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| | | 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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|  | | | | "I spend half my week practising medicine and the other half writing and talking about it as a GP in Gloucestershire. Working on Case Notes has been a boon for both me and my patients. One of the principal aims of the programme is to keep our listeners up-to-date with the latest developments in healthcare, and to accomplish that I get to interview a wide range of specialists at the cutting edge of medicine. A rare privilege that ensures our listeners aren't the only ones to learn something new."
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Vaccinations
Research
People are wanted as volunteers to test out many vaccinations when research gets to testing on a human level. The HIV vaccine is no exception. In 1981 when the disease was named, it was expected that there would be a vaccine within the next few years – around 1984/85. There have been many projects on the go but none have proved successful yet. However, there is promising work happening in various hospitals around the country (and the world) and Mark Porter goes to meet the volunteers and the doctors to find out just how far away a vaccine is.
Allergies
Looking to the future, work is in progress on vaccines for allergies. In August 2003 researchers in America announced they had managed to “turn off” peanut allergic reactions in mice. They are hoping that this particular vaccine could be used in humans (after clinical trials) to turn off reactions so they no longer see symptoms of the allergy. Case Notes looks at how far they have got, and the prospects for other allergy vaccinations.
Closer to home
We’ll also be taking a look at the latest thoughts on the safety of particular vaccines and what you should be considering for your travels abroad, safety at home and for your children.
You can listen to Case Notes on Tuesday 25th May 2004 at 9pm and Wednesday 26th May at 4.30pm.
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RELATED LINKS
NHS Immunisation Information
Vaccinations
Net Doctor - MMR
Net Doctor – Travel Medicine
Travel Health
Travel Screening
Vaccine Information Service
MMR – The Facts
NHS – The MMR Vaccine and Autism
Net Doctor
NHS Direct
BBC Health News
BBC Health
BBC Webguide - Health
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