This week we’re exploring our microbial metropolis.
Smitha Mundasad heads into the lab to meet the bacteria that live on her skin – and on her family’s dirty laundry – to understand what’s there, and why. She goes antibiotic-hunting around her house to find out whether bacteria on a washing up sponge, a fluffy cushion, the bottom of a shoe – and even some of her kids’ play slime – could hold the key to helping scientists find new medicines. Next, Smitha wants to find out the answer to how often we should wash ourselves – and our clothes – for good health, but, as she finds out, this question is not as simple as it sounds. It turns out there's a big difference between cleanliness and hygiene – and the confusion between these two rather important words could be having an impact on our health…
Presenter: Dr Smitha Mundasad Producer: Gerry Holt Editor: Holly Squire
Cancer of the cervix & HPV; Oral cancer & HPV; Eating late; Feedback on Sugar, Thrush, Cataracts; Scarfree operations
Sugar, Prescription charges, Thrush, Iron and strokes
Scarlet Fever; Overtreating the over-80s; ICU and trauma; Feedback on constipation; Cataracts
Selenium & Vitamin E supplements in men, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Childhood Constipation
Loneliness, Statins, Feedback on glucosamine and gut instinct, Cycle lanes and air pollution, Coughs and antibiotics
Glucosamine for osteoarthritis; Alcohol addiction; Gut instinct
Testosterone; Antidepressants in Pregnancy; Laptop Use at Night and Sleep; Shifting School Times
E-cigs; PPI feedback; Be assertive with your doctor; Prostate cancer diagnosis
Care data, New gastric balloon, Vocal dysphonia, Antacids
Gender X; Diabetes diagnosis; Trigeminal Neuralgia; Oesophageal cancer
Free Vit D for kids, Exercise & depression, Asthma inhalers feedback, Fungal nails, GP pilots
Diabetes Type II; Obesity; Feedback on Anorexia and Shingles; Lyme Disease
Vaccinations, One-to-one midwives, Leg ulcers, Asthma inhalers
Shingles vaccine; Energy drinks; Liver function tests; Anorexia
Flu vaccine and narcolepsy, Stoptober, Herbal medicines, Calcium supplements
Parkinson's Disease, Breast cancer screening, Slimming pills, Sunscreens, Teeth
Whooping cough; fish oils and prostate cancer; aortic aneurysm screening in men
NHS Health Checks, Blood Service, Crohn's Disease, Gestational diabetes
Appendicitis, Artificial hips, Temporal Arteritis, Urinary stones
Measles, Prostate, Juvenile arthritis, Scruffy docs, Xenon lung scanner
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