Sickness Absence, Ankle Arthritis, Hot Flushes, Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Dr Mark Porter reports on ankle arthritis, and when you should keep your child off school.
Inside Health · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
Inside Health examines advice for when parents should and shouldn't send their sick children to school. Is this another example of the nanny state, or a useful guide?
Hip replacements and knee replacements are well known treatments but now a new trial is looking into the effectiveness of ankle surgery for arthritis.
Margaret McCartney reveals the origin of the word hypochondria.
Plus, how effective is HRT for the commonest symptom of the menopause, hot flushes?
And Inside Health answers listeners' questions on Guillain-Barré syndrome, what are the causes and treatments.