BBC World Service - Health Check

Does Eating Spicy Food Help You Live Longer?

The new study that finds people who regularly eat spicy food have a lower risk of death.

Social media may be a faster and better weapon against food poisoning.

The new Ebola vaccine, the less than perfect malaria vaccine and Nigeria is polio-free.

Claudia Hammond on digital devices and whether they are bad for young people’s health.

Why lessons learned from aviation psychology are starting to save lives in hospitals

Medics recruited to work in areas controlled by so-called Islamic State

A new report reveals widespread mistreatment of women during labour.

The arthritis drug that has successfully restored pigment to a vitiligo sufferer

Eating too much junk food in combination with nutrient-poor diets

Extracts of the Mexican poppy found in Mali can treat malaria