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Catalyst: Complex Pain/People's Choice Award/Dugongs Channel ABC1 09/07/2009 8.00pm
Complex Pain - when the pain doesn't go away but gets worse; the six finalists in the Eureka Prizes People's Choice Award; and a medical check-up for dugongs, the 'sirens of the sea'.
Categories: Australian Health Sites
Medical Mavericks: The History Of Self-Experimentation - Anaesthesia, Ep 1 Of 4 Channel ABC1 ...
Theory and hypothesis can only take you so far - in the end you have to experiment on people. But who would be mad enough to go first? Hosted by Michael Mosley, Medical Mavericks: The History of Self-Experimentation exposes the curious, dangerous and sometimes fatal ways in which doctors have increased medical knowledge through self-experimentation.
Categories: Australian Health Sites
Olympia: Myth And Truth Channel SBS TWO 04/07/2009 10.00pm
In the lead-up to the Beijing 2008 Olympics, SBS will screen Olympia: Myth and Truth, a documentary that investigates the way the original Olympians competed, and questions whether the idealised image of Olympic values are founded in fact or fiction. Utilising technology such as laser, infra-red and slow-motion cameras, scientists undertake a series of biomechanical studies comparing the techniques and performance of ancient Olympians with that of their modern-day counterparts.
Categories: Australian Health Sites
Chopper Rescue: Ep 2 Of 4 Channel ABC1 04/07/2009 2.00pm
In episode two, the Cairns chopper must fly to the small Aboriginal community of Hopevale where a baby girl is severely dehydrated. On the way back to Cairns the crew is diverted to pick up a 13-year-old boy with a suspected fractured pelvis. As they fly to pick up the boy at Mossman Hospital, tropical storm clouds gather and the crew must decide whether to fly on using satellite navigation or abandon the task and leave it to the night crew. Meanwhile, wet conditions on Magnetic Island off Townsville contribute to a terrible car smash. A critically injured 22-year-old is trapped in his ute and is in intense pain.
Categories: Australian Health Sites
Waiting for a Heartbeat Channel SBS TWO 08/07/2009 7.30pm
For seven years, a young British couple, Rachel and Gary Lucas, has tried desperately to start a family. Of their six pregnancies, none has lasted longer than 11 weeks. And they are not alone. The statistics are startling. Miscarriage is the most common complication in pregnancy, with about 15 per cent of all pregnancies ending early; half of all women miscarry over the course of their lives and one in eight will miscarry three times or more.
Categories: Australian Health Sites
Catalyst: Universal Flu Vaccine/Professor Penny Sackett/Eco-Markets Channel ABC1 02/07/2009 8.00pm
The hunt is on for a universal flu vaccine; a day in the life of Australia's Chief Scientist; and computing the environmental cost of land management.
Categories: Australian Health Sites
Food Investigators: Ep 7 Of 13 Channel SBS ONE 01/07/2009 7.30pm
This series investigates food; explores the myths, the hidden nasties, and looks at just what is good, or not good, for us in our diet. Co-hosted by emergency room doctor, Dr Renee Lim and food scientist Joe Avati with a team of top dieticians.
Categories: Australian Health Sites
How To Make Love To My Wife Channel ABC2 01/07/2009 9.20pm
Comedian Greg Lawrence is shocked when his wife admits that she has never experienced an orgasm with him. After 20 years of marriage, having children and the same romantic routines, Greg embarks on a journey and spares no humiliation to morph himself into a champion lover.
Categories: Australian Health Sites
The Doctor Who Makes People Walk Again? Channel SBS two 10/07/2009 8. ...
A doctor in China claims to be able to make people with spinal cord injuries walk again through a controversial operation using the cells of an aborted foetus. Is he really a miracle worker, or is he just a maverick?
Categories: Australian Health Sites
Chopper Rescue: Ep 1 Of 4 Channel ABC1 27/06/2009 2.00pm
Chopper Rescue is a unique observational documentary series following the work of the helicopter rescue crews of Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ), who serve the people of far north Queensland. The Chopper Rescue crews are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and operate out of two bases in the far north cities of Townsville and Cairns. Consisting of pilot, air crew officer, rescue crew officer, paramedic and emergency doctor, the crews cover vast distances from the outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef to the remote outback.
