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World Service,19 Jan 1999,23 mins

Glaucoma - Turning Detective

Health Matters

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A report on glaucoma, an update on HIV in Poland, and a Californian health conference. A glaucoma sufferer turns report to look at early ways of detecting the disease including a look at how the genetics of Tasmanian residents could help. There is also an update on the HIV epidemic in Poland and a report on the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Anaheim, California.

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