Health Report 2010-07-26

Bowel cancer screening
Researchers at the University of Sydney say that around 1,000 bowel cancer deaths could be prevented if a fully-funded, evidence-based bowel cancer screening program was implemented by the Australian government.
Surgery for gynaecological cancer
A surgical trial undertaken in Australia suggests that women having a hysterectomy or removal of ovaries via keyhole surgery rather than [...]

Health Report 2010-07-19

The hygiene of hand drying
The Radio National Science Unit’s Daniel Keogh investigates the hygiene of hand drying in order to find out which method of drying is best. Are hand dryers better for you than paper towels, or is it all just a lot of hot air?
Global health
Dr Rita Colwell is Distinguished University Professor at [...]

Health Report 2010-07-12

Testosterone deficiency and replacement in older men
A leading Australian researcher comments on two studies published in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine which looked at testosterone deficiency and replacement in older men.
Diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers in the US, looking for a reliable way of diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease, seem to have pinpointed the tiny area of [...]

Health Report 2010-07-05

Research into ageing
Researchers have investigated the effect of oral vitamin D on falls and fractures in older women. They found that how you take it might make a difference. Also, frailty is a huge health problem for older people. However, what actually is frailty, is it inevitable and can it be reversed?

Health Report 2010-06-28

Famine and civil rights in India
From the land of Bollywood, a huge IT industry, India — the much touted success story of a developing nation turning into a sophisticated advanced country — comes the disturbing story of an eminent doctor who was in jail for two years. His only crime may have been that he [...]

Health Report 2010-06-21

Research into addiction
The definitions of addiction have changed over the years, according to Barry Everitt, Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge. He and his colleagues have done research into addiction, identifying the kind of person who is more likely than others to become addicted to substances, and they have looked at new ways [...]

Health Report 2010-06-07

Caesarean sections: part one of a two part feature
Caesarean sections are on the rise. In Australia one in three babies are born this way, and once a mother has one caesarean she’s got at least a 50% chance of having another one in a following pregnancy. The rising rates have got some people very worried. [...]

Health Report 2010-06-14

Caesarean sections: part two
Nicky Phillips has made this two part feature about caesarean sections. In this second program we take a look at some of the consequences of the operation and we’ll meet two mothers who developed serious complications from their caesars.
This program is a repeat and was first broadcast on 9 November 2009.

Health Report 2010-05-31

The aspirin controversy
For years doctors have been recommending that men in particular take a daily dose of aspirin if they’ve risk factors like high cholesterol, blood pressure or diabetes. Evidence, though, suggests that unless you’ve already had a heart event or a stroke, it does more harm than good.
Taste
Professor Charles Zuker of Columbia University College [...]

Health Report 2010-05-24

Diabetes research
Specialists in diabetes argue that, when determining if someone has diabetes or is at risk, another test should be used as well or instead of the fasting sugar level test. The test they recommend is called glycated haemoglobin and is a reliable reflection of your sugar levels over the past three months.
Canadian research suggests [...]

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