Inside Health Podcast
Series that demystifies health issues, separating fact from fiction and bringing clarity to conflicting health advice.
Episodes to download
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Conflicted Medicine: Pharmaceuticals
Tue 12 Aug 2014
Are hidden conflicts of interest in medicine out of control or an over-hyped concern?
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HIV and MS; Black skin and cancer; Iron overload; Losing your sense of smell
Tue 5 Aug 2014
Dr Mark Porter finds out why people with HIV very rarely get multiple sclerosis.
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Back pain and paracetamol, blood thinning drugs, drug driving, kidney stones
Tue 29 Jul 2014
Paracetamol and back pain; blood thinning drugs; drug driving limits and kidney stones.
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Statins, Cholesterol-lowering spreads, Olive oil, Diet and inflammatory bowel disease, Singers' nodules
Tue 22 Jul 2014
With a look at Crohn's disease and diet, teachers' voices and cholesterol-lowering foods.
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Screening for Breast Cancer
Tue 15 Jul 2014
Dr Mark Porter debates the benefits and harms of screening for breast cancer.
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Ebola, Bike saddles, Recording consultations, Insect bites
Tue 8 Jul 2014
Ebola, bike saddles and erectile dysfunction, recording consultations and insect bites.
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Statins; improving cancer survival rates; reflux and heartburn; recycling medicines.
Tue 1 Jul 2014
Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
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Hospital patients dying of thirst; Paracetamol; Saturated fats; Baclofen and alcoholism
Tue 22 Apr 2014
Dr Mark Porter on how Baclofen stopped a listener drinking 6-8 bottles of wine a day.
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Video consultations, Low-fibre diets, Testosterone
Tue 15 Apr 2014
Dr Mark Porter investigates low testosterone, low-fibre diets and GPs on Skype.
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Anti-virals for flu, Bod Pod test for body fat, Patients' weight, X-rays and cancer
Tue 8 Apr 2014
The evidence for anti-virals and flu. Plus Mark gets his body fat checked.
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Care of the dying, Birdsong in GP surgeries, Sex development
Tue 1 Apr 2014
Dr Mark Porter presents a series that aims to demystify perplexing health issues.
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Stress and pregnancy, CBT for insomnia, Cluster headache, Smoking and mental health
Tue 25 Mar 2014
Why insomnia is often mismanaged despite there being an effective drug-free treatment.
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Cancer of the cervix & HPV; Oral cancer & HPV; Eating late; Feedback on Sugar, Thrush, Cataracts; Scarfree operations
Tue 18 Mar 2014
Why cervical cancer screening in the UK could change, and is there a right time to eat?
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Sugar, Prescription charges, Thrush, Iron and strokes
Tue 11 Mar 2014
Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
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Scarlet Fever; Overtreating the over-80s; ICU and trauma; Feedback on constipation; Cataracts
Tue 4 Mar 2014
Psychological trauma after intensive care, overtreating stroke, and scarlet fever.
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Selenium & Vitamin E supplements in men, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Childhood Constipation
Wed 26 Feb 2014
The risks from taking selenium supplements, lung disease and constipation in children.
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Loneliness, Statins, Feedback on glucosamine and gut instinct, Cycle lanes and air pollution, Coughs and antibiotics
Tue 18 Feb 2014
Is loneliness bad for you, who should take statins, treating air pollution and coughs.
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Glucosamine for osteoarthritis; Alcohol addiction; Gut instinct
Tue 11 Feb 2014
What roles do paracetamol and glucosamine play in treating osteoarthritis?
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Testosterone; Antidepressants in Pregnancy; Laptop Use at Night and Sleep; Shifting School Times
Tue 4 Feb 2014
Do the hours spent on laptops or tablets before bedtime disrupt your sleep?
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E-cigs; PPI feedback; Be assertive with your doctor; Prostate cancer diagnosis
Tue 28 Jan 2014
E-cigarette advertising, and could MRI revolutionise the diagnosis of prostate cancer?
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Care data, New gastric balloon, Vocal dysphonia, Antacids
Tue 21 Jan 2014
A new gastric balloon, overuse of stomach drugs, the new NHS database and vocal dysphonia.
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Gender X; Diabetes diagnosis; Trigeminal Neuralgia; Oesophageal cancer
Tue 5 Nov 2013
Dr Mark Porter goes on a weekly quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
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Free Vit D for kids, Exercise & depression, Asthma inhalers feedback, Fungal nails, GP pilots
Tue 29 Oct 2013
Vitamin D for all kids; Exercise for depression? Fungal toenails; Manchester GP pilots
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Diabetes Type II; Obesity; Feedback on Anorexia and Shingles; Lyme Disease
Tue 22 Oct 2013
Dr Mark Porter investigates how doctors detect and diagnose type-2 diabetes.
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Vaccinations, One-to-one midwives, Leg ulcers, Asthma inhalers
Tue 15 Oct 2013
Does linking child immunisation to benefits and child care improve vaccination rates?
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Shingles vaccine; Energy drinks; Liver function tests; Anorexia
Tue 8 Oct 2013
Margaret McCartney reports on confusion around the new shingles vaccine.
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Flu vaccine and narcolepsy, Stoptober, Herbal medicines, Calcium supplements
Tue 1 Oct 2013
New research linking a swine flu vaccine to a rare sleeping disorder in children
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Parkinson's Disease, Breast cancer screening, Slimming pills, Sunscreens, Teeth
Tue 24 Sep 2013
Dr Mark Porter goes on a quest to demystify the health issues that perplex us.
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Whooping cough; fish oils and prostate cancer; aortic aneurysm screening in men
Tue 30 Jul 2013
Mark Porter finds out why whopping cough is on the rise and who should be concerned.
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NHS Health Checks, Blood Service, Crohn's Disease, Gestational diabetes
Tue 23 Jul 2013
Dr Mark Porter reports on NHS health checks, gestational diabetes and Crohn's disease.
