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Mornings: with Jackie Brambles

Jackie Brambles

with Jackie Brambles

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Should footballs be sold with a health risk warning?  

PHONE-IN
A new dementia study has been launched to investigate ways to reduce risk of the disease in former footballers.  The study will be led by Dr Willie Stewart from the University of Glasgow, who says that footballs should be sold with a health risk warning.
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EDINBURGH FRINGE
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