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World Service,18 Nov 1998,13 mins

China's Smoking Epidemic

Health Matters

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The programme reports on tobacco related deaths and a new treatment for vitiligo. According to a global report China is the grip of a smoking-related illness epidemic. The report by US, UK and Chinese scientists also found that the younger you start smoking the more likely you are to be killed by the habit. Also in the programme a look at how the skin pigmentation condition vitiligo affects sufferers mentally as well as physically and possible new treatments for it.

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