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Radio 4,10 Jul 2012,28 mins
Coughs, vocal cord dysfunction and athletes, taste and smell, waiting room toys
Inside HealthAvailable for over a year
Dr Mark Porter debates whether the recent lung cancer awareness campaign on TV, radio and the internet, hits the spot or is scaremongering. He discovers new research suggesting some people with exercise induced asthma are being given the wrong diagnosis and treatment. And GP Margaret McCartney investigates rumours this week that children's toys are to be thrown out of the doctors surgery in the on going battle against infection. Producer: Erika Wright.
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