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Health Check: Can We Zap Sea-sickness?

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09/09/2015 GMT

Can We Zap Sea-sickness?

BBC World Service - Health Check, Can We Zap Sea-sickness?

Claudia Hammond tries out an electrical treatment for motion sickness

Can electrical stimulation zap motion sickness? The mental health of trafficked children in South-East Asia. Infrared cameras show how bed nets defeat mosquitoes.

Claudia Hammond tries out a new kind of experimental treatment for motion sickness, hears about the mental health consequences for children and teenagers trafficked in South-East Asia, and learns the latest on how bed nets prevent malaria. BBC Health News’ James Gallagher explains new research suggesting Alzheimers disease might be transmissible under rare circumstances, and a looming shortage of snake bite treatment for African countries.  

(Photo: Claudia Hammond)

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