Wild Health

About Wild Health

A podcast for health myths

Publisher

Lauren Palmer

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Oct 2021

Latest episode

29 Oct 2021

Latest episodes

3 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Oct 2021

   Is the power of placebos overblown?

   When it comes to medical terms that have made their way into popular culture, one of the most recognisable would have to be the placebo effect: the idea that a sham treatment can be beneficial, simply because the patient believes that the treatment will work.

2. 

   29 Oct 2021

   Research sheds light on colorectal cancer risk factors

   While there's a national bowel cancer screening programme, people with strong family histories of colorectal cancer are usually diverted to more active colonoscopy surveillance.

3. 

   29 Oct 2021

   Can a single pill with multiple low dose medicines transform blood pressure treatment?

   One of the most toxic risk factors for your brain, heart and kidneys is high blood pressure and while globally one in three men and women have high blood pressure, a high proportion don't have it under control. The consequences in terms of heart attacks, strokes, dementia and chronic kidney damage are enormous.