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Health Check: 20/12/2010

20/12/2010

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Origin of cholera in Haiti. Grandfather of Allergy medicine. Tracing birth families online

Tracing the origins of the cholera outbreak in Haiti. The 98-year-old grandfather of allergy medicine.  The emotional fallout for the adopted teenagers who trace their birth relatives online

There are questions about the source of the strain of cholera affecting Haiti, linking it to Nepalese UN Peacekeepers.  We talk to researchers examining cholera found in the area who believe its origin might be from a different place altogether.  

We talk to the 98-year-old doctor called the grandfather of allergy medicine, who worked with Alexander Flemming.  

Also, the emotional fallout for the adopted teenagers who trace their birth relatives online in less than 10 minutes. 

Note: Eileen Fursland's booklet for adopted teenagers will be available from BAAF in January (see link below).

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