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Dr Pod S2 Episode 26 Welcome back to Dr Pod. A brief round up of the medical news and research for June. Swine Flu, alzheimers research, homeopathy treatments for the third world, new treatments for melanoma, genetics in testicular cancer and much more.... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Pod S2 Episode 25 New strategies to tackle obesity, 'preggie' brain, stress responses in anti-social behaviour disorder, genes that may lead to baldness, the role of fatherly contact on intelligence and how jam and jelly may halt the spread of cancer are just some of the topics discussed today. Join us for the latest round up of health news and research. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Pod S2 Episode 25 New strategies to tackle obesity, 'preggie' brain, stress responses in anti-social behaviour disorder, genes that may lead to baldness, the role of fatherly contact on intelligence and how jam and jelly may halt the spread of cancer are just some of the topics discussed today. Join us for the latest round up of health news and research. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Pod S2 Episode 24 Clumsiness, ear infections and even thinking too hard have all been associated with childhood obesity.. listen on to find out why . New treatments for Asthma are discussed whilst research suggest that sweatiness may determine your likelihood of asthma. New diabetes treatments, the benefits of literacy, alternative medicine, and basil are also on the menu. And watch out vegetarians – your brain may be shrinking!! ..but don’t worry a good dose of marmite could sort it out.. Listen on to f ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Pod S2 Episode 24 Clumsiness, ear infections and even thinking too hard have all been associated with childhood obesity.. listen on to find out why . New treatments for Asthma are discussed whilst research suggest that sweatiness may determine your likelihood of asthma. New diabetes treatments, the benefits of literacy, alternative medicine, and basil are also on the menu. And watch out vegetarians – your brain may be shrinking!! ..but don’t worry a good dose of marmite could sort it out.. Listen on to find ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Pod S2 Episode 24 Clumsiness, ear infections and even thinking too hard have all been associated with childhood obesity.. listen on to find out why . New treatments for Asthma are discussed whilst research suggest that sweatiness may determine your likelihood of asthma. New diabetes treatments, the benefits of literacy, alternative medicine, and basil are also on the menu. And watch out vegetarians – your brain may be shrinking!! ..but don’t worry a good dose of marmite could sort it out.. Listen on to f ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Pod S2 Episode 23 This week, we discuss new treatments for HIV, obese schools and statin use in kids. New IVF embryo tests could improve fertility chances, howeve new research suggests that common treatments for unexplained infertility may be not be helpful. Garlic may help blood pressure and the sex lives of the over 70s are discussed! The health news features the world first double limb transplant, discusses flu jabs for children, drugs deaths in Scotland, a new 'heart attack advertising campaign and much ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Pod S2 Episode 23 This week, we discuss new treatments for HIV, obese schools and statin use in kids. New IVF embryo tests could improve fertility chances, howeve new research suggests that common treatments for unexplained infertility may be not be helpful. Garlic may help blood pressure and the sex lives of the over 70s are discussed! The health news features the world first double limb transplant, discusses flu jabs for children, drugs deaths in Scotland, a new 'heart attack advertising campaign and much ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Pod S2 Episode 22 Childhood leukaemia, the benefits of having a pet and why eating tomatoes could help keep you safe in the sun are all featured in this programme. We discuss heart attack rates after the smoking ban, osteoporosis genes and cancer drugs that could be linked to brain damage. Polyclinics feature in the ethics section and a talking first aid kit is todays gadget. All this and the latest health news too... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Pod S2 Episode 22 Childhood leukaemia, the benefits of having a pet and why eating tomatoes could help keep you safe in the sun are all featured in this programme. We discuss heart attack rates after the smoking ban, osteoporosis genes and cancer drugs that could be linked to brain damage. Polyclinics feature in the ethics section and a talking first aid kit is todays gadget. All this and the latest health news too... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Pod S2 Episode 21 In today’s programme- eating fish may boot intelligence in pregnancy, vitamin D may prevent diabetes and religion may be link ed to a happier life according to new studies. Short man syndrome may really exist and new ways to target genes for gene therapy are discussed . A further study finds no evidence of a link between MMR and autism. All that and much more… Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Pod S2 Episode 21 In today’s programme- eating fish may boot intelligence in pregnancy, vitamin D may prevent diabetes and religion may be link ed to a happier life according to new studies. Short man syndrome may really exist and new ways to target genes for gene therapy are discussed . A further study finds no evidence of a link between MMR and autism. All that and much more… Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Pod S2 Episode 21 In today’s programme- eating fish may boot intelligence in pregnancy, vitamin D may prevent diabetes and religion may be link ed to a happier life according to new studies. Short man syndrome may really exist and new ways to target genes for gene therapy are discussed . A further study finds no evidence of a link between MMR and autism. All that and much more… Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Pod S2 Episode 20 GP practices are to open in supermarkets, concerns are raised about long term care costs and TV adverts are to tackle organ donor shortages. The research section includes 2 new treatments for diabetes- one from the skin of an exotic frog, the other from black tea. We also examine links between snoring and heart disease and one again concerns about mobile phones and cancer are the news. All this and much much more.. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Pod S2 Episode 20 GP practices are to open in supermarkets, concerns are raised about long term care costs and TV adverts are to tackle organ donor shortages. The research section includes 2 new treatments for diabetes- one from the skin of an exotic frog, the other from black tea. We also examine links between snoring and heart disease and one again concerns about mobile phones and cancer are the news. All this and much much more.. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Pod S2 Episode 19 In the news, a new single flu jab is being tested which may treat all types of flu including a potential bird flu pandemic. Men are to be screened for abdominal aneurysms, and a new case of vCJD in the UK raises question about another wave of the disease. In the research section, vitamin D and heart disease is explored, the real health effects of exercise, diet, smoking and alcohol disclosed, and we discuss the latest study about what’s bad for you during pregnancy.... and the coffee shops ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Pod S2 Episode 18 The research this week includes how Vit D may prevent aging. We discuss whether chickpox vaccine should be added to the MMR vaccine, and how a new gene carried by half the population may predispose to obesity. Organic milk may help babies eczema, and a cannabis derived compound may halt spread of cancer cells. Further a gene called DHH gene may explain the link between smoking in pregnancy and infertility in the male offspring. We also have an interview with Frank Swain from Voice of Young ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Pod S2 Episode 17 In Episode 17, cholesterol is topical again- with new studies looking at the benefits of screening toddlers for high cholesterol, and a paper showing that statins, drugs used to treat cholesterol, may be have longer lasting benefits than first thought. Other research suggests that mobile phones are indeed safe but tailored herbal medicine has no benefit according to a new review. The common cold virus may be the next big thing in the fight against cancer and housework may cause asthma….That ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Pod S2 Episode 16 In episode 16, we'll be whipping around the world in the news round up, and then looking at the research; oxidation may be the new buzz in blood pressure research, off the shelf stem cell kits may soon help heart disease patients, and calcium supplements may prevent fracture in old people. Further, pollution may increase your risk of asthma, but only if your genes make you vulnerable. A new link between obesity and infertility is explained and research that suggests that waiting to cutting ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Pod S2 Episode 15 This week we discuss how scorpion venom may help surgery for cancer. New research suggests that eating grapefruit may increase the risk of breast cancer and curry decrease the risk of Alzheimers. We discuss the benefits of resistance training for the heart and concerns that cancer may be higher nearer power plants. In our ethics section we look at the proposed ‘opt out’ scheme for organ donation. All that and much more......... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website