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Tuesday 21:00-21:30
Repeat Wednesday 16:30
Dr Mark Porter gives listeners the low-down on what the medical profession does and doesn't know. Each week an expert in the studio tackles a particular topic and there are reports from around the UK on the health of the nation - and the NHS.
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TuesdayÌý2ÌýOctoberÌý2007
Headaches

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Headaches

If you, or a member of your family, are prone to frequent headaches – and the odds suggest that at least one of you will be – then this programme could provide some relief.

Types of headaches
Case NotesÌý this week discovers why so many people are suffering unnecessarily and looks at the most common causes of headaches and what can be done about them.

Dr Mark Porter will be talking to Dr Andy Dowson about different types of headaches such as tension headache and recurrent headaches.

The programme also looks at a radical new approach to help people with migraine.ÌýÌýIt discusses a new studyÌýexamining a link between migraine and a minor heart defect.

Eyesight and headaches
Can poor eyesight, or the wrong specs and contact lenses, really cause headaches? Dr Porter puts that question to Professor Peter Goadsby from the Institute of Neurology in London.

Migraine
At least one in ten of the UK population will be affected by migraine to some degree at some time – that’s a minimum of six million people. Mark Porter talks to Anne MacGregor, Director of Clinical Research at the City of London Migraine Clinic about how millions of people are missing out on the latest treatments.

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