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World Service,18 Aug 2009,28 mins

17/08/2009

Health Check

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Does Chinese acupuncture work and if so what is going on in the brain? Claudia Hammond talks to researchers who have been putting this ancient technique to the test. Heart Disease is now the number one killer in Botswana and many other parts of the developing world. After years of focusing on health issues such as HIV and Malaria, countries like Botswana are now having to tackle a problem normally associated with unhealthy western lifestyles. Claudia Hammond finds out how children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder may experience time differently from the rest of us.

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