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The Health Quarter July 18

Updated July 18, 2015 21:50:35

On this episode: prescription drugs labelled Australia's hidden epidemic; a cure for chronic middle ear infection and a boxing program that's helping Parkinson's sufferers.

Sophie Scott

Source: ABC News | Duration: 12min

Topics: health, parkinson-s-disease, infectious-diseases-other, drugs-and-substance-abuse, doctors-and-medical-professionals, medical-procedures, australia

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