health

In a series of ground breaking experiments BBC Horizon investigates the truth behind the most controversial diet in history. Does the Atkins diet really work and is it dangerous? (48 min)

Many are travelling to Thailand, where they are finding medical care cheaper and with better care than they might receive at home. (2:20 min)

H1N1 virus is a pandemic but at the moment it is still less deadly than the normal seasonal flu. The fear is that it will become a fast-mutating bug, impossible to combat with drugs. This segment explains the different vaccines now available. (2:51 min)

A Stockholm clinic is asserting that diseases such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia are not psychiatric illnesses at all, which means they require radically different treatment. (36 min)

Everything you want to know about chocolate… and more (10 min)

The meteoric rise of influence in the field of genetics enables shady corporate practices that are beginning to bubble up. (26 min, 3 segments)

A difficult journey that begins in loneliness and shame for thousands of Ethiopian women ends in a productive new life and hope for the future in this award-winning PBS Nova film. (52:38 min)

Two angles to consider on the debate about a U.S. national healthcare program. (10 min, 2 segments)