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Radio 4,22 Oct 2013,28 mins
Diabetes Type II; Obesity; Feedback on Anorexia and Shingles; Lyme Disease
Inside HealthAvailable for over a year
With news that actor Tom Hanks has been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, how far in advance can doctors predict the onset of the condition and what can be done to delay it. And is obesity a disease? It has been classified as such in America, so what are the implications and should the UK follow suit? Plus the first ever conference on Lyme Disease - the tick borne infection that can cause serious complications.
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