? tag:odeo.com,2009-02-09,24056851 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:32:00 -0800 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/24014304-HealthC-Global-Gag-Abortion-01-Feb-09 After President Obama lifts the so-called global gag – the ban on funding for family planning organisations who give information about abortion – we ask what impact this will have on world health. The robot carrier pigeons ferrying urgent medical samples around South Africa. New research which suggests that schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder might be more similar than we think. Do psychiatrists need to change their diagnoses? And the condition which means that people can’t smile. After President Obama lifts the so-called global gag – the ban on funding for family planning organisations who give information about abortion – we ask what impact this will have on world health. The robot carrier pigeons ferrying urgent medical samples around South Africa. New research which suggests that schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder might be more similar than we think. Do psychiatrists need to change their diagnoses? And the condition which means that people can’t smile. After President Obama lifts the so-called global gag – the ban on funding for family planning organisations who give information about abortion – we ask what impact this will have on world health. The robot carrier pigeons ferrying urgent medical samples around South Africa. New research which suggests that schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder might be more similar than we think. Do psychiatrists need to change their diagnoses? And the condition which means that people can’t smile. tag:odeo.com,2009-02-02,24014304 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:32:00 -0800 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/23948852-HealthC-Depression-25-Jan-09 A new treatment for severe depression - using magnets...which could replace electro convulsive therapy or ECT. The Dutch trial of so-called friendly bacteria that ended in fifteen deaths...weâ??ll be asking what went wrong. Reassurance for the millions of women who find the pain of childbirth is too much â?¦..why epidurals are safer than we used to think. And are south Asians really doomed to heart failure if they have a certain gene? A new treatment for severe depression - using magnets...which could replace electro convulsive therapy or ECT. The Dutch trial of so-called friendly bacteria that ended in fifteen deaths...weâ??ll be asking what went wrong. Reassurance for the millions of women who find the pain of childbirth is too much â?¦..why epidurals are safer than we used to think. And are south Asians really doomed to heart failure if they have a certain gene? A new treatment for severe depression - using magnets...which could replace electro convulsive therapy or ECT. The Dutch trial of so-called friendly bacteria that ended in fifteen deaths...weâ??ll be asking what went wrong. Reassurance for the millions of women who find the pain of childbirth is too much â?¦..why epidurals are safer than we used to think. And are south Asians really doomed to heart failure if they have a certain gene? tag:odeo.com,2009-01-26,23948852 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:32:00 -0800 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/23956440-HealthC-Depression-25-Jan-09 A new treatment for severe depression - using magnets...which could replace electro convulsive therapy or ECT. The Dutch trial of so-called friendly bacteria that ended in fifteen deaths...weâ??ll be asking what went wrong. Reassurance for the millions of women who find the pain of childbirth is too much and why epidurals are safer than we used to think. And are south Asians really doomed to heart failure if they have a certain gene? A new treatment for severe depression - using magnets...which could replace electro convulsive therapy or ECT. The Dutch trial of so-called friendly bacteria that ended in fifteen deaths...weâ??ll be asking what went wrong. Reassurance for the millions of women who find the pain of childbirth is too much and why epidurals are safer than we used to think. And are south Asians really doomed to heart failure if they have a certain gene? A new treatment for severe depression - using magnets...which could replace electro convulsive therapy or ECT. The Dutch trial of so-called friendly bacteria that ended in fifteen deaths...weâ??ll be asking what went wrong. Reassurance for the millions of women who find the pain of childbirth is too much and why epidurals are safer than we used to think. And are south Asians really doomed to heart failure if they have a certain gene? tag:odeo.com,2009-01-26,23956440 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:32:00 -0800 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/23886727-HealthC-Arthritis-Pain-18-Jan-09 Pain - the differences between men and women when it comes to rheumatoid arthritis. Why if a person who’s collapsed is gasping, you should still try to resuscitate them….and keep going. The clowns helping patients in a Brazilian hospital. The modern-day swoon …. fainting not for physical, but psychological reasons. And…the pleasure of chocolate. Pain - the differences between men and women when it comes to rheumatoid arthritis. Why if a person who’s collapsed is gasping, you should still try to resuscitate them….and keep going. The clowns helping patients in a Brazilian hospital. The modern-day swoon …. fainting not for physical, but psychological reasons. And…the pleasure of chocolate. Pain - the differences between men and women when it comes to rheumatoid arthritis. Why if a person who’s collapsed is gasping, you should still try to resuscitate them….and keep going. The clowns helping patients in a Brazilian hospital. The modern-day swoon …. fainting not for physical, but psychological reasons. And…the pleasure of chocolate. tag:odeo.com,2009-01-16,23886727 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:31:00 -0800 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/23860529-HealthC-Everest-Experiments-11-Jan-09 The doctors who climbed Everest to do experiments – on themselves … The threat to Botswana from cholera spreading from Zimbabwe…. Using the tools of finance to forecast future health problems. And...sex, drugs and chocolate and the science of pleasure. The doctors who climbed Everest to do experiments – on themselves … The threat to Botswana from cholera spreading from Zimbabwe…. Using the tools of finance to forecast future health problems. And...sex, drugs and chocolate and the science of pleasure. The doctors who climbed Everest to do experiments – on themselves … The threat to Botswana from cholera spreading from Zimbabwe…. Using the tools of finance to forecast future health problems. And...sex, drugs and chocolate and the science of pleasure. tag:odeo.com,2009-01-12,23860529 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:32:00 -0800 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/23832845-HealthC-2008-s-Big-Health-Stories-04-Jan-09 Claudia Hammond and guests, Dr Deborah Cohen of the British Medical Journal, and Professor Martin McKee of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, look back at the big health stories of 2008 and ahead to those of 2009. Claudia Hammond and guests, Dr Deborah Cohen of the British Medical Journal, and Professor Martin McKee of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, look back at the big health stories of 2008 and ahead to those of 2009. Claudia Hammond and guests, Dr Deborah Cohen of the British Medical Journal, and Professor Martin McKee of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, look back at the big health stories of 2008 and ahead to those of 2009. tag:odeo.com,2009-01-04,23832845 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:00:00 -0800 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/23825188-HealthC-Inflamed-response-reversion-28-Dec-08 Claudia Hammond investigates research into inflammation, the body's first line of defence against injury and infection. When the process fails to switch off, it is responsible for a host of unrelated medical conditions from cardiovascular disease to rheumatoid arthritis. Claudia finds out how this new knowledge may lead to better treatments for these serious diseases. Claudia Hammond investigates research into inflammation, the body's first line of defence against injury and infection. When the process fails to switch off, it is responsible for a host of unrelated medical conditions from cardiovascular disease to rheumatoid arthritis. Claudia finds out how this new knowledge may lead to better treatments for these serious diseases. Claudia Hammond investigates research into inflammation, the body's first line of defence against injury and infection. When the process fails to switch off, it is responsible for a host of unrelated medical conditions from cardiovascular disease to rheumatoid arthritis. Claudia finds out how this new knowledge may lead to better treatments for these serious diseases. tag:odeo.com,2008-12-28,23825188 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:00:00 -0800 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/23788849-HealthC-obesity-gene-21-Dec-08 Could a gene that encourages us to choose certain foods explain why some people are fatter than others? A new initiative in India to get people to turn up for their diabetes appointments. And a cautionary note for any heavy metal music fans. Could a gene that encourages us to choose certain foods explain why some people are fatter than others? A new initiative in India to get people to turn up for their diabetes appointments. And a cautionary note for any heavy metal music fans. Could a gene that encourages us to choose certain foods explain why some people are fatter than others? A new initiative in India to get people to turn up for their diabetes appointments. And a cautionary note for any heavy metal music fans. tag:odeo.com,2008-12-21,23788849 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:00:00 -0800 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/23743236-HealthC-Drug-cure-for-alcoholism-14-Dec-08 Following French cardiologist Dr Olivier Ameisen's account of how he cured his alchohol addiction using a prescribed muscle relaxant, Health Check talks to David Nutt, Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology, about what this drug might be doing to reduce the craving for booze. This week a vaccine for malaria came a step closer with the results of trials of two vaccines. Dr Kevin Marsh, the Director of the Kenya Medical Research Institute Wellcome Research Programme spoke to Health Check about how well they seem to be working and the hopes for eradicating this disease. In India, hundreds of people who have been working in glass factories with the mineral silica are dying from a disease called silicosis. Whole families have been lost to this condition which ravages the lungs and causes victims' bodies to shrink before they die. Health Check reporter Nividita Pathak spoke to sufferers and doctors campaigning to improve conditions and bring this