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Health Report (Health)

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  • Host: Norman Swan
  • This show appeals to both specialist and mainstream audiences by applying a broad definition of health, and seeing health and medicine within social, scientific and political contexts. Dr. Swan combines medical expertise with investigative reporting, clear analysis and the knowledge to report the latest research in health and medicine.
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  • Genres: Health
  • Location: Melbourne, VIC
  • Language: English
  • Networks: ABC (Aus)
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Caesarean sections - part one of a two part feature

Mon, Nov 2
Caesarean sections are on the rise

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

Mon, Oct 26
Inflammatory bowel disease, which includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, is a chronic condition that can lead to colorectal cancer when left untreated

New ways of treating cancer

Mon, Oct 26
Scientists at Oxford University are investigating new approaches to treating common cancers

Cancer and the use of complementary and alternative medicine

Mon, Oct 26
Researchers at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne have investigated the use of complementary and alternative medicine amongst cancer patients, with the aim to develop guidelines for oncology health professionals

Complementary and integrative medicine

Mon, Oct 19
The Director of the Mayo Clinic Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program, Dr Brent Bauer, discusses research done at the clinic and in collaboration with others in the area of complementary and integrative medicine

The effect of weight-lifting in the treatment of breast-cancer-related lymp

Mon, Oct 19
A large number of women who have lymph nodes removed after breast cancer surgery suffer from lymphoedema, which causes swelling and discomfort in the arm and can be very debilitating

Treatment of macular degeneration

Mon, Oct 19
Age-related macular degneration is the leading cause of blindness in people over the age of 50

Rise in caesarean sections

Mon, Oct 12
According to some people there seems to be an alarming increase in the rate of caesarean births

The effect of weight gain in the first 3 months of life

Mon, Oct 12
Researchers from Holland suggest that rapid weight gain in the first 3 months of life is associated with heart disease and type 2 diabetes in early adulthood

Global patterns in mortality in young people

Mon, Oct 12
Researchers at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Melbourne have published a first ever study of global child and adolescent health and they looked particularly at death rates and causes of death

Obesity research

Mon, Oct 5
Professor Robert Kushner heads the Northwestern Comprehensive Center for Obesity at the Northwestern University School of Medicine in Chicago

Exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation from medical imaging

Mon, Oct 5
Imaging procedures associated with radiation exposure are increasing in the population and researchers in the US have investigated the effects of this exposure, which is raising concerns

Pain in the knees

Mon, Oct 5
Being overweight or obese contributes to the risk for developing knee pain

The fight against antibiotic resistance

Mon, Oct 5
New research from NYU School of Medicine gives a ray of hope in the fight against antibiotic resistance

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