Have you ever wondered whether an apple a day keeps the doctor away? Will eating carrots help you see better in the dark? And what is the best cure for a hangover? What's Good For You is the hit new factual series that answers all your questions about life's little health mysteries. Clearing away the common misconceptions behind everyday curiosities, a team of doctors and reporters act as detectives-turned-human guinea pigs to investigate some of the common experiences that impact everyones lives... and the results are often surprising!
Awards
2007 TV Week Logie Awards
*WINNER* Most Popular Lifestyle Program
Details
Running time: 23 x 60 minute series
Series 1: 14 x 60 minute series
Year of Production: 2006 - 2007
Produced by: Beyond Productions in association with Nine Network Australia
Medical teams perform miracles every day but mistakes do happen and when things go wrong in surgery lives can be ruined and reputations shattered. The Operating Room (OR) is a busy and difficult environment to work in and distractions are frequent. Time pressure, team pressure, and the fact that every operation is different contribute to human error. Meet the doctor who has been investigating surgeries where tools have been left behind. He believes he has the answer and if his trial operation goes according to plan, it might just revolutionise OR’s around the world.
Details
Running Time: 1 x 1 hour
Year of Production: 2005
Produced By: Beyond Productions
Medical teams perform miracles every day but mistakes inevitably happen and when things go wrong in surgery, there can be devastating consequences.
Bill Barlow left hospital hoping for a full recovery. No one could explain why his health continued to deteriorate, until his surgeon discovered a clamp had been left inside him. Paul Bamsey’s professional sporting career was cut short by a broken leg. But his life was almost cut short when a drill piece was left inside his leg after surgery.
In this revealing documentary, you’ll meet some of last year’s 2700 patients in the United States who had surgical tools left inside them - with often devastating consequences.
Details
Running time: 1 x 60 minutes
Year of Production: 2006
Produced by: Beyond Productions
THE WOMAN WHO SET FIRE TO HERSELF traces the lives of two courageous friends battling with borderline personality disorder (BPD) - a mental illness that affects almost two percent of the population. We meet 30 year old, Rachael Kavanagh who has 200 self inflicted scars on her body - a testament to the pain of living with BPD. We journey with her through the ups and downs of the illness and watch her emerge triumphant. We also follow the life of Maria de Silva, a gifted opera singer whose struggle with the illness was so great she gave up the fight for life and died after setting fire to herself.
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Running Time: 1 x 1 hour
Year of Production: 2005
Produced By: Greenstone Pictures
Come and meet some people who bit off more than they could chew… This special brings together Doctors, gastronomists and swallow experts to provide the medical context to the extraordinary and often dangerous journey from mouth to stomach. Explore real-life cases including a young boy who swallowed a squid hook with 32 razor sharp spikes; a two year old who ingested the eye of a soft toy and nearly died; and a man playing quarters with his drinking buddies and nearly paid the ultimate price. Then there are those who swallow incredible inedibles on purpose. You Swallowed What? looks at how much a stomach can really bear.
Details
Running Time: 1 x 1 hour
Year of Production: 2005
Produced By: Beyond Productions
