A&E in winter, Fruit juice, Opioid drugs and chronic pain, No evidence, Obesity

06/01/2015 27 min

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Episode Synopsis

Should fruit juice be dropped from the 5 a day fruit and vegetable recommendations?A&E in a mild winter - why has the NHS been stretched to near breaking point over the festive period?Dr Mark Porter visits a busy pain clinic to find out why prescribed opioid painkillers for long term non-cancer pain often do more harm than good.And resident sceptic and GP Dr Margaret McCartney outlines her New Year resolutions.