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Breakthrough For Parkinson's Sufferers

Parkinson's breakthrough, sewage, sick placenta syndrome and Chinese medicine

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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23 minutes

大象传媒 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project