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Inside Health

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Series that demystifies health issues, bringing clarity to conflicting advice.

Series that demystifies health issues, separating fact from fiction and bringing clarity to conflicting health advice.

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Inside Health: Drugs link to dementia, Gluten-free, Heart disease in women, Social jetlag, Boilers on prescription

27/01/2015

Drugs link to dementia, Gluten-free, Heart disease in women, Social jetlag, Boilers on prescription

BBC Radio 4 - Inside Health, Drugs link to dementia, Gluten-free, Heart disease in women, Social jetlag, Boilers on prescription

Increased risk of dementia from common drugs; and is going gluten free good for you?

Dr Mark Porter assesses the increased risk of dementia from commonly used drugs. Is going gluten-free good for you? And why women are more at risk of heart attacks than men.

With widespread reports of a link between dementia and commonly used medicines, Inside Health assesses the risks.

Why women are more likely to die from heart disease than men with cardiologist, Dr Laura Corr.

With more and more people choosing to adopt a gluten free diet, Mark explores the possible health benefits for people who don't have coeliac disease. Is the real problem wheat intolerance, irritable bowel syndrome, or too much hype?

Boilers on prescription: a new idea being investigated by one Clinical Commissioning Group.

And new research that links having a weekend lie-in with an increased risk of obesity-related diseases, like diabetes.

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