terrible, incurable disease to light. Following French cardiologist Dr Olivier Ameisen's account of how he cured his alchohol addiction using a prescribed muscle relaxant, Health Check talks to David Nutt, Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology, about what this drug might be doing to reduce the craving for booze. This week a vaccine for malaria came a step closer with the results of trials of two vaccines. Dr Kevin Marsh, the Director of the Kenya Medical Research Institute Wellcome Research Programme spoke to Health Check about how well they seem to be working and the hopes for eradicating this disease. In India, hundreds of people who have been working in glass factories with the mineral silica are dying from a disease called silicosis. Whole families have been lost to this condition which ravages the lungs and causes victims' bodies to shrink before they die. Health Check reporter Nividita Pathak spoke to sufferers and doctors campaigning to improve conditions and bring this terrible, incurable disease to light. Following French cardiologist Dr Olivier Ameisen's account of how he cured his alchohol addiction using a prescribed muscle relaxant, Health Check talks to David Nutt, Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology, about what this drug might be doing to reduce the craving for booze. This week a vaccine for malaria came a step closer with the results of trials of two vaccines. Dr Kevin Marsh, the Director of the Kenya Medical Research Institute Wellcome Research Programme spoke to Health Check about how well they seem to be working and the hopes for eradicating this disease. In India, hundreds of people who have been working in glass factories with the mineral silica are dying from a disease called silicosis. Whole families have been lost to this condition which ravages the lungs and causes victims' bodies to shrink before they die. Health Check reporter Nividita Pathak spoke to sufferers and doctors campaigning to improve conditions and bring this terrible, incurable disease to light. tag:odeo.com,2008-12-12,23743236 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:20:00 -0800 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/23718627-HealthC-Zimbabwe-cholera-7-Dec-08 Cholera in Zimbabwe As international disease control experts arrive in Zimbabwe, Health Check talks to Eric Mintz from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta whose scientists have just arrived in the country. Having helped to control an outbreak in Guinea Bissau a few months ago, what practical measures can ordinary citizens in Zimbabwe take to prevent the spread of infection and has the situation peaked or will it get much worse? Cholera in Zimbabwe As international disease control experts arrive in Zimbabwe, Health Check talks to Eric Mintz from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta whose scientists have just arrived in the country. Having helped to control an outbreak in Guinea Bissau a few months ago, what practical measures can ordinary citizens in Zimbabwe take to prevent the spread of infection and has the situation peaked or will it get much worse? Cholera in Zimbabwe As international disease control experts arrive in Zimbabwe, Health Check talks to Eric Mintz from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta whose scientists have just arrived in the country. Having helped to control an outbreak in Guinea Bissau a few months ago, what practical measures can ordinary citizens in Zimbabwe take to prevent the spread of infection and has the situation peaked or will it get much worse? tag:odeo.com,2008-12-07,23718627 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:00:00 -0800 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond http://odeo.com/episodes/23688997-HealthC-World-AIDS-Day-Special-30-Nov-08 December 1st is the 20th World Aids Day and Health Check this week is devoted to where we are in our fight against HIV. What is the current state of the AIDS epidemic and are there new ways of preventing the spread of the virus? Also, a discussion on the controversial practice of prosecuting people for passing on HIV; a report on the World Service Trust's Condom, Condom campaign; and why do children in South Africa whose parents have died from AIDS suffer such elevated rates of mental health problems? With Claudia Hammond. December 1st is the 20th World Aids Day and Health Check this week is devoted to where we are in our fight against HIV. What is the current state of the AIDS epidemic and are there new ways of preventing the spread of the virus? Also, a discussion on the controversial practice of prosecuting people for passing on HIV; a report on the World Service Trust's Condom, Condom campaign; and why do children in South Africa whose parents have died from AIDS suffer such elevated rates of mental health problems? With Claudia Hammond. December 1st is the 20th World Aids Day and Health Check this week is devoted to where we are in our fight against HIV. What is the current state of the AIDS epidemic and are there new ways of preventing the spread of the virus? Also, a discussion on the controversial practice of prosecuting people for passing on HIV; a report on the World Service Trust's Condom, Condom campaign; and why do children in South Africa whose parents have died from AIDS suffer such elevated rates of mental health problems? With Claudia Hammond. tag:odeo.com,2008-12-01,23688997 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:32:00 -0800 no Health Check News Politics International health medicine World BBC foreign public policy Claudia Hammond