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Angela Rippon and Kevin Duala look at cutting-edge treatments for serious conditions, including cannabis oil and diets that may reverse diabetes.

Angela Rippon and Kevin Duala return with the series that goes behind the confusing headlines to sort the science from the scare stories. In our opening episode, we look at cutting-edge treatments for serious conditions, with Angela taking cannabis oil to see if it’s the miracle cure that some people claim. Kevin finds out why doctors have changed their minds about crash diets and meets a man who says he has slimmed himself off the diabetes danger list. Meanwhile, Steve Brown puts on scrubs to witness a hi-tech tonsillectomy.

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Tue 4 Jun 201901:15

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    Keith Mansfield

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Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterAngela Rippon
PresenterKevin Duala
ReporterSteve Brown
Series ProducerGaby Koppel
Executive ProducerRowland Stone
Executive ProducerRob Unsworth

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