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World Service,11 Jan 2001,23 mins

The History Of Pharmacology

Health Matters

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Charting the use of potions, herbs and drugs to relieve suffering through the ages. There are few ailments that do not have a medicine to treat them. The programme looks at how traditional and natural medicines are making a come back.

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