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

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Inside Health: Heparin and Pigs; Anticoagulants; Ovarian Freezing and Cancer; Thumb surgery

Heparin and Pigs; Anticoagulants; Ovarian Freezing and Cancer; Thumb surgery

BBC Radio 4 - Inside Health, Heparin and Pigs; Anticoagulants; Ovarian Freezing and Cancer; Thumb surgery

Heparin and Pigs; Anticoagulants; Ovarian Freezing and Cancer; Thumb surgery.

Heparin and Pigs; Anticoagulants; Ovarian Freezing to preserve fertility for women undergoing cancer treatment and a pioneering new type of surgery for arthritis of the thumb.

Mark Porter reports on shortages of Heparin, a drug to treat blood clots, due to swine fever in Chinese pigs! And staying with anticoagulants Margaret McCartney discusses concerns about taking these drugs along with common pain killers like ibuprofen. Why is this a risky combination?  And Alice tells her story of opting for ovarian freezing, the latest technique to preserve fertility when undergoing cancer treatment. Plus a pioneering new type of surgery for arthritis of the thumb.

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