BBC World Service - Health Check

Gujarat earthquake

Earthquakes leave destruction but the aftermath can be just as menacing

What attracts young people to under age drinking, smoking and sex?

Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of deaths amongst women world wide

Examining a bacteria that causes stomach ulcers

There has been a lot of stigma attached to people with Downs Syndrome. Can it be changed?

An exploration into music therapy

Cicely Saunders championed the care of terminally ill people with the hospice movement

Child prostitution in Ethiopia has become a growing concern

Nearly a quarter of the world's population smoke

Millions of children endure multiple violations of their human rights