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World Service,27 Jul 1999,23 mins

Breakthrough For Parkinson's Sufferers

Health Matters

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Parkinson's breakthrough, sewage, sick placenta syndrome and Chinese medicine. Over 4 million people worldwide have Parkinson's, a disease where dopamine cells die. A new drug ropinirole, is already helping many sufferers. The programme also reports on a scheme to improve health by disposing of sewage and a new treatment for sick placenta syndrome which affects both mothers and babies. The effectiveness of Chinese medicine is also investigated.

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