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Silicone implants: should the NHS step in? Creative Commons Image By Noukka Signe via Flickr under Creative Commons license

By Mary Twomey (The Open University)

19 January 2012

Should the NHS step in to help private health patients remove and replace their potentially faulty breast implants?  Read more : Silicone implants: should the NHS step in?

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Unzip your genes - Debate the genetic influence on body weightCopyrighted Image Jupiter Images

By Dr Rosa Hoekstra (The Open University), Dr Mark Hirst (The Open University)

24 March 2011

Join the discussion: How do we know that genes influence how much weight we gain, surely people differ in how much food they eat and...  Read more : Unzip your genes - Debate the genetic influence on body weight

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Debate: Childhood obesityJupiter Images

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

26 October 2009

Community member Lyndon raised a question about the causes of childhood obesity  Read more : Debate: Childhood obesity

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Debate: Manorexia?Copyrighted Image Jupiter Images

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

26 October 2009

Forum guest Sara W wondered if there was any reason for a separate word for men with eating disorders  Read more : Debate: Manorexia?

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OU on the BBC: James May's 20th Century - Body FantasticProduction team

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

03 July 2007

James sets out to discover how far he can push his body and finds out about some of the most remarkable medical advances over the...  Read more : OU on the BBC: James May's 20th Century - Body Fantastic

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Don't mention the "D word"Creative Commons Image djwhelan under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

By Dr Andrew Lindridge (The Open University)

08 March 2007

Men are becoming much more conscious of their body image. But when was the last time you saw an advert for a diet product that...  Read more : Don't mention the "D word"

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Medical discoveries in your areaCreative Commons Image Jerry Evans under CC-BY-SA licence

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

26 January 2007

Everywhere in Europe has some sort of medical claim to fame. Open University staff around the country share their local heroes.  Read more : Medical discoveries in your area

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Descartes: Introducing DualismProduction team

By Dr Derek Matravers (The Open University)

13 February 2006

Derek Matravers introduces Descartes and Dualism.  Read more : Descartes: Introducing Dualism

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The truth behind the torch Copyrighted Image London 2012

As the Olympic flame wings its way around the UK, the OU's Aarón Alzola Romero asks: just how immemorial is the Olympic torch relay?

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