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World Service,18 Sep 1996,14 mins

A Test To Predict Alzheimer's

Health Matters

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Bad breath, a health breakthrough, and news of a development in Alzheimer's disease. Experts believe they can predict who is likely to get the degenerative condition Alzheimer's which is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly. Also in the programme a look at how genetics in medicine is making people feel fatalistic about their health and how bad breath could be all in the mind.

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