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Radio Scotland,6 mins

'It targeted women like my mother. It was known as Mother's little helper...'

The Kaye Adams Programme

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Taggart star Alex Norton was just 15 when his mother passed away, aged just 39, from kidney failure. Over 50 years on, Alex tells us why he feels he needs to investigate her death and whether there is a link to her use of the popular headache relief powder, Askit.

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