Inside Health Folgen

With widespread reports of a link between dementia and commonly used medicines, Inside Health assesses the risks.Why women are more likely to die from heart disease than men with cardiologist, Dr Laura Corr.With more and more people choosing to adopt a gluten free diet, Mark explores the possible health benefits for people who don't have coeliac disease. Is the real problem wheat intolerance, irritable bowel syndrome, or too much hype?Boilers on prescription: a new idea being investigated by one Clinical Commissioning Group.And new research that links having a weekend lie-in with an increased risk of obesity-related diseases, like diabetes.

Mark investigates reports that the UK faces an epidemic of "mutant flu".Just a month after NICE calls for more weight loss operations to be done, there are proposals to slash the amount hospitals are paid to do the procedures - a move that could see many hospitals stop offering the operation.Six packs and big guns - there is growing concern about steroid abuse by young men on a quest for the perfect body.And Dry January - Mark looks at the science behind going on the wagon for a month.

Dr Mark Porter talks to leading experts about treating alcohol dependence with a pill and whether the required counselling services are available to make it work.And Mark finds out the state of his arteries when he has a new blood test to predict his risk of heart attack. Plus what does the evidence tell us about how often to visit the dentist?