Categories: Australian Health Sites
Footy Chicks Channel SBS ONE 26/06/2009 10.00pm
Women love watching football. But some footy chicks have more on their mind than just the game. Off the field, their goal is to get up close and personal with the players. The possibility of sex with a football player is a fantasy for many women and a reality for some. For players, the availability of sex is a constant temptation. The potent mix of muscle, testosterone and celebrity are appealing qualities that bring an abundance of opportunities for sexual encounters. But amidst the fun and games sometimes the line gets crossed. (STUDY GUIDE AVAILABLE)
Categories: Australian Health Sites
Catalyst: Stem Cells Channel ABC1 25/06/2009 8.00pm
What are stem cells? Are they the life saver of the future?; stem cells in the brain increasing life expectancy; and Australia's first injection of donor stem cells to prevent arthritis in the knee.
Categories: Australian Health Sites
Food Investigators: Ep 6 Of 13 Channel SBS ONE 24/06/2009 7.30pm
This series investigates food; explores the myths, the hidden nasties, and looks at just what is good, or not good, for us in our diet. Co-hosted by emergency room doctor, Dr Renee Lim and food scientist Joe Avati with a team of top dieticians.
Categories: Australian Health Sites
Kings of Clubs: AC Milan Channel SBS ONE 18/06/2009 3.30pm
AC Milan was formed in 1899 by an Englishman. Following its glory days in the 50s and 60s, the club struggled for years, battling huge debts. When Berlusconi bought the club in 1986, he invested lots of money and energy into revitalising it, giving it a whole new lease of life. The new coach, Sacchi, bought expensive players and employed innovative techniques. With Sacchi at the helm, AC Milan began its assault on the Champions League Cup, winning for three consecutive years.
Categories: Australian Health Sites
Food Investigators: Ep 5 Of 13 Channel SBS ONE 17/06/2009 7.30pm
We're all fascinated by what we eat. This 13-part series will investigate food; explore the myths, the hidden nasties, and just what is good, or not good, for us in our diet.
Categories: Australian Health Sites
Tony Robinson: Me and My Mum Channel ABC1 16/06/2009 11.00am
Tony Robinson's intensely moving and personal documentary about his mother who suffers dementia is arguably the saddest, funniest and scariest documentary you will see all year. How this TV presenter (The Worst Jobs In History, Time Team,) actor (Blackadder) and comedian copes with the scourges of the 21st century - Alzheimers and dementia generally is impressively honest and brave.
Categories: Australian Health Sites
Message Stick: Talking Stick - Health, Series 2: Ep 6 Of 6 Channel ABC1 14/06/2009 1.30pm
In episode six, Health, Miriam talks to three dedicated people determined to close the gap in health between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Whether it's in our cities, regional centres, or in the remotest parts of the country, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are plagued with poor health - diabetes, heart and lung disease and mental illness - and die an average 17 years earlier than the rest of the population.
Categories: Australian Health Sites
The Perfect Vagina Channel SBS ONE 12/06/2009 10.00pm
In an age where boob jobs, liposuction, tummy tucks and Botox are now commonplace it would seem that women have found a new part of the body to worry about... their vaginas. This documentary looks into this new phenomenon. Vaginal cosmetic surgery on the NHS has doubled in the UK over the past five years and in the private sector there has been a 300% increase in labiplastys, making it the fastest growing form of cosmetic surgery in the UK. In this honest, witty and compassionate film Lisa Rogers tries to find out why more and more women are considering vaginal surgery for either aesthetic or cultural reasons.
Categories: Australian Health Sites
The Boy in the Bubble Channel SBS ONE 12/06/2009 1.30pm
A documentary about a boy who was born in 1972, without a working immune system - David Vetter, who became known as The Boy In The Bubble.
Categories: Australian Health Sites
Kings Of Clubs: Real Madrid - Spain Channel SBS ONE 11/06/2009 3.30pm
In May 2002, Real Madrid crowned its centenary celebrations by winning a record ninth European Cup. Founded in 2002, Real Madrid spent its early years playing second fiddle to Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao. They won their first title in 1932, and defended it successfully the following year, but had to wait 21 years to win it again, which negates the notion, spread by some of Real Madrid opponents, that the "meringues" were somehow General Franco's regime team.
Categories: Australian Health Sites
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